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How to read a Old VDE 0250 cable code

A Old VDE 0250 designation (Germany) is a row of letter groups, and each group stands for one part of the cable: conductor, insulation, screen, armour, sheath, or the standard it follows. The decoder knows 86 symbols for this system. Below: real designations read step by step, then every symbol grouped by the part of the cable it describes.

Real designations, read step by step

NYM-J 3x1.5

NVDE Standard
YPolyvynil Chloride (PVC)
MPVC Outersheath For Indoor Cables
-JWith Earthing Core (Green/Yellow Core)

Verified designation, from: om-ek.ru

NYM-O 1x1.5

NVDE Standard
YPolyvynil Chloride (PVC)
MPVC Outersheath For Indoor Cables
-OWithout Earthing Core (No Green/Yellow Core)

Verified designation, from: om-ek.ru

NYM-J

NVDE Standard
YPolyvynil Chloride (PVC)
MPVC Outersheath For Indoor Cables
-JWith Earthing Core (Green/Yellow Core)

Verified designation, from: products.lappgroup.com, www.waskoenig.de, www.elektrikshop.de

NYM-O

NVDE Standard
YPolyvynil Chloride (PVC)
MPVC Outersheath For Indoor Cables
-OWithout Earthing Core (No Green/Yellow Core)

Verified designation, from: www.waskoenig.de, www.elektrikshop.de

YSLY-JZ

YPolyvynil Chloride (PVC)
SLControl Cable/Welding Cable
YPolyvynil Chloride (PVC)
-JZWith Earthing Core (G/Y) - Other Cores White Numbered Black Ins.

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Every symbol, by part of the cable

Coding system

NVDE Standard
(N)Similar To VDE Standard
XSimilar To VDE Standard

Conductor

LiEquipment Wire With Fine Stranded Conductor
LiFEquipment Wire With Ultra Fine Stranded Conductor
DSolid Wire
FFlexible Luminaire Wire
RDFlexible Round Cable
ÜLMonitoring Conductor

Insulation compound

XCross Linked Thermoplastics
YPolyvynil Chloride (PVC)
2YPolyethelene (PE)
HXLow Smoke Cross Linked Compound
HLow Smoke Cross Linked Compound
3GEthylene-Propylene Rubber (EPR)
5GChloroprene Rubber
6GChlorosulphonated Polyethylene (CSM)
53GChlorinated Polyethylene (CPE)
8GNitril-Rubber
7GFlorinated Rubber
12YPolyethyleneterephthalate
4YPolyamide (PA)
10YPolyvinylidene Fluoride
2GSilicone Rubber
02YFoam-Skin Polyethylene
O2YFoam-Skin Polyethylene
02YSFoam-Skin Polyethylene With Low Dielectric Strength
O2YSFoam-Skin Polyethylene With Low Dielectric Strength
SiSilicone Cable

Screen and braid

CShielded
CGCConducting Metallic Screen
CGENon-Metallic Conducting Screen
DScreen As Copper Wire Serving

Tapes and water blocking

FEFire Resistant (For Duration Stated Next To This Symbol If Present)

Armour (wire and tape)

SBraiding Of Galvanised Steel Wires

Metal sheath

BLead Sheath

Sheath compound

MPVC Outersheath For Indoor Cables
vReinforced Sheath
VPolychloroprene Outersheath For Indoor Cables
YvReinforced Polyvinylchloride Sheath
2YvReinforced Polyethylene Sheath
ASingle-Core Non-Sheathed Cable
AFSingle-Core Non-Sheathed Cable, Fine-Wired
PPolyurethane (PUR) Sheath
GRubber / Elastomer Insulation Or Sheath (Older Editions: Natural Rubber NR Or SBR)

Other

LEquipment Cable
LFluorescent-Tube Cable
EGrounding Wire
kCold Resistant
5YPolytetrafluorethylene (PTFE - Teflon)
5YXPerfluoralkoxy (PFA)
6YPerfluor (Ethylene Propylene - FEP - Teflon)
7YEthylene-Tetrafluorethylene (ETFE)
9YPolypropylene (PP)
SControl Cable
-OWithout Earthing Core (No Green/Yellow Core)
-JWith Earthing Core (Green/Yellow Core)
-JZWith Earthing Core (G/Y) - Other Cores White Numbered Black Ins.
-OZWithout Earthing Core (No G/Y) - All Cores White Numbered Black Ins.
4GEthylene Vinylacetate (EVA)
11YPolyurethane (PUR)
PURPolyurethane (PUR)
3YPolystyrene (PS)
öOil Resistant
TAnti-Torsion (Supporting) Material
uFlame Retardant
LHConnecting Cable, Light Mechanical Load
MHConnecting Cable, Moderate Mechanical Load
SHConnecting Cable, Severe Mechanical Load
SSHConnecting Cable, Special Load
SLControl Cable/Welding Cable
LSLightweight Control Cable
HSHigh Voltage Cable
TSTrailing Cable
TMTrailing Cable, Moderate Mechanical Load
FLFlat Cable
ZTwin Cable
GLGlass Fibre
F-Cable for Fixed Installation
R-Cable for Reeling
-ZNumbered Cores
OEOil Resistant
-BCore Colours acc. VDE 0293 (HD308)
-JBWith Earthing Core (G/Y) - Other Core Colours acc. VDE 0293 (HD308)
-OBWithout Earthing Core (No G/Y) - All Core Colours acc. VDE 0293 (HD308)
wHeat Resistant And Weather Resistant

Common questions

What does Y mean in a Old VDE 0250 cable code?

Y means Polyvynil Chloride (PVC).

What does N mean in a Old VDE 0250 cable code?

N means VDE Standard.

What does C mean in a Old VDE 0250 cable code?

C means Shielded.

What does H mean in a Old VDE 0250 cable code?

H means Low Smoke Cross Linked Compound.

What does A mean in a Old VDE 0250 cable code?

A means Single-Core Non-Sheathed Cable.

What does B mean in a Old VDE 0250 cable code?

B means Lead Sheath.

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