VAF
VAF is a TIS 11 type names (Thailand) cable designation: VAF = VAF: Thai name of a flat two-core cable, PVC-insulated copper cores side by side in a PVC sheath; a name, not a letter code; VAF = VAF: flat two-core cable, PVC-insulated copper cores side by side in a PVC sheath. 300/500 V, 70 C (Thai Cable Wires; Yazaki listing). TIS 11 Part 101-2553 (Thai type, not an IEC 60227 type).
6 coding systems recognise this code
TIS 11 type names (Thailand)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
VAF | VAF: Thai name of a flat two-core cable, PVC-insulated copper cores side by side in a PVC sheath; a name, not a letter code |
VAF | VAF: flat two-core cable, PVC-insulated copper cores side by side in a PVC sheath. 300/500 V, 70 C (Thai Cable Wires; Yazaki listing). TIS 11 Part 101-2553 (Thai type, not an IEC 60227 type) |
UTE (France, NF C 30-202 traditional system)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
A | Aluminium Conductor |
F | Steel Tape Armour |
How to read a UTE (France, NF C 30-202 traditional system) cable code
China (GB / JB/T / MT cable model codes)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
A | Aluminium Foil With Polyethylene Sheath |
F | Chloroprene Rubber |
How to read a China (GB / JB/T / MT cable model codes) cable code
NBN (Belgian national cable names, ...B types)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
A | Aluminium Conductor |
F | Heavy Load / Insulation (1000 V; 450/750 V, Wear Resistant In The 2011 Catalogue) |
How to read a NBN (Belgian national cable names, ...B types) cable code
UNE (Spain: UNE 21123 / UNE 20434)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
A | Smooth Welded Aluminium Tube |
F | Helical Galvanized Steel Tape |
NEN 3207 / KEMA (Netherlands)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
AF | With Shielding (Screen), Earth Shield |
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PVC sheath (VAF).
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.
VAF as the cable designer builds it, 2x2.5 300/500 V
Flat, 8.8 × 5.4 mm (width × thickness), about 100 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 | 0.80 | 3.4 |
| Filler | PVC | 3.4 | |
| Sheath | PVC | 1.0 | 5.4 |
VAF on a drum
The smallest drum that passes every check, for 8.8 mm and about 100 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 6 (600 mm flange), plywood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka | 11 of 13 | 57 kg |
| 1,000 m | KTG 8 (800 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 14 of 16 | 131–135 kg |
Barrel at least 15 × OD = 132 mm for a cable of this kind (Low voltage, multi-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: VAF
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