VVF
VVF is a JIS type names (Japan) cable designation: VVF = VVF: 600 V PVC (vinyl) insulated, PVC (vinyl) sheathed flat cable, the cores side by side (JIS C 3342); sold as VA cable; VVF = VVF: 600 V PVC insulated, PVC sheathed flat cable, solid copper cores side by side. 600 V, 60 C (Sumitomo HST-SS30-3000). JIS C 3342 (Sumitomo: 4-core conforming).
5 coding systems recognise this code
JIS type names (Japan)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
VVF | VVF: 600 V PVC (vinyl) insulated, PVC (vinyl) sheathed flat cable, the cores side by side (JIS C 3342); sold as VA cable |
VVF | VVF: 600 V PVC insulated, PVC sheathed flat cable, solid copper cores side by side. 600 V, 60 C (Sumitomo HST-SS30-3000). JIS C 3342 (Sumitomo: 4-core conforming) |
UTE (France, NF C 30-202 traditional system)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
VF | Nitril-Rubber |
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) |
VF | Nitrile (Butyronitrile) Rubber Sheath |
How to read a China (GB / JB/T / MT cable model codes) cable code
UNE (Spain: UNE 21123 / UNE 20434)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
F | Helical Galvanized Steel Tape |
NEN 3207 / KEMA (Netherlands)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
F | Fine-Wired In Flexible Cables-Class 5 |
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PVC sheath (VVF).
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.
VVF as the cable designer builds it, 2x2.01 600 V
Flat, 9.4 × 6.2 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 | 3.2 |
| Filler | PVC | 3.2 | |
| Sheath | PVC | 1.5 | 6.2 |
VVF on a drum
The smallest drum that passes every check, for 9.4 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 | NEMA 24x18x10, wood NEMA reels (North America), American Wire Group, Okonite | 10 of 12 | 61–64 kg |
| 1,000 m | NEMA 30x18x12, wood NEMA reels (North America), American Wire Group, Okonite | 16 of 18 | 118–120 kg |
Barrel at least 15 × OD = 141 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: VVF
VVF belongs to the family North American cables: the lowest laying temperature, bending radius, pulling, depth, drum handling and the test after laying, every rule with its sources. Laying and handling guide: North American cables
Its sizes are in AWG and kcmil, which are not the same as the nearest mm²: compare them by area and by resistance. AWG to mm²
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