Flame Retardant CAT5e Data Cables
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STANDARDS
Basic design to EN50173
FIRE PERFORMANCE
Flame Retardance (Single Vertical
Wire Test) |
EN 60332-1-2; IEC 60332-1-2; BS EN 60332-1-2; VDE
0482-332-1 ; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F1); NF C32-070-2.1(C2); CEI 20-35/1-2; EN 50265-2-1*; DIN VDE 0482-265-2-1* |
Reduced Fire Propagation
(Vertically-mounted bundled wires
& cable test) |
EN 60332-3-24 (cat. C); IEC 60332-3-24; BS EN 60332-3-24; VDE 0482-332-3; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F2); NF C32-070-2.2(C1); CEI 20-22/3-4; EN 50266-2-4*; DIN VDE 0482-266-2-4 |
Halogen Free |
IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-1; CEI 20-37/2-1 ; BS 6425-1* |
No Corrosive Gas Emission |
IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-2; CEI 20-37/2-2 ; BS 6425-2* |
minimum Smoke Emission |
IEC 61034-1&2; EN 61034 -1&2; DIN VDE 0482-1034-1&2; CEI 20-37/3-1&2; EN 50268-1&2*; BS 7622-1&2* |
No Toxic gases |
NES 02-713; NF C 20-454 |
Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.
VOLTAGE RATING
60V
CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Conductors: 24AWG solid bare copper.
Insulation: HDPE.
Twinning: Two coloured insulated conductors twisted together to form a pair.
Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1 (Thermosetting LSZH
compound type SW2-SW4 as per BS 7655:section 2.6 can be offered.)
Cat5E F/UTP: These cables have collective shielding of aluminium/Polyester tape with drain wire.
Cat5E SF/UTP: These cables have double collective shieldings of aluminium/Polyester tape &
copper wire braid.
CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS
Cable Code |
Conductor
Diameter |
Diameter Over Insulation |
Pairs |
Screen |
Nominal Overall Diameter |
|
mm |
mm |
|
|
mm |
Cat5E U/UTP |
0.5/0.51 |
0.91 |
4 |
Nil |
5.1 |
Cat5E F/UTP |
0.53 |
1.00 |
4 |
Overall Aluminum Tape Screen |
6.3 |
Cat5E SF/UTP |
0.53 |
1.00 |
4 |
Overall Aluminum Tape Screen & Copper Wire Braid |
6.6 |
|