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How to read a Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888) cable code
A Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888) 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 119 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
GJFPV
Verified designation, from: www.springoptical.com
J-Y(St)Y
Verified designation, from: www.elektro-wandelt.de, www.elektrikshop.de, www.voltus.com
LiYCY
| Li | Equipment Wire With Fine Stranded Conductor |
| Y | Polyvynil Chloride (PVC) |
| C | Copper Screen As Braid |
| Y | Polyvynil Chloride (PVC) |
Verified designation, from: rapidonline.com, www.proav.de
LiHH
| Li | Equipment Wire With Fine Stranded Conductor |
| H | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound |
| H | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound |
Verified designation, from: www.letronic.de, www.lemu.dk, www.proav.de
SVV-F-pimf
Designation people searched for on this site.
Every symbol, by part of the cable
Conductor
Insulation compound
| G | Natural Rubber |
| Y | Polyvynil Chloride (PVC) |
| 2Y | Polyethelene (PE) |
| 2X | Cross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE) |
| H | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound |
| 3G | Ethylene-Propylene Rubber (EPR) |
| 5G | Chloroprene Rubber |
| 6G | Chlorosulphonated Polyethylene (CSM) |
| 53G | Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE) |
| 8G | Nitril-Rubber |
| 7G | Florinated Rubber |
| 12Y | Polyethyleneterephthalate |
| 4Y | Polyamide (PA) |
| 10Y | Polyvinylidene Fluoride |
| 2G | Silicone Rubber |
| 02Y | Foam-Skin Polyethylene |
| O2Y | Foam-Skin Polyethylene |
| 02YS | Foam-Skin Polyethylene With Low Dielectric Strength |
| O2YS | Foam-Skin Polyethylene With Low Dielectric Strength |
| P | Paper Insulation |
Screen and braid
| K | Copper Tape Screen |
| D | Concentric Copper Conductor |
| C | Copper Screen As Braid |
| (K) | Copper Tape Screen With Polyethylene Inner Sheath |
| (St) | Static Screen |
| (ms) | Magnetic Screen Steel Tape |
| (L)2Y | Aluminium Foil With Polyethylene Sheath |
| (L)2Yv | Aliminum Foil With Reinforced Pe Sheath |
| PiMF | Pair In Metal Foil |
| ViMF | Quad In Metal Foil |
| BdIMF | Core In Metal Foil |
| (C) | Concentric Conductor (Screen) Over Cable |
| TiMF | Triple In Metal Foil |
| PiD | Pairs With Copper Serving (Screen) |
Tapes and water blocking
Armour (wire and tape)
| B | Helical Galvanized Steel Tape |
| b | Armoured |
| RG | Galvanized Round Steel Wires With Counter Helix Of Galv. Steel Tape |
| SWA | Round Steel Wire |
| (Z) | Braiding Of Galvanised Steel Wires |
| SWB | Braiding Of Steel Wires |
| (SR) | Corrugated Steel Tape |
| Q | Galvanized Steel Wire Braid |
| FG | Galvanized Flat Steel Wires With Counter Helix Of Galv. Steel Tape |
| (BN) | Glass Yarn Armour |
| B2Y | Armour With PE Protective Sheath |
Metal sheath
Sheath compound
Other
| A | Outdoor Cable |
| AB | Outdoor Cable With Lightning Protection |
| AJ | Outdoor Cable With Reduction Factor |
| AT | Breakout Type Outdoor Cable |
| J | Installation Cable |
| J | With Reduction Factor |
| I | Indoor Cable |
| G | Mining Cable |
| G | Graded-Index Multimode Glass/Glass Fibre (Fibre Type) |
| E | For Industrial Electronics |
| B | With Lightning Protection |
| B | Bundled Cores, Unfilled |
| S | Switchboard Cable |
| T | Distribution Cable |
| T | Anti-Torsion (Supporting) Material |
| L | Equipment Cable |
| RE | Instrumentation Cable |
| RG | Coaxial Cable According To Military Specification |
| FB | Fieldbus Cable |
| k | Cold Resistant |
| -fl | Flame Retardant Category C |
| V | Full Core |
| W | Hollow Tube, Filled |
| w | Resistant To Open Weather Conditions |
| D | Loose Tube, Filled |
| 5Y | Polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE - Teflon) |
| 5YX | Perfluoralkoxy (PFA) |
| 6Y | Perfluor (Ethylene Propylene - FEP - Teflon) |
| 7Y | Ethylene-Tetrafluorethylene (ETFE) |
| 9Y | Polypropylene (PP) |
| (ZN) | Non-Metallic Strain Relief Element |
| (ZS) | Metallic Strain Relief Element |
| 4G | Ethylene Vinylacetate (EVA) |
| 11Y | Polyurethane (PUR) |
| PUR | Polyurethane (PUR) |
| 3Y | Polystyrene (PS) |
| F | Jelly Compound |
| OF | Low Capacity Jelly Compound |
| ö | Oil Resistant |
| u | Flame Retardant |
| U | Indoor/Outdoor Universal Cable |
| P | Polymer Optical Fibre (Fibre Type) |
| -v | Tinned Copper |
| Lg | Twisted In Layers |
| Bd | Twisted In Bundles |
| TP | Twisted Pair |
| CI | Circuit Integrity (Resistance To Fire) |
| OE | Oil Resistant |
| J/A | Indoor/Outdoor Universal Cable |
| (ZM) | Metallic Strain Relief Element |
| OM1 | Fibre Category OM1 (62.5/125) |
| OM2 | Fibre Category OM2 (50/125) |
| OM3 | Fibre Category OM3 (50/125) |
| OM4 | Fibre Category OM4 (50/125) |
| OS2 | Fibre Category OS2 (9/125, G 652D) |
| St | Star Quad (Phantom) |
| StI | Star Quad (Long-Distance Cable) |
| StIII | Star Quad (Local Cable) |
| TF | Star Quad For Carrier Frequency |
Common questions
What does Y mean in a Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888) cable code?
Y means Polyvynil Chloride (PVC).
What does A mean in a Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888) cable code?
A means Outdoor Cable.
What does 2Y mean in a Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888) cable code?
2Y means Polyethelene (PE).
What does H mean in a Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888) cable code?
H means Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound.
What does C mean in a Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888) cable code?
C means Copper Screen As Braid.
What does Li mean in a Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888) cable code?
Li means Equipment Wire With Fine Stranded Conductor.
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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