BS 7879:1997
Withdrawn
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Sectional specification for equipment cables to be used for digital and analogue communications
Hardcopy , PDF
01-12-2005
English
15-01-1997
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1 GUIDE TO USE
1.1 Scope
1.2 Introduction
1.3 Installation considerations
1.4 Object
2 DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
2.1 General
2.2 Reference publications
2.3 Definitions
2.4 Materials and cable construction
2.4.1 General
2.4.2 Cable construction
2.4.3 Conductor
2.4.4 Insulation
2.4.5 Colour code for insulation
2.4.6 Cabling element
2.4.7 Screening of cable element
2.4.8 Cable make-up
2.4.9 Screening of cable core
2.4.10 Sheath
2.4.11 Colour of sheath
2.4.12 Identification
2.4.13 Finished cable
2.4.14 Cable overall diameter
3 TEST METHODS
3.1 General
3.2 Electrical tests
3.3 Transmission tests
3.4 Mechanical and dimensional measurement tests
3.5 Environmental tests
ANNEX 1 - OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE
ANNEX B - FILLING FACTOR OF BRAID
Describes equipment cables for use in internal and external interconnections of electronic devices in networks for digital and analog communications. Suitable for dry indoor situations at specified voltages. They are not intended for use for direct connection to a low impedance source, such as the public mains electricity supply.
| Committee |
EPL/46
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| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
12
|
| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
|
| Status |
Withdrawn
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| Standards | Relationship |
| HD 609 : 200S1 | Identical |
| BS 6425-2:1993 | Test on gases evolved during the combustion of materials from cables Determination of degree of acidity (corrosivity) of gases by measuring pH and conductivity |
| BS 7878-1:1997 | Materials used in communication cables PVC insulation compounds |
| BS 7878-8:1997 | Materials used in communication cables Filling compounds for filled cables |
| IEC TR 60344:2007 | Calculation of d.c. resistance of plain and coated copper conductors of low-frequency cables and wires - Application guide |
| BS 7878-2:1997 | Materials used in communication cables PVC sheathing compounds |
| IEC 60189-2:2007 | Low-frequency cables and wires with PVC insulation and PVC sheath - Part 2: Cables in pairs, triples, quads and quintuples for inside installations |
| BS 7878-3:1997 | Materials used in communication cables PE insulation |
| BS 7878-6:1997 | Materials used in communication cables Halogen free flame retardant insulation compounds |
| BS 7878-5:1997 | Materials used in communication cables Polypropylene insulation compounds |
| BS 7630:1993 | Generic specification for symmetric pair/quad and multicore cables for digital communication |
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