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What is the difference between the Power & Control Cables? What is the difference between Unsheathed & Sheathed Single Core Cable as per IS-694? What is the difference between Control & Instrumentation Cable? What is the difference between Thermocouple & Instrumentation Cable? What is the difference between Armoured & Unarmoured Cable? What is a Co-Axial Cable? What are the different types of PVCs and what are its normal working temperatures? What is the Voltage Grade? Number of Strands for: What are the other Sizes of Strands in case of flexible Conductor? Dia of Strands for 1.5 Sq.mm can be: What is the Core / Pair Identification incase of LDPE Insulated Cable? What is the Purpose of Screening? What are the different types of Screenings? Which type of Screening is Cheaper? Noise in Instrumentation Cable is called? What is Thermocouple Extention Cable? What is Thermocouple Compensating Cable? Why there is no Compensating Cables for Tx, Jx & Ex Type T/C Cables? What will be the Normal Insulation Thickness for Telephone Cables? What is the difference between RTD / Instrumentation Cable? What are the normal sizes of Control Cables? What will be the normal Conductor sizes for instrumentation / RTD Cables? Thermocouple Cable Conductor normal sizes for: What are the standards for T/C Cables? What is the Temperature Tolerance (+/- deg. C) allowable for Thermocouple cables? Colour code as per IS 1554 for Core constructed Cables? What are the 3 types of Braided (Metal Braiding) Cables manufactured? What is the Temperature with standability of PTFE & Fibre Glass?

Frequently asked questions What is the difference between the Power & Control Cables? Power Cables - No. of Cores 2,3, 3 1/2 & 4 Core Control Cables - Upto 63 Cores or above Standards Applicable for both - IS-694 & IS-1554 .

What is the difference between Unsheathed & Sheathed Single Core Cable as per IS-694? Unsheathed Only Core Insulation will be Sheathed - Sheathing will be done on Core Insulation. What is the difference between done and there will be no Sheathing.

Control

& Instrumentation Core

Cable? Constructed.

Control Cables They are generally Instrumentation Cables They are generally Pair Constructed with Shielding. What is the difference between Thermocouple &

Instrumentation

Cable?

Conductor Material is different for both. What is the difference between Armoured & Unarmoured Cable? Armour.

a. b. Inner Sheath will be provided for Armoured Cable before Armouring. What is a Co-Axial

Cable?

This type of cable is used for Very High Frequency (V.H.F.) Applications. What a. b. are the different HR types PVC of PVCs and what are its (Type C) normal A) 70 90 working 90 temperatures? 70 Deg. Deg. Deg.C Deg.C C C

Insulation

General PVC /

Purpose (Type St1 St2

Sheath Material HR PVC FRLS PVC - 105 Deg. C. is

PVC PVC

What

the -upto and

Voltage including 1.1

Grade? KV

Low Voltage Grade High Voltage Grade -- above 1.1 KV Number a. b. c. What of Solid Multistrand Flexible Dia of Strands upto 0.3 mm . are the other Sizes -

Strands Conductor either of 3 Strands or above

for: One 7 7

No

of

Strands

in

case

of

flexible

Conductor?

0.1mm, 0.15mm, 0.2mm & 0.3mm. Dia of Strands for 7 mm dia 1.5 Sq.mm Strands each 21 can be: 7/0.52 Strands

a. Incase of b. Incase of 0.3 c. Incase of 0.2 mm dia each - 48 Strands. What is the Core / Pair

Identification

incase

of

LDPE

Insulated

Cable?

By Colour or By Number printed Al-Mylar Tape / Polyster Tape. What is the Purpose of Screening?

To reduce the interference by nearby sources. What are the different / types of Cu-Mylar Screenings? Tape

a. Al-Mylar b. ATC or ABC Braiding.

Which AL-Mylar. Noise

type

of

Screening

is

Cheaper?

in

Instrumentation

Cable

is

called?

Reduction of Accuracy of Signal passing through the Cable. What is Thermocouple Extention Cable?

Thermocouple Element material & Thermocouple Cable Conductor materials are same. What is Thermocouple Compensating Cable?

If the Electrical properties of the Conductor material used for the Thermocouple Cable is almost similar to that of Thermocouple element material it is called Compensating Cable. Why there is no Compensating Cables for Tx, Jx & Ex Type T/C Cables?

This Thermocouple Element material itself is cheaper. What will be the Normal Insulation Thickness for Telephone Cables? a. Core Insulation - 0.2, 0.3 mm b. Sheath - 0.5 to 1.2 mm. What is the difference between RTD / Instrumentation Cable? RTD Cables will be Triad Constructed. Instrumentation Cables are Pair constructed. What are the normal sizes of Control Cables? 1.5 & 2.5 Sq.mm What will be the normal Conductor sizes for instrumentation / RTD Cables? 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.5 & 2.5 Sq.mm Thermocouple Cable Conductor normal sizes for: a. Single pair - 16 AWG (1.295 mm dia) b. Multi pair - 20 AWG (0.813 mm dia) What are the standards for T/C Cables? IS-8784, ANSI MC 96.1 (Please refer our Catalogue for other Standards.) What is the Temperature Tolerance (+/- deg. C) allowable for Thermocouple cables? a. IS 8784 +/- 3 Deg. C b. ANSI MC 96.1 +/- 2.2 Deg. C Colour code as per IS 1554 for Core constructed Cables ? a. Upto 5 Cores by different colours i.e for 2 Cores Red & Black, for 3 Cores Red, Yellow & Blue, for 4 cores Red, Yellow, Blue & Black, for 5 Cores Red, Yellow, Blue, Black & Grey. b. Above 5 Cores : One Core Yellow and One Core Blue remaining Grey in each layer (or) any single colour with numbers printed. For above 5 Cores Grey with number printing is our normal practice. What are the 3 types of Braided (Metal Braiding) Cables manufactured? a. Annealed Tinned Copper Braided Cables. b. Annealed Bare Copper Braided Cables. c. Nickle Plated Copper Braided cables d. G.I. Braided Cables.

What is the Temperature with standability of PTFE & Fibre Glass? PTFE - 250 Deg.C, FG Cables 400 Deg.C

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