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DIN VDE type names (Germany): how to read the cable type names
Each name in DIN VDE type names (Germany) stands for a whole cable type: NHXMH, for example, comes with its own construction, standard and rating. The decoder knows 15 types of this system. Below: how the names are built, every type with its rating, and the sources the table names.
How a name is built
The type table splits each name into parts and records what each part means. A few names taken apart:
NHXMH
| N | German national (VDE) type |
| HX | Crosslinked polyethylene insulation 2XI1 (DIN VDE 0276-604), halogen-free: 0,5 mm at 1,5 and 2,5 mm², 0,6 at 4 and 6, 0,7 at 10 and 16, 0,9 at 25 and 35 mm² (DIN VDE 0250-214 Table 1) |
| MH | Sheath of the halogen-free thermoplastic HM2 (Annex A, 70 °C), 1,4 to 1,8 mm, over a halogen-free common covering, 0,4 to 1,4 mm (it may be left off a single core) (DIN VDE 0250-214 5.6, 5.7, Table 1) |
NHXMH: halogen-free installation cable with improved behaviour in a fire, the type of DIN VDE 0250-214
NYHSSYCY
| N | German national (VDE) type |
| Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
| HS | High Voltage Cable |
| S | Braiding Of Galvanised Steel Wires |
| Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
| C | Shielded |
| Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Sheath |
NYHSSYCY: screened PVC cable 3,6/6 kV with a split protective conductor over each power core, three pilot cores in the gaps, a monitoring conductor and a galvanised steel wire braid, red PVC sheath
NHMH
| N | German national (VDE) type |
| H | Halogen-free thermoplastic insulation 9YI2 (Annex A, 70 °C): 0,5 mm at 1,5 and 2,5 mm², 0,6 at 4 and 6, 0,7 at 10 and 16, 0,9 at 25 and 35 mm² (DIN VDE 0250-215 Table 1) |
| MH | Sheath of the halogen-free thermoplastic HM 5 (Annex A, 70 °C), 1,2 to 1,6 mm, over a halogen-free common covering, 0,4 to 1,2 mm (none on a single core) (DIN VDE 0250-215 5.6, 5.7, Table 1) |
NHMH: halogen-free installation cable with special properties in a fire, used as NYM, the type of DIN VDE 0250-215
NYM
| N | German national (VDE) type |
| Y | PVC insulation TI1 (DIN VDE 0281-1): 0,6 mm at 1,5 mm², 0,7 at 2,5, 0,8 at 4 and 6, 1,0 at 10 and 16, 1,2 at 25 and 35 mm² (DIN VDE 0250-204 Table 1) |
| M | Sheath of PVC TM1 (DIN VDE 0281-1), 1,4 to 1,8 mm, over a common covering that fills the gaps, 0,4 to 1,2 mm (a guide value; none on a single core) (DIN VDE 0250-204 5.6, 5.7, Table 1) |
NYM: PVC installation cable (Mantelleitung) for fixed installation, the type of DIN VDE 0250-204
Every part used in the names
| Part | Meaning | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| N | German national (VDE) type | NYM NHXMH NHMH NYCY NYCWY NYSLYÖ NYSLYCYÖ NYIF NYRUZY NYMH11YÖ NSHXAÖ NSHXAFÖ NSHXAFCMÖ NYHSSYCY |
| SHX | Halogen-free special rubber single core with improved behaviour in a fire (Sonder-Gummiaderleitung): rubber insulation 3GI3 under an outer covering of halogen-free crosslinked polymer HM3 | NSHXAÖ NSHXAFÖ NSHXAFCMÖ |
| Ö | Oil Resistant | NSHXAÖ NSHXAFÖ NSHXAFCMÖ |
