Cable designations compared · How to read a DIN VDE 0271/0276 cable code
N2XRHBHSY vs N2XRHFYBY
Both designations are read in DIN VDE 0271/0276. The symbols they share mean the same; the rows marked below are where N2XRHBHSY and N2XRHFYBY differ.
N2XRHBHSY and N2XRHFYBY differ in: N2XRHBHSY: S = Copper Screen Of Tape, Round Or Profile-Wires Over Twisted Cores; N2XRHFYBY: F = Flat Galvanized Steel Wire.
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) | in both |
N2XRHFYBY
| 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 |
| F | Flat Galvanized Steel Wire | only in N2XRHFYBY |
| Y | Polyvynil Chloride (PVC) | in both |
| B | Steel Tape Armour | in both |
| Y | Polyvynil Chloride (PVC) | in both |
Read by the deterministic decoder of this site from its symbol tables. Check the manufacturer's datasheet before you specify a cable.