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 IS : 2465 - 1984
(Reaffirmed 2006)

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
CABLES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

( Second Revision )
Second Reprint JUNE 2008

UDC 621.315.221 8 621.315.616.961 : 629.113.066

© Copyright 1984
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002
Gr 4 October 1984
 AMENDMENT NO. 1 NOVEMBER 1 9 8 6
TO
IS : 2 4 6 5 - 1 9 8 4 SPECIFICATION FOR CABLES FOR
MOTOR VEHICLES

( Second Revision )

(Page 6, clause 7.2.2.1, line 2) - Substitute

'values' for 'value'.

( Page 6, clause 8.1, Note ) - Substitute the

following for the existing note:

'NOTE - In case of single core cables, it is

permissible to have marking using one of these
colours as base colour and others as tracer colours.'

(Page 9, clause 16, title) - Substitute

'INSULATED' for 'INSULATION'.

(Paqe 14, Title 1, col 1) - Substitute

'120' and '150' for '1.20' and '1.50' respectively
in the last two entries.

( ETDC 59 )

Reprography Unit, BIS, New D e l h i , India

 IS : 2465 - 1984

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
CABLES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
( Second Revision )
Power Cables Sectional Committee, ETDC 59
Chairman
SHRI M. L. DONGRE
M-3, Satyam, 88, Sion Circle
Bombay 400 022
Members Representing
SHRI J. P. AGAL Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, Hyderabad
SHRI B. P. R A I ( Alternate )
S H R I M. R. BHAT Tata Consulting Engineers, Bombay
SHRI D. K. BASU ( Alternate )
CHIEF ENGINEER ( ELECTRICAL. ) I Central Public Works Department, New Delhi
SURVEYOR OF WORKS
( ELECT ) V ( Alternate )
DR K. DAS GUPTA Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation ( India ) Ltd,
Calcutta
SHRI P. NEOGI ( Alternate )
DIRECTOR Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore
S H R I M. C. R A T R A ( Alternate )
DIRECTOR OF M I N E S SAFITY Directorate General of Mines Safety, Dhanbad
( ELECT ) ( HQ )
DIRECTOR OF M I N E S SAFETY
( ELECT ) ( Alternate )
SHRI R A V I K. D U T T Cable and Conductor Manufacturers' Association of
India, New Delhi
S H R I S. R. SAHAN ( Alternate )
S H R I P. G H O S H Indian Cable Co Ltd, Jamshedpur
S H R I K. V. R. R A O ( Alternate )
S H R I M. M. HONAVAR Cable Corporation of India Ltd, Bombay
S H R I S. R. PADMANABHAN ( Alternate )
SHRI D. K. J A I N Directorate of Technical Development & Production
( Air ), New Delhi
SHRI V. K. SHARMA ( Alternate )
SHRI K. S. JOSHI Bombay Suburban Electric Supply Ltd, Bombay
SHRI R. K. SEHGAL. ( Alternate )

( Continued on page 2 )

© Copyright 1984
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
This publication is protected under the Indian Copyright Act ( XIV of 1957 ) and
reproduction in whole or in part by any means except with written permission of the
publisher shall be deemed to be an infringement of copyright under the said Act.
 IS : 2465 - 1984
( Continued from page 1 )

Members Representing
SHRI S. L. KAKKAR Universal Cables Ltd, Satna
SHRI R. C. AGRAWAL ( Alternate )
SHRI R A J K. M I T A L Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking, New Delhi
S H R I V. K. SAKHUJA ( Alternate )
S H R I R. V. NARAYANAN Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals
(Inspection Wing), New Delhi
SHRI D. R. CHANDRA ( Alternate )
SHRI H. M. P A I The Federation of Electricity Undertakings of India,
Bombay
SHRIMATI C. BALIGA ( Alternate )
S H R I S. N. PARWAL The Premier Cable Co Ltd, Eranakuiam ( Kerala )
SHRI A. K. RAMAN Asian Cables Corporation Ltd, Bombay
S H R I S . M. SAKHALKAR Bombay Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking,
Bombay
SHRI S. V. UPASANI ( Alternate )
SHRI L. K. SANGHI Fort Gloster Industries Ltd, Howrah
SHRI A. S. BHATTACHARJEE ( Alternate )
L T - C O L S. R. SEN Controllerate of Inspection Electronics, Bangalore
SHRI S. K. MAI.HOTRA ( Alternate )
D R M. S. SUKHULA Punjab Research Institute, Rajpura
SHRI U. S. VERMA National Test House, Calcutta
SHRI R. RAMAKRISHNA ( Alternate )
S H R I K. G. WARRIER Oriental Power Cables Ltd, Kota
SHRI B. K. MUNDILTA ( Alternate )
SHRI S. P. SACHDEV, Director General, ISI ( Ex-officio Member )
Director ( Elec tech )
Secretary
SHRI K. M. BHATIA
Senior Deputy Director ( Elec tech ), ISI

