Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888) · How to read a Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888) cable code

B / b in a Telecom/Signal/Fiber Optic (VDE 0815 - 0816 - 0888) 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
BWith Lightning ProtectionOther
BBundled Cores, UnfilledOther
BHelical Galvanized Steel TapeArmour (wire and tape)
bArmouredArmour (wire and tape)

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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