CW1600
CW1600 is a BS 6004 / BS 6500 / BS 7211 type numbers (UK) cable designation: CW1600 = CW1600: BT specification for limited fire hazard internal telephone cable, screened, halogen-free sheath; CW1600 = CW1600: BT limited-fire-hazard internal telephone cable, 0.5 mm conductors, metallised polyester tape screen, halogen-free sheath. telephone (low-voltage signalling). BT CW 1600 (British Telecom specification).
1 coding system recognises this code
BS 6004 / BS 6500 / BS 7211 type numbers (UK)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
CW1600 | CW1600: BT specification for limited fire hazard internal telephone cable, screened, halogen-free sheath |
CW1600 | CW1600: BT limited-fire-hazard internal telephone cable, 0.5 mm conductors, metallised polyester tape screen, halogen-free sheath. telephone (low-voltage signalling). BT CW 1600 (British Telecom specification) |
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
Halogen-free compound (CW1600). Under the CPR this shows in the additional classes: acidity a1 to a3 (EN 60754-2) and smoke s1 to s3 (EN 50399; s1a and s1b add the 3 m cube test EN 61034-2). The main class, Aca to Fca, depends on the whole construction.
Typically targeted, as declared by makers for this kind of construction in the examples this site checked (not the class of this cable):
B2ca-s1,d0,a11-CXKH-R-J, Kablo VrchlabíCca-s1b,d1,a1FG16(O)M16, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)B2ca-s1a,d1,a1FG18(O)M16, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)DcaFXQJ, Nexans NorwayCca-s1,d1,a1H07Z1-K, Nexans SpainB2caAXQJ-RMF, Prysmian Sweden (12/20 kV)Cca-s1b,d1,a1RZ1FZ1-K (AS), Top CableCca-s1a,d1,a1RZ1-K (AS), Top Cable (B2ca-s1a,d1,a1 for some sizes)
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.
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