Panel for Elastomeric and Thermoplastic Cables, ETDC 59/P4

Convener
SHRI L. K. SANGHI Fort Gloster Industries Ltd, Howrah
Members
SHRI A. S. BHATTACHARJEE ( Alternate to
Shri L. K. Sanghi )
SHRI B. R O Y CHOWDHURY The Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation ( India )
Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI P. NEOGI ( Alternate )
S H R I P. GHOSH Indian Cable Co Ltd, Jamshedpur
SHRI K. V. R. R A O ( Alternate )
S H R I M. M. HONAVAR Cable Corporation of India Ltd, Bombay
SHRI S. R. PADMANABHAN ( Alternate )
SHRI S. L. KAKKAR Universal Cables Ltd, Satna
SHRI R. C. AGRAWAL ( Alternate )
S H R I J. V. M E H T A The Ahmedabad Electricity Co Ltd, Ahmadabad
SHRI B. K. MUNDHRA Oriental Power Cables Ltd, Kota
S H R I A. S. PINTO Delhi Electricity Supply Undertaking, New Delhi
SHRI S. R. SARAN Industrial Cables ( India ) Ltd, Rajpura

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Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
CABLES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
( Second Revision )

0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard ( Second Revision ) was adopted by the
Indian Standards Institution on 26 June 1984, after the draft
finalized by the Power Cables Sectional Committee had been approved
by the Electrotechnical Division Council.
0.2 This standard was first published in 1963 and revised in 1969. The
present revision has been undertaken to take into account experience
gained since then, to align with other cable specifications in respect of
format and to make reference to latest Indian Standards on conductor,
insulation, sheath and methods of test for cables. The types of cables
covered in the standard have been rationalized.
0.3 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated,
expressing the result of a test shall be rounded off in accordance
with IS : 2-1960*. The number of significant places retained in the
rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in
this standard.

SECTION 1 GENERAL
1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard covers the requirements and tests for the following
types of cables for general use in motor vehicles:
a) Ignition cables of following types:
1) Elastomer insulated, and
2) PVC insulated.

*Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised ).

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b) General wiring cables of the following types where the voltage

does not exceed 100 V:
1) Single core PVC insulated; and
2) Circular twin, three and four core PVC insulated and PVC
sheathed.
c) Round and flat tinned copper braids without further covering for
earthing.

2. TERMINOLOGY

2.0 For the purpose of this standard, the definitions given in IS : 1885
( Part 32 )-1971* and the following shall apply.

2.1 Type T e s t s — Tests carried out to prove conformity with the

specification. These are intended to prove the general qualities and
design of a given type of cable.

2.2 Acceptance T e s t s — Tests carried out on samples taken from a lot

for the purpose of acceptance of the lot.
2.3 Routine T e s t s — Tests carried out on each cable to check the
requirements which are likely to vary during production.
2.4 O p t i o n a l T e s t s — Special tests carried out when required by
agreement between the purchaser and the supplier.

SECTION 2 MATERIALS
3. CONDUCTOR
3.1 Conductors for E l a s t o m e r / P V C Insulated Cables — T h e
conductor shall be composed of copper wires complying with IS : 8130-
1984†. The wires shall be tinned in case of elastomer ( rubber ) insulated
cables and plain in case of PVC insulated cables.
NOTE — When specified by the purchaser, tinned copper wires may be used in
place of plain copper wires.

3.2 Conductors for Earthing Braids — The conductor shall be of

tinned copper and shall comply with the requirements of IS : 8130-1984†
wherever applicable.
*Electortechnical vocabulary : Part 32 Cables, conductors and accessories for
electricity supply.
†Specification for conductors for insulated electric cables and flexible cords.