| Y | PVC insulation: nominal 1,0 mm at 4 to 16 mm², 1,2 at 25 and 35, 1,4 at 50 and 70, 1,6 at 95 and 120, 1,8 at 150, 2,0 at 185, 2,2 mm at 240 mm² (HD 603 3-G Table 10) | NYCY NYCWY |
| Y | Outer sheath of PVC (DMV5, black), 0,035 D + 1,0 mm and at least 1,8 mm: 1,8 to 2,8 mm (HD 603 3-G cl. 6.3, Table 10) | NYCY NYCWY |
| SL | Control cable: fine-wire cores, one green-and-yellow in the outer layer, the others black with continuous numbers, no straight centre core (DIN VDE 0250-405 5.4, 5.5) | NYSLYÖ NYSLYCYÖ |
| Y | PVC insulation YI2 (DIN VDE 0207-4): 0,6 mm at 0,5 to 1,5 mm², 0,7 mm at 2,5 mm² (DIN VDE 0250-405 Table 1) | NYSLYÖ NYSLYCYÖ |
| AF | Single-Core Non-Sheathed Cable, Fine-Wired | NSHXAFÖ NSHXAFCMÖ |
| BMK | Brandmeldekabel (fire alarm cable): the trade's mark for J-Y(St)Y with a fire-red sheath (similar to RAL 3000) printed "Brandmeldekabel"; a name, not a letter code | BMK-J-Y(St)Y |
| J | Installation cable (VDE 0815) | BMK-J-Y(St)Y |
| -Y | PVC core insulation | BMK-J-Y(St)Y |
| (St) | Static screen: plastic-laminated aluminium foil over the core bundle, with a copper drain wire under it | BMK-J-Y(St)Y |
| Y | PVC outer sheath, fire red | BMK-J-Y(St)Y |
| Y | PVC insulation TI1 (DIN VDE 0281-1): 0,6 mm at 1,5 mm², 0,7 at 2,5, 0,8 at 4 and 6, 1,0 at 10 and 16, 1,2 at 25 and 35 mm² (DIN VDE 0250-204 Table 1) | NYM |
| M | Sheath of PVC TM1 (DIN VDE 0281-1), 1,4 to 1,8 mm, over a common covering that fills the gaps, 0,4 to 1,2 mm (a guide value; none on a single core) (DIN VDE 0250-204 5.6, 5.7, Table 1) | NYM |
| HX | Crosslinked polyethylene insulation 2XI1 (DIN VDE 0276-604), halogen-free: 0,5 mm at 1,5 and 2,5 mm², 0,6 at 4 and 6, 0,7 at 10 and 16, 0,9 at 25 and 35 mm² (DIN VDE 0250-214 Table 1) | NHXMH |
| MH | Sheath of the halogen-free thermoplastic HM2 (Annex A, 70 °C), 1,4 to 1,8 mm, over a halogen-free common covering, 0,4 to 1,4 mm (it may be left off a single core) (DIN VDE 0250-214 5.6, 5.7, Table 1) | NHXMH |
| H | Halogen-free thermoplastic insulation 9YI2 (Annex A, 70 °C): 0,5 mm at 1,5 and 2,5 mm², 0,6 at 4 and 6, 0,7 at 10 and 16, 0,9 at 25 and 35 mm² (DIN VDE 0250-215 Table 1) | NHMH |
| MH | Sheath of the halogen-free thermoplastic HM 5 (Annex A, 70 °C), 1,2 to 1,6 mm, over a halogen-free common covering, 0,4 to 1,2 mm (none on a single core) (DIN VDE 0250-215 5.6, 5.7, Table 1) | NHMH |
| C | Concentric copper conductor laid helically over the laid-up cores, the phase section or reduced (HD 603 3-G Tables 10 and 12) | NYCY |
| CW | Concentric copper conductor laid in waveform over the laid-up cores, the phase section or reduced (HD 603 3-G Tables 10 and 12) | NYCWY |
| YÖ | PVC sheath YM2 (DIN VDE 0207-5), 0,8 to 2,7 mm by size, the cores movable in it (DIN VDE 0250-405 5.8, Table 1) | NYSLYÖ |
| Y | PVC inner sheath YM2, 0,6 to 1,6 mm by size, the cores movable in it (DIN VDE 0250-405 5.6, Table 1) | NYSLYCYÖ |
| C | Braid of tinned copper wires, the wire at most 0,16 to 0,31 mm by size; coupling resistance at most 250 Ohm/km at 30 MHz (DIN VDE 0250-405 5.7, Table 1) | NYSLYCYÖ |
