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5 in a China cable code

This symbol has more than one meaning in this system; which one applies depends on where it stands in the designation. The decoder tries each.

SymbolMeaningPart of the cable
5Corrugated Steel TapeArmour (wire and tape)
5Cross Linked Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compund OutersheathSheath compound

Source: The 2016 symbol tables of this site

Designations that use it

The same meaning in other coding systems

As recorded in the symbol tables: the same meaning, written with each system's own letters.

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