The cables are primarily intended for use in the following applications:
BS 5266-1 for emergency lighting of premises.
BS 5839-1 for fire detection and fire alarm systems in and around building.
BS 5839-8 for voice alarm systems.
BS 5839-9 for emergency voice communication systems.
Basic design to BS 7629-1:2015
| Circuit Integrity | BS 6387; BS EN50200 |
| Flame Retardance (single vertical wire or cable test) | IEC 60332-1-2; EN 60332-1-2 |
| Reduced fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cables test) | IEC 60332-3-24; EN 60332-3-24 |
| Halogen free | IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1 |
| No corrosive Gas emission | IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2 |
| Minimum smoke emission | IEC 61034-2; EN 61034-2 |
300/500V
Conductor : Copper conductor according to BS EN 60228 class 1/2.
Insulation : Fire resistant special ceramized silicone rubber compound type EI 2 as per BS EN 50363-1.
Screened : One or more metallic or laminated metallic tape(s) shall be applied, either longitudinally or helically or a combination of both, with the metallic element in contact with the uninsulated circuit protective conductor or drain wire.
Circuit Protective Conductor : Uninsulated tinned copper conductor of the same section and class as the insulated conductors in the two,three and four cores cables.
Sheath : Extruded LSZH type LTS 3 according to BS 7655-6.1.
Insulation Option : UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option.
Insulation Colour :
| Number of cores | Core colours or numbering |
| 2 cores+uninsulated circuit protective conductor | Brown, Blue or Brown, Brown |
| 3 cores+uninsulated circuit protective conductor | Brown, Black, Grey |
| 4 cores+uninsulated circuit protective conductor | Brown, Blue, Black, Grey |
| 7, 12 and19 cores+uninsulated drain wire | Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and upwards or, for identification by colour, an identical colour(excluding brown and black),except for two adjacent cores in each layer distinctively coloured brown and black. |
Sheath Colour : Colours upon request.
Maximum temperature range during operation : 60°C
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds) : 250°C
Minimum bending radius : 6 x Overall Diameter
| Conductor | FRP300-SOZ1-U/R PH30/PH60 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area | Conductor Class | Nominal Insulation Thickness | CPC Nominal Cross-sectional Area | Nominal Sheath Thickness | Approx. Overall Diameter | Approx. Weight |
| no.×mm² | mm | mm² | mm | mm | kg/km | |
| 2 cores | ||||||
| 2x1.0 | 1/2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 78 |
| 2x1.5 | 1/2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 103 |
| 2x2.5 | 1/2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 150 |
| 2x4.0 | 1/2 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 12.5 | 212 |
| 3 cores | ||||||
| 3x1.5 | 1/2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 9.5 | 130 |
| 3x2.5 | 1/2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 191 |
| 3x4.0 | 1/2 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 273 |
| 4 cores | ||||||
| 4x1.5 | 1/2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 165 |
| 4x2.5 | 1/2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 12.0 | 242 |
| 4x4.0 | 1/2 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 15.0 | 344 |
| 7 cores | ||||||
| 7x1.5 | 1/2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 12.5 | 257 |
| 7x2.5 | 1/2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 15.0 | 568 |
| 12 cores | ||||||
| 12x1.5 | 1/2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 16.0 | 414 |
| 12x2.5 | 1/2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 20.0 | 886 |
| 19 cores | ||||||
| 19x1.5 | 1/2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 19.0 | 617 |
Conductor operating temperature : 70°C
Ambient temperature : 30°C
| Conductor cross-sectional area | Ref. Method A (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc) | Ref. Method B (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc) | Ref. Method C (clipped direct) | Ref. Method E (in free air or on a perforated cable tray etc. horizontal or vertical) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c. | 1 three-core or 1 four-core cable*, three-phase a.c. | 1 two-core cable*, singlephase a.c. or d.c. | 1 three-core or 1 four-core cable*, three-phase a.c. | 1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c. | 1 three-core or 1 four-core cable*, three-phase a.c. | 1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c. | 1 three-core or 1 four-core cable*, three-phase a.c. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| mm² | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| 1.0 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11.5 | 15 | 13.5 | 17 | 14.5 |
| 1.5 | 14 | 13 | 16.5 | 15 | 19.5 | 17.5 | 22 | 18.5 |
| 2.5 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 23 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 25 |
| 4 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 40 | 34 |
Note: *With or without a protective conductor.
| Conductor cross-sectional area | Two-core cable d.c. | Two-core cable single-phase a.c. | Three- or four-core cable, three-phase a.c. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| mm² | mV/A/m | mV/A/m | mV/A/m |
| 1.0 | 44 | 44 | 38 |
| 1.5 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
| 2.5 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | 11 | 9.5 |
