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BS 6708 TYPE 7S

Mining Certficated Cables

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APPLICATION

Used for supplying excavating, crushing machines
and equipment.

CONDUCTOR : Electrolytic, stranded, tinned copper wire IEC 60228 Class 5
INSULATION : EPR (Ground core is not insulated).
SEPERATOR : Colored Textile tape for core identification.
SCREEN : Tinned copper / Nylon braided screen over phase cores. Pilot unit is not screened.
LAYUP : All cores are laid up in contact with the bare copper earth conductor.
BEDDING : Rubber based bedding compound.
OUTER SHEATH : Heavy duty chloroprene outer sheath.

RELATED STANDARDS : BS 6708
RATED VOLTAGE : 640/1100 V
TEST VOLTAGE : 3 kV – 2,5kV (Pilot cores)

Cross Section3×50+25+3×43×70+35+3×63×95+50+3×63×120+50+3×103×150+70+3×10
Phase Conductor
Number and cross sectionmm23×503×703×953×1203×150
Strandingmm396/0,40360/0,50475/0,50608/0,50740/0,50
Conductor diameterNom. mm9.7511.6012.7515.1017.00
Insulation diameterNom. mm13.6015.7017.2520.0522.20
Screen diameterNom. mm15.9018.0019.5522.3524.50
Earth Conductor
Number and cross sectionmm21×251×351×501×501×70
Strandingmm196/0,40276/0,40396/0,40396/0,40360/0,50
Conductor diameterNom. mm6.758.009.759.7511.60
Pilot Conductors
Number and cross sectionmm23×43×63×63×63×10
Strandingmm56/0,3084/0,3084/0,3080/0,4080/0,40
Conductor diameterNom. mm2.603.503.504.404.40
Insulation diameterNom. mm5.556.406.407.307.30
Diameter over sheathNom. mm15.6017.7019.2522.0524.20
Cable details
Min. overall diametermm48.555.162.468.070.4
Max. overall diametermm51.858.866.172.578.4
Min. bending radiusmm420470530580630
Max. pulling tensionkgf1.121.57222
Appx. cable weightkg/km4.456.086.658.310.5
Copper weightkg/km2.23.154.254.85.3
Electrical details
“Continuous current rating at 25°C Ambient”A170205250295320
“Intermittent current rating at 25°C Ambient”A200250310355385
Max. DC resistance at 20°C
Phase ConductorsΩ /km0.3930.2770.210.1640.132
Pilot ConductorsΩ /km5.473.63.62.092.09
3 screens and earth in parallel connectionΩ /km0.440.30.260.240.176
Nom. reactance at 50HzΩ /km0.0980.0950.0940.0920.08
Nom. reactance at 60HzΩ /km0.1180.1140.1130.110.096
Min. insulation resistance at 20°CM Ω /km285260250250250
3 phase voltage drop on full load currentmV/A/m0.840.610.470.380.32
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