Drain Cable

Application

Ideal for irrigation pumps, drinking water supply pumps, sewage treatment plants, sea water / river water handling equipment.

Standards

IS : 694 , BS 6500

Conductor

Class 5 plain stranded flexible copper conductors to IS : 8130 or  BS EN 60228:2005 (previously BS6360), VDE0295

(1) Copper Conductor (2) PVC Insulation of Cores ( Red, yellow , blue ) (3) PVC Sheath

4 Core Flat Cables as per IS : 694

Insulation

Conductor

Overall Dimensions

Current carrying capacity @40⁰ C. Amps.

PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)

Area

Sq.mm.

No. of Cond. / Dia. mm

Width (Approx.)  ‘W’ mm

Height (Approx.)  ‘H’ mm

Sheath

PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)

1.5

22 / 0.30*

15.8

6.0

14

Sheath Colour

2.5

36 / 0.30*

18.0

6.5

18

Black , Gray , Yellow , Blue

* As per Conductor Class 2 of IS : 8130 : 1984

Voltage Rating

4.0

56 / 0.30

21.0

7.6

26

Up to 1100 Volts.

6.0

84 / 0.30

24.3

7.9

31

Temperature Rating

10.0

140 / 0.30

29.7

9.9

42

70⁰ C.

16.0

226 / 0.30

36.0

11.8

57

Requirement of Oxygen to Catch Fire  (% in air)

25.0

354 / 0.30

45.0

14.7

72

> 30

35.0

495 / 0.30

50.1

16.2

90

Temperature Required to catch fire
(with 21% oxygen)

50.0

703 / 0.30

58.1

18.3

115

70.0

360 / 0.50

66.5

20.0

143

> 250⁰ C.

95.0

475 / 0.50

77.3

23.5

165

Visibility during Cable burning (%)

** The No. of wires and Strand Dia. Will be such as to satisfy the     Requirement of conductor resistance as per IS : 8130 , IEC 60228 DIN VDE 0295 , BS 6360

< 35

Double sheathed round 3 core and 4 core cables are ideally suited for heavy duty application like sewage , slurry and dewatring pumps in which the sheathing must be able to withstand abrasion, preventingress of water along the interstices of the cable, and be resistant to acidic fluids & reactive base chemicals.

Conductor

Redial Thickness of Insulation Nom.

mm

Thickness of Inner Sheath Nom.

mm

Thickness of Outer Sheath Nom.

Mm

Overall Diameter Approx.

mm

Current carrying capacity @40⁰ C. Amps

Area

Sq.mm

No. of Strands / Nom. Dia.

3 Core

4 Core

3 Core

4 Core

3 Core

4 Core

1.5

30 / 0.25

0.6

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

10.8

12.0

14

2.5

50 / 0.25

0.7

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

13.2

13.8

18

4.0

56 / 0.30

0.8

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

14.2

15.5

26

6.0

84 / 0.30

0.8

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

16.5

18.5

31

10.0

140 / 0.30

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

19.1

22.0

42

16.0

226 / 0.30

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

23.5

25.0

57

25.0

354 / 0.30

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.6

28.5

31.0

72

35.0

495 / 0.30

1.2

1.0

1.0

2.0

2.0

30.5

32.8

90

Voltage

415

400

350

300

275

250

Rating Factor

1

1.05

1.15

1.25

1.30

1.35

Ambient Temperature C.

30

35

40
45

50

Rating Factor

1.09

1.04

1.00
0.95

0.77