| YÖ | PVC outer sheath YM2, 1,0 to 2,7 mm by size (DIN VDE 0250-405 5.8, Table 1) | NYSLYCYÖ |
| Y | PVC core insulation (YI 1) | NYIF |
| IF | Stegleitung: flat webbed wire, the cores side by side in a common outer covering joined by a web; without a further letter the covering is rubber (NYIF) | NYIF |
| Y | Outer covering of PVC (YM 1), NYIFY | NYIF |
| Y | Thermoplastic (PVC) core insulation | NYRUZY |
| RUZ | Umhüllter Rohrdraht: a folded zinc tape sheath (grooved allowed) over the common covering of the cores | NYRUZY |
| Y | Thermoplastic (PVC) outer covering | NYRUZY |
| Y | PVC core insulation (YI2) | NYMH11YÖ |
| MH | Schlauchleitung: a sheathed flexible cord | NYMH11YÖ |
| 11Y | Polyurethane (PUR) sheath, compound 11YM1 | NYMH11YÖ |
| Ö | Oil resistant (the polyurethane sheath) | NYMH11YÖ |
| A | Single-Core Non-Sheathed Cable | NSHXAÖ |
| C | Screen of tinned copper wires, one lapping of 106 to 110 wires of 0,6 mm (two of them plain), over the outer covering | NSHXAFCMÖ |
| M | Sheath of halogen-free polymer HM3 over the screen | NSHXAFCMÖ |
| Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) | NYHSSYCY |
| HS | High Voltage Cable | NYHSSYCY |
| S | Braiding Of Galvanised Steel Wires | NYHSSYCY |
| C | Shielded | NYHSSYCY |
| Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Sheath | NYHSSYCY |
Every type in DIN VDE type names (Germany)
| Type | Description | Rating |
|---|---|---|
BMK-J-Y(St)Y | BMK J-Y(St)Y: fire alarm cable (Brandmeldekabel), the VDE 0815 installation cable J-Y(St)Y with a red sheath printed "Brandmeldekabel" | 300 V maximum operating voltage, not for power and not to be connected to the mains; test voltage 800 V core to core and core to screen; -30 to +70 °C fixed (Lapp DB1708001DE) |
NYM | NYM: PVC installation cable (Mantelleitung) for fixed installation, the type of DIN VDE 0250-204 | U0/U 300/500 V (clause 4); laying after DIN VDE 0298-3 (clause 7) |
NHXMH | NHXMH: halogen-free installation cable with improved behaviour in a fire, the type of DIN VDE 0250-214 | U0/U 300/500 V (clause 4); laying after DIN VDE 0298-3 (clause 7) |
NHMH | NHMH: halogen-free installation cable with special properties in a fire, used as NYM, the type of DIN VDE 0250-215 | U0/U 300/500 V (clause 4); laying after DIN VDE 0298-3 (clause 7) |
NYCY | NYCY: PVC insulated 0,6/1 kV distribution cable with a helical concentric copper conductor and a PVC sheath, the type of HD 603 S1 section 3-G (DIN VDE 0276-603) | U0/U 0,6/1 kV (Table 12); conductor 70 °C in service, 160 °C short circuit up to 300 mm² (cl. 1 c, p. 3-G-4) |
NYCWY | NYCWY: PVC insulated 0,6/1 kV distribution cable with a waveform concentric copper conductor and a PVC sheath, the type of HD 603 S1 section 3-G (DIN VDE 0276-603) | U0/U 0,6/1 kV (Table 12); conductor 70 °C in service, 160 °C short circuit up to 300 mm² (cl. 1 c, p. 3-G-4) |
NYSLYÖ | NYSLYÖ: unscreened PVC control cable, the type of DIN VDE 0250-405 (withdrawn 1997) | U0/U 300/500 V (clause 4) |
NYSLYCYÖ | NYSLYCYÖ: screened PVC control cable, the type of DIN VDE 0250-405 (withdrawn 1997) | U0/U 300/500 V (clause 4) |
