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
