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F in a NBN 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
FLight Steel Tape Armour (0,15Mm)Armour (wire and tape)
FHeavy Load / Insulation (1000 V; 450/750 V, Wear Resistant In The 2011 Catalogue)Insulation compound
FMetallised Paper Tape ScreenScreen and braid
FArmourArmour (wire and tape)

Source: Added or corrected since 2016 from this source: w3.cebeo.eu

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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