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BS 6708 TYPE 730

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Used as trailing cable for supplying large machines.

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Technical Information

CONDUCTOR : Electrolytic, stranded, tinned copper wire IEC 60228 Class 5
INSULATION : EPR
SCREEN : Tinned copper / Nylon braided screen over phase cores.
LAYUP : All cores are laid up around the bare copper earth core and in contact with each other.
BEDDING : Rubber based bedding compound.
OUTER SHEATH : Heavy duty chloroprene outer sheath.

RELATED STANDARDS : BS 6708
RATED VOLTAGE : 3800/6600 V
TEST VOLTAGE : 15 kV

Cross Section 3×35 3×50 3×70 3×95 3×120+16 3×150+16
Phase Conductors
Number and cross section mm2 3×35 3×50 3×70 3×95 3×120 3×150
Insulation thickness mm 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
Earth Conductor
Number and cross section mm2 1×16 1×16
Stranding mm 126/0,40 126/0,40
Conductor diameter Nom. mm 5.50 5.50
Insulation thickness mm bare bare
Cable details
Outer sheath thickness mm 6.0 6.3 6.8 7.3 7.6 8.0
Min. overall diameter mm 57.5 62.0 67.5 73.1 76.9 82.1
Max. overall diameter mm 60.5 65.0 71.4 76.9 80.9 86.0
Min. bending radius mm 605 650 714 769 809 860
Appx. cable weight kg/km 4.8 5.9 7.1 8.5 9.95 11.4
Copper weight kg/km 1.3 1.8 2.5 3.25 4.2 5
Electrical details
“Continuous current
rating at 25°C Ambient”
A 135 170 205 250 295 320
Max. DC resistance at 20°C
Phase conductors Ω /km 0.565 0.393 0.277 0.210 0.164 0.132
3 screens and earth (if applied) in parallel connection Ω /km 0.81 0.78 0.55 0.42 0.32 0.26

 

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