NYIF | NYIF / NYIFY: flat webbed installation wire (Stegleitung), PVC insulated solid copper cores side by side in an outer covering of rubber (NYIF) or PVC (NYIFY) | U0/U 230/400 V (clause 3); for laying in and under plaster, DIN VDE 0298-3 (clause 6) |
NYRUZY | NYRUZY: covered tube wire (umhüllter Rohrdraht), PVC insulated copper cores under a common covering, a folded zinc tape sheath and a thermoplastic outer covering, 500 V | 500 V; fixed laying in dry and damp rooms, on and under plaster and outdoors; conductor at most 70 °C |
NYMH11YÖ | NYMH11YÖ: PVC insulated flexible cord (Schlauchleitung) with an oil resistant polyurethane sheath, 300/500 V (a draft German standard) | U0/U 300/500 V (clause 3) |
NSHXAÖ | NSHXAÖ: halogen-free special rubber single core (Sonder-Gummiaderleitung) with a solid or stranded conductor, improved behaviour in a fire (a draft German standard) | U0/U 0,6/1, 1,8/3 and 3,6/6 kV (clause 3) |
NSHXAFÖ | NSHXAFÖ: halogen-free special rubber single core (Sonder-Gummiaderleitung) with a fine-wire conductor, improved behaviour in a fire (a draft German standard) | U0/U 0,6/1, 1,8/3 and 3,6/6 kV (clause 3) |
NSHXAFCMÖ | NSHXAFCMÖ: halogen-free special rubber single core with a fine-wire conductor, a copper wire screen and a sheath, 3,6/6 kV (a draft German standard) | U0/U 3,6/6 kV (clause 3), at most 185 mm² |
NYHSSYCY | NYHSSYCY: screened PVC cable 3,6/6 kV with a split protective conductor over each power core, three pilot cores in the gaps, a monitoring conductor and a galvanised steel wire braid, red PVC sheath | U0/U 3,6/6 kV for the power cores, 300/500 V for the pilot cores (clause 3) |
Marks written next to the name
Words and marks the decoder reads next to a type name of this system: each adds a property to whatever type it is written with.
| Mark | Meaning | Written as |
|---|---|---|
| -J | With Earthing Core (Green/Yellow Core) | -J |
| -O | Without Earthing Core (No Green/Yellow Core) | -O |
Common questions
What is NHXMH cable?
NHXMH: halogen-free installation cable with improved behaviour in a fire, the type of DIN VDE 0250-214. Rating: U0/U 300/500 V (clause 4); laying after DIN VDE 0298-3 (clause 7). Standard: DIN VDE 0250-214:2002-04 (1 core 1,5 to 16 mm², 2 to 5 cores 1,5 to 35 mm², 7 cores 1,5 and 2,5 mm², 5.1; bare copper, solid class 1 to 10 mm², stranded class 2 from 16 mm², 5.2; mean overall diameter limits, Table 1, e.g. 3 x 1,5 mm²: 8,0 to 9,6 mm; tests, Table 2: 2 kV a.c. for 5 min, flame DIN EN 50266-2-4, corrosivity DIN EN 50267-2-2, smoke density DIN EN 50268-2). The name reads: N (German national (VDE) type) + HX (Crosslinked polyethylene insulation 2XI1 (DIN VDE 0276-604), halogen-free: 0,5 mm at 1,5 and 2,5 mm², 0,6 at 4 and 6, 0,7 at 10 and 16, 0,9 at 25 and 35 mm² (DIN VDE 0250-214 Table 1)) + MH (Sheath of the halogen-free thermoplastic HM2 (Annex A, 70 °C), 1,4 to 1,8 mm, over a halogen-free common covering, 0,4 to 1,4 mm (it may be left off a single core) (DIN VDE 0250-214 5.6, 5.7, Table 1)).
What is NYHSSYCY cable?