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4. INSULATION
4.1 E l a s t o m e r Insulated Cables — The insulation shall consist of
elastomer conforming to requirements of Type IE I of IS : 6380-1984*.
4.2 PVC-Insulated Cables — The insulation shall consist of PVC
compound conforming to Type A of IS : 5831-1984†.

5. SHEATH
5.1 The sheath shall consist of PVC compound conforming to the
requirements of Type ST I of IS : 5831 - 1981---
SECTION 3 CONSTRUCTION
6. CONDUCTOR
6.1 Conductors for Insulated Cables — The construction of conduc-
tors shall be in accordance with flexibility Class 5 of IS : 8130-1984†.
6.1.1 The nominal cross-sectional area of conductor for ignition cables
shall be 1•5 mm2. The sizes of conductor for general wiring cables shall
be in accordance with Table 1 or Table 2, whichever is applicable.
6.2 Conductors for Earthing Braids — The dimensions of wires and
of the earthing braids shall be in accordance with Table 3. The wires
shall be formed into a braid of approximately circular cross-section, the
number of spindles, number of wires per spindle and the braiding lay
being as specified in Table 3. For a flat braid, the circular braid, shall
be flattened to the dimensions given in Table 3. Brazed, silver-soldered
or electrically welded joints may be made in individual wires but no
joints shall be made in the finished braid.

7. INSULATION
7.1 The conductor shall be provided with elastomer or PVC insulation,
as the case may be, applied by extrusion.
7.2 T h i c k n e s s of Insulation
7.2.1 Ignition Cable — The average thickness of insulation shall be
not less than 2•75 mm.
7.2.1.1 Tolerance on thickness of insulation — The smallest of measured
values of the thickness of insulation shall be not less than 2 50 mm.
*Specification for elastometric insulation and sheath of electric cables ( first revision ).
†Specification for PVC insulation and sheath of electric cables ( first revision ).
±Specification for conductors for insulated electric cables and flexible cords.

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7.2.2 General Wiring Cables — The average thickness of insulation shall

be not less than the nominal value ( t1 ) specified in Table 1 or Table 2,
as applicable.
7.2.2.1 Tolerance on thickness of insulation — The smallest of measured
value of thickness of insulation shall not fall below the nominal value
( t1 ) specified in the relevant tables by more than the following:
Up to and including 1•2 mm 0•1 mm + 0 05 t1
Above 1•2 mm 0•l mm + 0•1 t1
7.3 Application of Insulation — The insulation shall be so applied
that it fits closely on the conductor and it shall be easily possible to
remove it without damage to the conductor.
8. CORE IDENTIFICATION
8.1 Cores shall be identified by different colouring of insulation. Follow-
ing colour scheme shall be adopted:
Type of Cable Colour
Ignition cable Black
General wiring cable:
1 Core Black, blue, brown, green, grey,
orange, red, violet, white or yellow
2 Core Red and black
3 Core Red, white and blue
4 Core Red, white, blue and black
NOTE — In case of single core cables it is permissible to have spiral, marking using
one of these colours as base colours and others as tracer colours.

9. LAYING-UP OF CORES
9.1 Two, three or four cores shall be twisted together with a suitable
right-hand lay.
10. SHEATHING
10.1 The PVC sheath shall be applied over the laid-up cores by
extrusion.
10.1.1 The sheath shall be so applied that it fits closely on the laid-up
cores and it shall be possible to remove it without damage to the core
insulation.
10.2 Colour of the Sheath — The colour of the sheath shall be black
unless otherwise specified by the purchaser.

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10.3 Thickness of Sheath — The thickness of sheath, determined by
taking the average of a number of measurements, shall be not less than
the nominal value ( t2 ) specified in Table 2 and the smallest of the
measured values shall not fall below the nominal value ( t6 ) specified in
Table 2 by more than 0.15 mm + 0.05 t8.
11. OVERALL DIMENSIONS
11.1 Ignition Cables — The overall diameter shall be not less than
6.85 mm and not more than 7.35 mm.
11.2 General Wiring Cables — The overall diameter shall be in
accordance with Table 1 or Table 2, as applicable.

