60227 IEC 53

What is 60227 IEC 53 cable?

60227 IEC 53: ordinary PVC sheathed flexible cord, 2 to 5 cores, 300/500 V. Rating: 300/500 V; 2 to 5 cores, class 5, 0.75 to 4 mm2, circular, or flat at 2 x 0.75 and 2 x 1 mm2; PVC/D insulation, PVC/ST5 sheath; 70 C (IEC 60227-5 cl. 6, Table 7). Standard: IEC 60227-5 (clause 6); HD 21.5 (HAR H05VV-F, H05VVH2-F).

IEC 60227-5 (standard): 300/500 V; 2, 3, 4 or 5 class 5 conductors; PVC/D insulation 0.6 mm (0.75 and 1 mm2), 0.7 (1.5), 0.8 (2.5 and 4); circular cord twisted (a two-core cord filled by fillers or the sheath), flat cord laid parallel; PVC/ST5 sheath 0.8 to 1.3 mm; Table 7: 0.75 to 4 mm2, mean overall diameter 5.7 to 7.2 mm (2 x 0.75) up to 12.8 to 15.9 mm (5 x 4), flat 3.7 x 6.0 to 4.5 x 7.2 mm (2 x 0.75); 70 C in normal use (6.5). The makers read stop at 2.5 mm2; the standard runs to 4 mm2. Makers: Helukabel p.12 (manufacturer): PVC-sheathed cables 05VV-F, round H 05VV-F and flat H 05VVH2-F, 0,75 to 2,5 mm2, 300/500 V, HD 21.5 S3, 227 IEC 53. EN-JV p.28: 60227IEC53, RVV, 'Ordinary PVC sheathed flexible wire', 2-5 cores 0.75-2.5 mm2. Top Cable prints (60227 IEC 53) on its H05VV-F page. Vietnamese Cadivi names (VCmo, VCmt) cite TCVN 6610-5 (60227 IEC 53). Code designation (IEC 60227-1:2007 Annex A, p. 20): the first numeral is the basic class (0 non-sheathed for fixed wiring, 1 sheathed for fixed wiring, 4 non-sheathed light duty flexible, 5 sheathed normal duty flexible, 7 sheathed special duty flexible), the second the type within the class, so the number is read whole. The old spelling drops the 60 ('227 IEC 53' = '60227 IEC 53', IEC renumbering); Helukabel's table prints 227 / 245, EN-JV and Top Cable 60227. Core colours (IEC 60227-1:2007 4.1.2, p. 9): one and two cores no preferred scheme; three cores green-and-yellow, blue, brown or brown, black, grey; four cores green-and-yellow, brown, black, grey or blue, brown, black, grey; five cores green-and-yellow, blue, brown, black, grey or blue, brown, black, grey, black; above five cores by number (4.1.1, 4.2). Drawn with the green-and-yellow set when the size says so (3G1.5), otherwise the set without it; two cores are drawn brown and blue (the HD 308 pair, as the standard prefers none); above five cores black numbered cores, the green-and-yellow core last.

Documents and pages the readings were taken from

• IEC 60227-5 ed. 3.0 (2011): clause 6 p. 14 to 16, Table 7 p. 15
• IEC 60227-1 ed. 3.0 (2007): Annex A code designation p. 20; 5.2.1 insulation compounds PVC/C, PVC/D, PVC/E p. 11; 5.5 sheath compounds PVC/ST4, ST5, ST9, ST10 p. 14; 4.1.1, 4.1.2 preferred core colours and 4.2 cores by number p. 9
• Helukabel 'Technical Information', table 'Comparison of harmonized cables with IEC, DIN VDE and HD', pdf p.12
• EN-JV cable catalogue, model table of PVC insulated cables up to 450/750 V, pdf p.28
• Top Cable 'RZ1-K, SZ1-K Low Voltage Range of Cables', wire and cord pages: 'H07V-U (60227 IEC 01)', 'H05V-U (60227 IEC 05)', 'H07V-K (60227 IEC 02)', 'H05V-K (60227 IEC 06)', '(60227 IEC 53)'

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