Cable designations compared · How to read a DIN VDE 0271/0276 cable code
N2XRHBH vs N2XRHBHSY
Both designations are read in DIN VDE 0271/0276. The symbols they share mean the same; the rows marked below are where N2XRHBH and N2XRHBHSY differ.
N2XRHBH and N2XRHBHSY differ in: N2XRHBHSY: S = Copper Screen Of Tape, Round Or Profile-Wires Over Twisted Cores; N2XRHBHSY: Y = Polyvynil Chloride (PVC).
N2XRHBH
| N | VDE Standard | in both |
| 2X | Cross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE) | in both |
| R | Round Steel Wire | in both |
| H | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound | in both |
| B | Steel Tape Armour | in both |
| H | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound | in both |
N2XRHBHSY
| N | VDE Standard | in both |
| 2X | Cross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE) | in both |
| R | Round Steel Wire | in both |
| H | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound | in both |
| B | Steel Tape Armour | in both |
| H | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound | in both |
| S | Copper Screen Of Tape, Round Or Profile-Wires Over Twisted Cores | only in N2XRHBHSY |
| Y | Polyvynil Chloride (PVC) | only in N2XRHBHSY |
Read by the deterministic decoder of this site from its symbol tables. Check the manufacturer's datasheet before you specify a cable.