BS 6346:1997 – Electric cables. PVC insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V Cables, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS Module (GBM18), British Standards, IHS

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BS 6346:1997

Electric cables. PVC insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V

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Summary:
BS 6346 lists construction requirements and test methods for armoured cable with PVC insulation of rated voltages 600/1 000 V and 1 900/3 300 V. Cables covered are intended for use in industrial areas, buildings and other such areas. These cables should operate at a maximum sustained conductor temperature of 70 °C and for a maximum short-circuit conductor temperature of 160 °C for conductor sizes up to and including 300 mm2 and 140 °C for conductor sizes greater than 300 mm2. Applicable cables are as follows: 600/1 000 V and 1 900/3 300 V cables that are wire armoured and oversheathed with a single-core stranded copper conductor or asingle-core solid aluminium conductor or a three-core stranded copper conductor or a three-core solid aluminium conductor.

Keywords:
cross-sectional area, copper conductors, armour wire, completed cable, steel wire, BS EN, solid aluminium conductors, Maximum resistance, BS 6346:1997© BSI, extruded bedding

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