LiYCY (TP)
LiYCY (TP) is a Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888) cable designation: Li = Equipment Wire With Fine Stranded Conductor; Y = Polyvynil Chloride (PVC); C = Copper Screen As Braid; Y = Polyvynil Chloride (PVC); TP = Twisted Pair.
2 coding systems recognise this code
Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
Li | Equipment Wire With Fine Stranded Conductor |
Y | Polyvynil Chloride (PVC) |
C | Copper Screen As Braid |
Y | Polyvynil Chloride (PVC) |
TP | Twisted Pair |
How to read a Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888) cable code
Old VDE 0250
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
Li | Equipment Wire With Fine Stranded Conductor |
Y | Polyvynil Chloride (PVC) |
C | Shielded |
Y | Polyvynil Chloride (PVC) |
T | Anti-Torsion (Supporting) Material |
P | Polyurethane (PUR) Sheath |
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PVC sheath (Y).
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.