Tri-Rated Equipment Wire Application: High temperature, flame retardant wire designed for use in switch control, relay and instrumentation panels for power , switch gear and for purposes such as internal connectors in equipment, motor starters and controllers Insulation Colours: Black, Red, Blue, Yellow, Green/Yellow, Grey, Brown, Orange, White, Violet, Pink, Light Blue, Green Standards: UL1015 (file number E352035), BS6231 Type CK Conductor: Class 5 flexible plain copper conductor to BS EN 60228:2005 (previously BS6360) Insulation: PVC Voltage Rating: BS6231 : 600/1,000V Temperature Rating: BS6231 : 90C/105C for 15,000 hours Minimum Bending Radius: 6 OD Dimensions: Nominal Cross Nominal Thickness Nominal Nominal Sectional AWG Stranding of Insulation Overall Diameter Weight (mm) (mm) (mm) kg/Km 0.5 22 16mm 0.2mm 0.80 2.55 12 0.75 20 24mm 0.2mm 0.80 2.75 15 1 18 32mm 0.2mm 0.80 2.90 18 1.5 16 30mm 0.25mm 0.80 3.15 23 2.5 14 50mm 0.25mm 0.80 3.60 34 4 12 56mm 0.3mm 0.80 4.15 48 6 10 84mm 0.3mm 0.80 4.70 67 10 8 80mm 0.4mm 1.14 6.40 119 16 6 126mm 0.4mm 1.52 8.45 187 25 4 196mm 0.4mm 1.52 9.60 291 www.element14.com www.farnell.com www.newark.com www.cpc.co.uk Page <1> 30/04/15 V1.2Tri-Rated Equipment Wire Conductors: Class 5 flexible Copper Conductors for Single Core and Multi-Core cable Maximum Diameter Maximum Resistance of Nominal Cross of Wires Conductor at 20C Sectional Area in Conductor Plain Wires mm (mm) (/km) 0.5 0.21 39 0.75 0.21 26 1 0.21 19.5 1.5 0.26 13.3 2.5 0.26 7.98 4 0.31 4.95 6 0.31 3.3 10 0.41 1.91 16 0.41 1.21 25 0.41 0.78 Table in accordance with BS EN 60228:2005 (previously BS6360) Electrical Characteristics: Current Carrying Capacity (amperes) and Voltage Drop (per ampere per metre) Nominal Cross Current Rating Voltage Drop Sectional Area Amps mV/A/m mm 0.5 11 46 0.75 14 31 1 17 22 1.5 21 15 2.5 30 9.1 4 41 5.7 6 53 3.8 10 75 2.2 16 100 1.4 25 136 0.89 Current ratings are based on a conductor operating temperature of 85C and an ambient air temperature of 45C and assumes single cable isolated in free air. Correction Factors: Ambient Temperature 45C 50C 55C 60C 65C 70C 75C Reduction Factor 1 0.97 0.9 0.82 0.73 0.63 0.52 www.element14.com www.farnell.com www.newark.com www.cpc.co.uk Page <2> 30/04/15 V1.2