NYHSSYCY: screened PVC cable 3,6/6 kV with a split protective conductor over each power core, three pilot cores in the gaps, a monitoring conductor and a galvanised steel wire braid, red PVC sheath. Rating: U0/U 3,6/6 kV for the power cores, 300/500 V for the pilot cores (clause 3). Standard: DIN VDE 0250-212:1982-06 (DIN 57250 Teil 212; 3 power cores 25 to 95 mm², bare copper class 5, 4.1.1, 4.1.2; PVC insulation YI5 3,4 mm nominal, no colour additive, conductive layers allowed, 4.1.3 to 4.1.5; protective conductor split evenly over the power cores as a copper wire lapping, about 80 % cover, 4.2; three 2,5 mm² pilot cores, PVC YI4 0,9 mm, black, numbered 1 to 3, one in each outer gap, 4.3, 4.4; common covering 1,2 mm, first inner sheath PVC YM1 1,4 mm, monitoring conductor of copper wires about 0,4 mm over a conductive layer, second inner sheath PVC YM1 1,6 mm, 4.5 to 4.8; galvanised steel wire braid about 0,4 mm, at least 75 % cover, 4.9; red PVC YM3 sheath 3,0 mm, 4.10; Table 2 p. 6). The name reads: N (German national (VDE) type) + Y (Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)) + HS (High Voltage Cable) + S (Braiding Of Galvanised Steel Wires) + Y (Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)) + C (Shielded) + Y (Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Sheath).
What is the difference between NYCWY and NYCY?
NYCWY: PVC insulated 0,6/1 kV distribution cable with a waveform concentric copper conductor and a PVC sheath, the type of HD 603 S1 section 3-G (DIN VDE 0276-603), U0/U 0,6/1 kV (Table 12); conductor 70 °C in service, 160 °C short circuit up to 300 mm² (cl. 1 c, p. 3-G-4). NYCY: PVC insulated 0,6/1 kV distribution cable with a helical concentric copper conductor and a PVC sheath, the type of HD 603 S1 section 3-G (DIN VDE 0276-603), U0/U 0,6/1 kV (Table 12); conductor 70 °C in service, 160 °C short circuit up to 300 mm² (cl. 1 c, p. 3-G-4). The names differ in: NYCWY: CW (Concentric copper conductor laid in waveform over the laid-up cores, the phase section or reduced (HD 603 3-G Tables 10 and 12)); NYCY: C (Concentric copper conductor laid helically over the laid-up cores, the phase section or reduced (HD 603 3-G Tables 10 and 12)).
DIN VDE type names (Germany): what does N mean in a cable name?
N means: German national (VDE) type. Used in NYM, NHXMH, NHMH, NYCY, NYCWY, NYSLYÖ, NYSLYCYÖ, NYIF +6.
DIN VDE type names (Germany): what does -J mean next to a cable name?
-J: With Earthing Core (Green/Yellow Core). Written as -J.
What is NHMH cable?
NHMH: halogen-free installation cable with special properties in a fire, used as NYM, the type of DIN VDE 0250-215. Rating: U0/U 300/500 V (clause 4); laying after DIN VDE 0298-3 (clause 7). Standard: DIN VDE 0250-215:2002-04 (1 core 1,5 to 16 mm², 2 to 5 cores 1,5 to 35 mm², 7 cores 1,5 and 2,5 mm², 5.1; bare copper, solid class 1 to 10 mm², stranded class 2 from 16 mm², 5.2; mean overall diameter limits, Table 1, e.g. 3 x 1,5 mm²: 7,6 to 9,2 mm; tests, Table 2: 2 kV a.c. for 5 min on the complete cable). The name reads: N (German national (VDE) type) + H (Halogen-free thermoplastic insulation 9YI2 (Annex A, 70 °C): 0,5 mm at 1,5 and 2,5 mm², 0,6 at 4 and 6, 0,7 at 10 and 16, 0,9 at 25 and 35 mm² (DIN VDE 0250-215 Table 1)) + MH (Sheath of the halogen-free thermoplastic HM 5 (Annex A, 70 °C), 1,2 to 1,6 mm, over a halogen-free common covering, 0,4 to 1,2 mm (none on a single core) (DIN VDE 0250-215 5.6, 5.7, Table 1)).
