VCT
VCT is a TIS 11 type names (Thailand) cable designation: VCT = VCT: Thai name of a round flexible PVC-insulated, PVC-sheathed cable (60227 IEC 53 up to 2.5 mm², a TIS 11 Part 101 type from 4 mm²); VCT = VCT (Thailand): round flexible cable, PVC-insulated class 5 copper cores in a PVC sheath. 300/500 V (60227 IEC 53), 450/750 V (Part 101 VCT), 70 C (Thai Cable Wires). TIS 11 Part 5-2553 (60227 IEC 53, 0.75 to 2.5 mm2) and TIS 11 Part 101-2553 (VCT, 4 to 35 mm2).
6 coding systems recognise this code
TIS 11 type names (Thailand)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
VCT | VCT: Thai name of a round flexible PVC-insulated, PVC-sheathed cable (60227 IEC 53 up to 2.5 mm², a TIS 11 Part 101 type from 4 mm²) |
VCT | VCT (Thailand): round flexible cable, PVC-insulated class 5 copper cores in a PVC sheath. 300/500 V (60227 IEC 53), 450/750 V (Part 101 VCT), 70 C (Thai Cable Wires). TIS 11 Part 5-2553 (60227 IEC 53, 0.75 to 2.5 mm2) and TIS 11 Part 101-2553 (VCT, 4 to 35 mm2) |
JIS type names (Japan)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | V: PVC (vinyl) insulation and sheath |
CT | CT: cabtyre cable, the flexible cable for portable equipment |
VCT | VCT: 600 V PVC insulated, PVC sheathed cabtyre cable, flexible copper cores. 600 V, 60 C (Sumitomo HST-SS30-6000). JIS C 3312 (2 to 4 cores) |
UTE (France, NF C 30-202 traditional system)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
C | Vulcanised Rubber (Natural Or Equivalent) |
T | Textile Braiding Over Twisted Cores |
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) |
C | Heavy Duty (Characteristic Letter, As In YC) |
T | Copper Conductor |
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) |
C | Concentric Copper Conductor |
T | Telephone Cable |
How to read a NBN (Belgian national cable names, ...B types) cable code
NEN 3207 / KEMA (Netherlands)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
C | Chloroprene Rubber |
T | Fibrous (Textile) Covering |
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PVC sheath (VCT).
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.
VCT as the cable designer builds it, 3x1.5 300/500 V
Overall diameter 8.1 mm, about 110 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 | 0.70 | 2.9 |
| Filler | PVC | 6.3 | |
| Sheath | PVC | 0.90 | 8.1 |
VCT on a drum
The smallest drum that passes every check, for 8.1 mm and about 110 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 5 (500 mm flange), plastic KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 13 of 14 | 58–59 kg |
| 1,000 m | KTG 8 (800 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 14 of 17 | 141–145 kg |
Barrel at least 12 × OD = 98 mm for a cable of this kind (Flexible cable (class 5 or 6 conductor)): 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: VCT
VCT belongs to the family Flexible cords: the lowest laying temperature, bending radius, pulling, depth, drum handling and the test after laying, every rule with its sources. Laying and handling guide: Flexible cords
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