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How to read a Romania cable code

A Romania designation (Romania) 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 21 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

c2yy

C	Cable
2Y	Polyethelene (PE)
Y	Polyvynil Chloride (PVC)

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Every symbol, by part of the cable

Conductor

A	Aluminium Conductor

Insulation compound

Y	Polyvynil Chloride (PVC)
2Y	Polyethelene (PE)
H	Impregnated Paper Insulation

Screen and braid

CO	Concentric Conductor Of Copper In Waveconal Formation
EAl	Aluminium Screen
HS	Common Semiconducting Layer And Metallic Screen Over Cores
SE	Semiconducting Layer And Screen Over Each Core

Armour (wire and tape)

Arz	Round Steel Galvanized Wire
ARZ	Round Steel Galvanized Wire
Alz	Flat Galvanized Steel Wire
ALZ	Flat Galvanized Steel Wire
Abz	Galvanizedsteel Tape Armour
ABZ	Galvanizedsteel Tape Armour
Ab	Double Steel Tape Armour
AB	Double Steel Tape Armour
AL	Flat Steel Wire Armour

Metal sheath

P	Lead Sheath

Other

C	Cable
CS	Railway Signalling Cable
-F	Flame Retardant

Common questions

What does Y mean in a Romania cable code?

Y means Polyvynil Chloride (PVC).

What does C mean in a Romania cable code?

C means Cable.

What does A mean in a Romania cable code?

A means Aluminium Conductor.

What does -F mean in a Romania cable code?

-F means Flame Retardant.

What does Ab mean in a Romania cable code?

Ab means Double Steel Tape Armour.

What does H mean in a Romania cable code?

H means Impregnated Paper Insulation.

Read by the deterministic decoder of this site from its symbol tables. Check the manufacturer's datasheet before you specify a cable.

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