Sources the type table names
Standards named in the table
- DIN VDE 0815:1985-09 (construction J-Y(St)Y...Lg, Table 4 p. 12
- electrical Table 10 p. 17: loop 73.2 ohm/km for 0.8 mm, test 800 V, 300 V peak
- read, the values Lapp quotes)
- flame retardant to IEC 60332-1-2
- DIN VDE 0250-204:2000-12 (1 core 1,5 to 16 mm², 2 to 5 cores 1,5 to 35 mm², 7 cores 1,5 and 2,5 mm², 5.1
- bare copper, solid class 1 to 10 mm², stranded class 2 from 16 mm², 5.2
- mean overall diameter limits, Table 1 columns 7 and 8, e.g. 3 x 1,5 mm²: 8,2 to 9,9 mm, 5 x 2,5 mm²: 11,0 to 13,3 mm
- tests, Table 2: 2 kV a.c. for 5 min on the complete cable)
- DIN VDE 0250-214:2002-04 (1 core 1,5 to 16 mm², 2 to 5 cores 1,5 to 35 mm², 7 cores 1,5 and 2,5 mm², 5.1
- mean overall diameter limits, Table 1, e.g. 3 x 1,5 mm²: 8,0 to 9,6 mm
- tests, Table 2: 2 kV a.c. for 5 min, flame DIN EN 50266-2-4, corrosivity DIN EN 50267-2-2, smoke density DIN EN 50268-2)
- DIN VDE 0250-215:2002-04 (1 core 1,5 to 16 mm², 2 to 5 cores 1,5 to 35 mm², 7 cores 1,5 and 2,5 mm², 5.1
- mean overall diameter limits, Table 1, e.g. 3 x 1,5 mm²: 7,6 to 9,2 mm
- HD 603 S1:1994/A2:2003 section 3-G (DIN VDE 0276-603 Part 3G is its German adoption): designation N[A]Y[C|CW]Y-J or -O, n x section, shape / concentric section, 0,6/1 kV (Table 12, p. 3-G-29)
- copper, 3 cores 4 to 240 mm² and 4 cores 4 to 150 mm², with a concentric conductor of the phase section or reduced, e.g. 3 x 95 SM/50 (Table 10, p. 3-G-27)
- conductors RE (round solid), RM (round stranded), SM (sector stranded, 35 to 300 mm²) (Tables 4 and 12, p. 3-G-23, 3-G-29)
- copper binder tape under the concentric conductor (Table 8, p. 3-G-25)
- overall diameter limits Table 10, e.g. 3 x 95 SM/50: 37 to 44 mm
- DIN VDE 0250-405:1981-10, withdrawn 1997-11 (3 to 60 cores, 0,5 to 2,5 mm², the preferred counts 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 18, 25, 34, 50, 61, 5.1 and Table 1 column 4
- bare copper fine-wire class 5, the wire at most 0,21 mm to 1 mm² and 0,26 mm at 1,5 and 2,5 mm², 5.2
- mean outer diameter limits, Table 1 columns 10 and 11, e.g. 7 x 1,5 mm²: 10,7 to 12,9 mm)
- mean outer diameter limits, Table 1 columns 10 and 11, e.g. 7 x 1,5 mm²: 12,8 to 15,1 mm
- core counts Table 1 does not list take their sheaths from Table 2)
- DIN VDE 0250-201:1992-09 (2 and 3 cores 1,5 to 4 mm², 4 and 5 cores 1,5 and 2,5 mm², 4.1
- bare solid copper class 1, 4.2
- PVC insulation YI 1, 0,4 / 0,5 / 0,6 mm at 1,5 / 2,5 / 4 mm², 4.3 and Table 1 column 6
- cores side by side, 4.5
- outer covering vulcanised rubber (NYIF) or PVC YM 1 (NYIFY), 0,8 / 0,9 / 0,9 mm, Table 1 column 7, with a wedge-shaped groove at least 0,3 mm deep in the middle of the web on both sides, 4.6
- core colours DIN VDE 0293, 4.4)
- DIN 47707:1970-11 (Umhüllte Rohrdrähte NYRUZY: use, dimensions, weights
- withdrawn, a decoder reading only, not a current standard)
- E DIN VDE 0250-407:1989-08, a draft (Entwurf), never published as a standard
