Caledonian fireflix Cables

CABLE CONSTRUCTION
fireflix cables are constructed in the following typical design:
  1. Solid/stranded annealed copper conductor
   2. Glass mica tape/silicone rubber as flame barrier
  3. XLPE/silicone rubber as insulation
  4. LSZH/Flame retardant RPVC as sheath
fireflix cables are offered in either single core, multicore or multi-pair constructions.
The insulation material can be elastomeric (EPR, SR), thermosetting (XLPE, LSZH) or thermoplastic (EVA, LSZH) to meet different stringent environment requirement. The cables may be armoured or braided, with or without metallic screen, depending on different applications.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
The fireflix cables manufactured by Caledonian comply with either one or combination of the following standards.
BS 6387
IEC 60331
IEC 60332-1
IEC 60332-3C
IEC 61034-1/2
IEC 60754-1

 

 

PRODUCTS

Fire Resistant Instrumention Cables
300/500V Mica+XLPE Insulated Individual And Overall Screened Instrumentation Cables
RE-2X(St)H PiMF...CI. FE 180 PH30 ( CU/MGT+XLPE/PSCR/OSCR/LSZH 300/500V Class 2 )
RE-2G(St)H PiMF...CI. FE 180 PH 30 ( CU/SR/PSCR/OSCR/LSZH 300/500V Class 2 )
RE-2X(St)HSWAH PiMF..CI. FE 180 PH 30 ( CU/MGT+XLPE/PSCR/OSCR/LSZH/SWA/LSZH 300/500V Class 2 )
RE-2G(St)HSWAH PiMF...CI. FE 180 PH 30 ( CU/SR/PSCR/OSCR/LSZH/SWA/LSZH 300/500V Class 2 )
APPLICATION
The cables are designed, manufactured and tested as data transmission cables for emergency services. These are used for data and voice transmission when high frequency signal has to be assured also in the event of a fire.
STANDARDS
Basic design to BS 5308/BS 7629-1
FIRE PERFORMANCE

Circuit Integrity

IEC 60331-21; BS 6387 CWZ; DIN VDE 0472-814(FE180);
BS 8434-1 (30mins); BS 5839-1 Clause 26 2d; CEI 20-36/2-1; SS229-1; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F3); NF C32-070-2.3(CR1)

Circuit Integrity with mechanical shock

EN 50200(PH30); CEI 20-36/4-0

Circuit Integrity with mechanical shock & water spray

EN 50200 annex E

System circuit integrity

DIN 4102-12, E30 depending on lay system

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test)

EN 60332-1-2; IEC 60332-1-2; BS EN 60332-1-2;
VDE 0482-332-1 ; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F1); NF C32-070-2.1(C2);
CEI 20-35/1-2; EN 50265-2-1*; DIN VDE 0482-265-2-1*

Reduced Fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cable test)

EN 60332-3-24 (cat. C); IEC 60332-3-24; BS EN 60332-3-24; VDE 0482-332-3; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F2); NF C32-070-2.2(C1); CEI 20-22/3-4; EN 50266-2-4*; DIN VDE 0482-266-2-4

Halogen Free

IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-1;
CEI 20-37/2-1 ; BS 6425-1*

No Corrosive Gas Emission

IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-2;
CEI 20-37/2-2 ; BS 6425-2*

Minimum Smoke Emission

IEC 61034-1&2; EN 61034 -1&2; DIN VDE 0482-1034-1&2;
CEI 20-37/3-1&2; EN 50268-1&2*; BS 7622-1&2*

No Toxic gases

NES 02-713; NF C 20-454

Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.
CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Conductor:
Plain annealed copper wire, stranded according to IEC(EN) 60228 class 2.
Insulation: Mica glass tape covered by extruded cross-linked XLPE compound or fire resistant silicone rubber compound type EI2 as per BS 7655-1.1.
Cabling Elements: Insulated cores are twisted to form pairs with varying lay length to minimize crosstalk. Two-pair cable had four cores laid in quad formation.
Cabling: Pairs are cabled together.In cables with 8 pairs or more, 4 pairs are assembled to form a bunch, the bunches are then cabled together.
Individual Screen: Aluminum/polyester tape with 0.5mm2 screen (7/0.3mm) tinned copper drain wire.
Overall Screen: Aluminum/polyester tape with 0.5mm2 screen (7/0.3mm) tinned copper drain wire.
Inner Sheath(optional): Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1 Armouring(optional): Galvanized steel wire armour
Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1( Thermosetting LSZH compound type SW2-SW4 as per BS 7655-2.6 can be offered.)
VOLTAGE RATING
300/500 V
COLOUR CODE
Insulation Colour: White with black numberings.
Sheath Colour: Orange (other colours on request).
TYPE CODE
RE- Instrumentation cable H Halogen free & zero halogen
2X XLPE 2G Silicon Rubber
(St) Static shield of aluminium tape SWA Steel Wire Armoured
FE180 Insulation integrity (950°C 180 minutes) CI Circuit integrity
PH 90 Fire Test for 90 mins at 830°C
Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
Temperature range during operation (fixed state): -30°C – +70°C
Temperature range during installation (mobile state): -20°C – +50°C
Minimum bending radius: 6 x Overall Diameter (unarmoured cables with silicone rubber insulation)
8 x Overall Diameter (unarmoured cables with XLPE insulation)
10 x Overall Diameter (armoured cables)
Electrical PROPERTIES

Dielectric test:

2000 V r.m.s. x 5’ (core/core)

Insulation Resistance

≥1000 MΩ x km (at 20°C);

Short circuit Temperature

XLPE: 250°C
SR: 350°C

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