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k / K in a Swiss 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
kCold ResistantOther
KConcentric Conductor Of Copper In Waveconal FormationScreen and braid

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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