- seen as a draft: 2 to 5 cores 0,75 to 2,5 mm² (4.1), fine-wire copper class 5 (4.2), PVC insulation YI2 (4.3), core colours DIN VDE 0293 (4.4), stranded with a lay of at most 15 times the diameter over the lay-up, a separator and a filler allowed (4.5), sheath thermoplastic polyurethane 11YM1 (4.6)
- the A1 draft of 1992-06 is held and not read for this row
- E DIN VDE 0250-606:1992-03, a draft (Entwurf), never published as a standard
- seen as a draft: halogen-free special rubber single cores with improved behaviour in a fire (1)
- single core, solid 1,5 to 10 mm², stranded 16 to 300 mm², fine-wire 1,5 to 300 mm², at 3,6/6 kV at most 185 mm² (4.1)
- bare or tinned copper class 1, 2 or 5 (4.2)
- rubber insulation 3GI3 (DIN VDE 0207-20), no colour additive, conductive layers allowed from 1,8/3 kV (4.3, 4.4)
- outer covering halogen-free polymer HM3 (DIN VDE 0207-24, 4.5)
- DIN VDE 0250-212:1982-06 (DIN 57250 Teil 212
- 3 power cores 25 to 95 mm², bare copper class 5, 4.1.1, 4.1.2
- PVC insulation YI5 3,4 mm nominal, no colour additive, conductive layers allowed, 4.1.3 to 4.1.5
- protective conductor split evenly over the power cores as a copper wire lapping, about 80 % cover, 4.2
- three 2,5 mm² pilot cores, PVC YI4 0,9 mm, black, numbered 1 to 3, one in each outer gap, 4.3, 4.4
- common covering 1,2 mm, first inner sheath PVC YM1 1,4 mm, monitoring conductor of copper wires about 0,4 mm over a conductive layer, second inner sheath PVC YM1 1,6 mm, 4.5 to 4.8
- galvanised steel wire braid about 0,4 mm, at least 75 % cover, 4.9
- red PVC YM3 sheath 3,0 mm, 4.10
- Table 2 p. 6)
Documents and pages the readings were taken from
- media.lappcdn.com/8/892/89282/068110e274ff4ee3ba01a071d2781fe4.pdf
- zajadacz.de/documents/AZ_DB_LA_LAPP_J-Y_St_Y_BRANDMELDEKABEL.pdf
- shop.tkd-kabel.de/J-Y-ST-Y-LG-BMK-2X2X0-8-ROT-RAL3000-BRANDMELDEKABEL/M…
- meusel-kabeltechnik.de/brandmeldekabel/j-ysty-lg-bmk
- elektro-wandelt.de/Brandmeldekabel-rot-BMK-J-Y-ST-Y-2x2x0-8-100-Meter.h…
- DIN VDE 0250-204:2000-12 (clauses 3 to 7 p. 4 to 6, Table 1 and Table 2)
- DIN VDE 0250-214:2002-04 (clauses 3 to 7 p. 4 to 6, Table 1 and Table 2)
- DIN VDE 0250-215:2002-04 (clauses 3 to 7 p. 4 to 6, Table 1 and Table 2)
- HD 603 S1:1994/A2:2003 Part 3 section G (pages 3-G-4 to 3-G-29: cl. 1 c, cl. 6.3, Tables 4, 7, 8, 10 and 12); DIN VDE 0276-603 is its German adoption (not held as the German text)
- DIN VDE 0250-405:1981-10 (every page stamped withdrawn 1997-11; clauses 3 to 8 pp. 2 to 3 from the text layer, Tables 1 and 2 pp. 4 to 9 read on page renders)
- DIN VDE 0250-201:1992-09 (clauses 2 to 6 p. 2, Table 1 pp. 3 to 4)
- DIN 47707:1970-11 (p. 1, the construction drawing and the dimension table)
- E DIN VDE 0250-407:1989-08 (draft) (clauses 1 to 4.6 p. 2)
- E DIN VDE 0250-606:1992-03 (draft) (clauses 1 to 4.8 pp. 2 to 3)
- DIN VDE 0250-212:1982-06 (clauses 2 to 4.10 pp. 2 to 4 from the text layer, Table 2 p. 6 read on the page image)
- DIN VDE 0250-204:2000-12 3.2 (NYM-J 4 x 16 with a green-and-yellow core)
- DIN VDE 0250-204:2000-12 3.2 (NYM-O 3 x 1,5 without)
Taken from the type table of this site, with the sources named above. Check the manufacturer's datasheet before you specify a cable.
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