RS PRO Wiring & Connectivity Selection Guide
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WIRING & CONNECTIVITY SELECTION GUIDE

Buy this and more at rspro.com CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CABLE TYPES3 APPROVALS AND STANDARDS4 TECHNICAL REFERENCES5 WORKING ENVIRONMENTS10 EQUIPMENT WIRES11 CONTROL CABLES12 POWER CABLES13 COMMUNICATION CABLES14 CABLE ASSEMBLIES15 RS PRO Wiring and Connectivty Selection Guide

WIRING & CONNECTIVITY INTRODUCTION AND CABLE TYPES Buy this and more at rspro.com INTRODUCTION RS PRO offer you an extensive selection of cables, connectors and accessories for every wiring and connectivity application and environment. High quality, professionally approved products, and a wide choice make the RS PRO range the perfect solution for your every need. Single, designed for the internal cabling of electrical and electronic equipment. Used also for wiring within machines and control panels. Solid, suited to permanent and semi-permanent wiring due to resistance to flexing when...

Buy this and more at rspro.com WIRING & CONNECTIVITY APPROVALS AND STANDARDS RS PRO cables offering is manufactured according to relevant national, international, and industry standards that a cable must meet, and complies with a number of legislative and regulatory requirements. APPROVALS AND STANDARDS BASEC: The British Approvals Service for Cables in an independent testing and approvals body for cable and wire. BASEC certification ensures a product meets its claimed national and international standards. UL: A UL Listed cable or wire indicates that product samples have passed safety...

Buy this and more at rspro.com WIRING & CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL REFERENCES AWG vs mm2 CABLE CROSS SECTION IN MM2 CONDUCTOR RESISTANCE IN OHM/KM CABLE CROSS SECTION IN MM2 CONDUCTOR RESISTANCE IN OHM/KM RS PRO Wiring and Connectivty Selection Guide

Buy this and more at rspro.com WIRING & CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL REFERENCES EU & UK IEC Color Code for most of the European Union (UK from 2004). United States National Electrical Code. IEC Code for most of European Union Three Phase Line (L1) Three Phase Line (L2) Three Phase Line (L3) Three Phase Line (L3) Protective Earth or Ground (PE) Protective Earth or Ground (PE) Single Phase Line Three Phase Line (L1) Three Phase Line (L2) Single Phase Line RS PRO Wiring and Connectivty Selection Guide

Buy this and more at rspro.com WIRING & CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL REFERENCES Designation code cables according to VDE 0281/0282 H H Harmonised Type (HAR) A Authorised National Standards 8. Protective Conductor 2. Nominal Voltage 01 without green/yellow core with green/yellow core Natural or synthetic rubber round, solid Silicon rubber round, stranded tensil conductor fine stranded (highly fexible) fine stranded, fine stranded for welding cables LSOH -compound fine stranded (flexibel cords) fine stranded for welding cables (highly fexible) N4 chloroprene rubber heat- resistant N8 chloroprene...

Buy this and more at rspro.com WIRING & CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL REFERENCES Designation code cables according to VDE 0250 N with green/yellow core -O without green/yellow core control/welding cable solid wire control cable AF single-core, fine stranded light control cable flexible wire for fittings flat cable fluorescent tube cable silicon cable twin cable LH connecting cable for light mechanical load MH connecting cable for middle mechanical load SH connecting cable for heavy mechanical load SSH connecting cable for special mechanical load LiF fine stranded wires acc. to VDE 812 RS PRO...

Buy this and more at rspro.com WIRING & CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL REFERENCES Designation code cables according to VDE 0815-0816 J outdoor cable mining cable installation cable equipment wire switch cable equipment wire with fine stranded conductor star quad (railway) star quad with phantom circiut (long distance) St I star quad (long distance) St III star quad (subscriber line) TF lightning protection Indukction protection star quad for carrier frequenycy PiMF pair in metal foil DIMF triple in metal foil ViMF quad in metal foil ETFE (teflon) petrol jelly filler corrugated steel sheath...

Buy this and more at rspro.com WIRING & CONNECTIVITY WORKING ENVIRONMENTS WAREHOUSE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION Equipment Wires Equipment Wires Control Cables Power Cables Power Cables Communication Cables Case Assemblies PRODUCTION LINE OFFICE Control Cables Power Cables Power Cables Communication Cables Communication Cables Cable Assemblies RS PRO Wiring and Connectivty Selection Guide

Buy this and more at rspro.com WIRING & CONNECTIVITY EQUIPMENT WIRES What are they? What are they used for? Hookup and equipment wires are insulated and flexible wiring with the sheathed cover of the wires generally made from PVC which ensure protection and insulation. Hook up wires are primarily used for low voltage applications as for example in control panel wiring, plugs, socket, computers, meters, auto-motives, and other electronics. OUTER DIAMETER VOLTAGE RATING REEL LENGTH Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Grey, Orange, Pink, Red, Violet, White, Yellow, Green/Yellow, Yellow/Green Black,...

Buy this and more at rspro.com WIRING & CONNECTIVITY CONTROL CABLES What are they? What are they used for? Control cables features a multicore flex and tinned copper wire, with screened and shield version. Available in a wide range of core configurations and cross-sectional area sizes, with Harmonised colour code. CY: screened flexible control cables typically used in applications reliant on interference free transmission SY: armoured flexible control cable designed for measuring control under tough mechanical stresses. YY: highly flexible unshielded multicore power and control cables....

Buy this and more at rspro.com WIRING & CONNECTIVITY POWER CABLES What are they? What are they used for? Electrical and mains power cables are available with solid or stranded conductors with a varying number of cores, voltage and current ratings as well as various sheathing materials. Electrical and mains power cables are present in almost all applications. Used to connect mains sockets, lighting, switches and more, electrical cords are essential to build an electrical infrastructure in any building. OUTER DIAMETER VOLTAGE RATING STANDARDS AVAILABLE REEL LENGTH Mains Power PVC, Rubber...