6181Y
6181Y is a BS 6004 / BS 6500 / BS 7211 type numbers (UK) cable designation: 618 = Single-core sheathed cable, one insulated core in its own sheath; 1 = Number of cores: 1; Y = PVC insulation and PVC sheath; 6181Y = 6181Y: single-core PVC insulated and PVC sheathed (double insulated) wiring cable, the usual meter tails. 300/500 V, 70 C maximum conductor temperature (Anixter p. 1:4). BS 6004 (Anixter p. 1:4; Doncaster: BS 6004:2012).
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BS 6004 / BS 6500 / BS 7211 type numbers (UK)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
618 | Single-core sheathed cable, one insulated core in its own sheath |
1 | Number of cores: 1 |
Y | PVC insulation and PVC sheath |
6181Y | 6181Y: single-core PVC insulated and PVC sheathed (double insulated) wiring cable, the usual meter tails. 300/500 V, 70 C maximum conductor temperature (Anixter p. 1:4). BS 6004 (Anixter p. 1:4; Doncaster: BS 6004:2012) |
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PVC sheath (Y, 6181Y).
Typically targeted, as declared by makers for this kind of construction in the examples this site checked (not the class of this cable):
EcaN1XV-R, Ahlsell (seller)Cca-s3,d1,a3FG16OR16, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)EcaU1000 R2V, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)EcaN2XSY, Waskönig+Walter (10 kV datasheet)
Listed as sources, alphabetically by maker. No maker pays to appear here.
A CPR class is declared by the maker in its Declaration of Performance and printed on the sheath (EN 50575 cl 7). This decoder does not assign one. What the CPR classes mean →
Sources: EN 13501-6 draft and FprEN 50575:2014 final draft (drafts, not the published texts); IEC 60332-3-24:2000+A1:2008; EN 13501-3 draft A2.
6181Y as the cable designer builds it, 1x25 300/500 V
Overall diameter 11.0 mm, about 320 kg/km. Nominal values from the standard's tables for this size, computed, not a maker's data.
| Layer | Material | Thickness, mm | Over the layer, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulation | PVC | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| Sheath | PVC | 1.1 | 11.0 |
6181Y on a drum
The smallest drum that passes every check, for 11 mm and about 320 kg/km as the cable designer builds it. Drums as their makers print them; lengths are estimates within a few per cent of the cable makers' own tables: whole layers, wound diameter 1.05 × OD, 50 mm freeboard under the flange rim.
| Length | Drum size (its makers) | Layers | Gross weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | KTG 7 (710 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 11 of 12 | 185–188 kg |
| 1,000 m | KTG 9 (900 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 12 of 15 | 367–371 kg |
Barrel at least 20 × OD = 220 mm for a cable of this kind (Low voltage, single core): KTG table, the cable's datasheet wins. A load rating is the drum maker's own.
Other lengths, drums and weights: the cable drum calculator
Load it on a truck: 1000 m on its drum in the loading planner
Laying, sizes and datasheet: 6181Y
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