SECTION 4 TESTS
12. CLASSIFICATION OF TESTS
12.1 Type Tests — The following shall constitute type tests:
a) Annealing test ( for copper );
b) Persulphate test ( for tinned copper only );
c) Conductor resistance test ( not applicable to earthing braids);
d) Test for thickness of insulation and sheath and other dimensional
checks;
e) Physical tests for PVC insulation and sheath:
1) Tensile strength and elongation at break,
2) Ageing in air oven,
3) Loss of mass test,
4) Hot deformation test,
5) Heat shock test, and
6) Shrinkage test;
f) Physical tests for elastomeric insulation:
1) Tensile strength and elongation at break,
2) Ageing in air oven, and
3) Ageing in oxygen bomb;
g) High voltage test ( 14.1 and 14.3 );
h) Capacitance test ( for PVC ignition cables ) ( 16 );
j) Ozone resistance test ( for ignition cables) ( 17 );
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k) Effect of heat on flexibility ( for ignition cables ) ( 18 );

m) Effect of oil ( for ignition cables ) ( 19 ); and
n) Effect of lubricating oil, brake fluid, diesel and petrol ( 20 ) ( for
general wiring cables ).
NOTE — Test for effect of thinners is under consideration.
12.2 Acceptance T e s t s — The following shall constitute acceptance
tests:

a) Resistance test,
b) Test for thickness of insulation and sheath,
c) Dimensional checks, and
d) High voltage test.
12.3 Routine T e s t s — The following shall constitute routine tests:
a) Resistance test,
b) High voltage test, and
c) Spark test for single core general wiring cables ( alternate to high
voltage test ).
12.4 Optional T e s t s - The following shall constitute optional tests:
a) Effect of cooling on flexibility, and
b) Flammability test ( for cables for general wiring ).
13. METHODS OF TEST
13.1 Unless otherwise specified, the tests shall be carried out in accord-
ance with appropriate part of IS : 10810*, taking into account the
additional information given in this standard.

14. HIGH VOLTAGE TEST

14.1 Type and Acceptance T e s t s — The sample shall be kept
immersed in water ( ends projecting above the surface ) for a period of
not less than 12 hours and tested while still immersed.
14.2 Routine T e s t — Single core cables shall be tested after immersion
in water for not less than 2 hours and while still immersed. Multicore
cables shall be tested in air.

*Methods of test for cables.

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14.3 Test voltages for tests in 14.1 and 14.2 shall be 20 kV for ignition
cables and 3 kV for general wiring cables applied for a period of 5
minutes. For multicore cables the voltage shall be applied between
conductors and in case of single core cables, between conductor and
water. No breakdown of insulation shall occur.
NOTE — High voltage ( routine ) test for single core general wiring cables may be
replaced by spark test ( see 15 ).

15. SPARK TEST FOR SINGLE CORE GENERAL WIRING

CABLES
15.1 Test voltages for carrying out spark test shall be as given below:

Nominal Thickness of Insulation Test Voltage rms

mm kV
0.6 3.5
0.7

0.8 6.0
1.0

1.2 8.0
1.4 10.0

1.8 120

16. CAPACITANCE TEST FOR PVC INSULATION IGNITION

CABLE
16.1 A suitable length of finished PVC insulated cable shall be dried in
an air-oven at a temperature of 80 ± 2°C for 18 hours. The sample
shall be allowed to cool to room temperature and then be placed in a
bath of water. The capacitance shall be measured between the
conductor and the water by means of an accurate capacitance bridge at
a frequency of approximately 1 000 Hz. The capacitance shall be not
more than 80 pF/300 mm.

17. OZONE RESISTANCE TEST FOR IGNITION CABLES

17.1 A sample of the finished cable shall be wound on a 3-mm diameter
brass rod, with six turns per 750 mm length of rod and the whole
Iinserted in a glass tube of 19 mm internal diameter, as shown in Fig. 1.
The assembled but open-tube shall be placed in a current of air at room
temperature and a relative humidity of 60 ± 2 percent for 3 minutes,
and then the ends shall be tightly plugged. The cable shall be subjected
to 20 kV rms at any frequency from 40 to 60 Hz inclusive, applied
between the conductor and the brass rod. Electrical breakdown shall
not occur in less than 20 minutes.
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FIG. 1 OZONE T E S T APPARATUS FOR IGNITION CABLE

18. EFFECT OF HEAT ON FLEXIBILITY FOR IGNITION

CABLES
18.1 A sample of finished cable, about 750 mm long shall be placed in an
oven and kept at 100 ± 2°C for 5 hours for elastomer insulated cables
and 90 ± 2°C for 72 hours for PVC insulated cables. After cooling to
room temperature for 24 hours, the cable sample shall be wound in five
closed turns round a 25 mm mandrel. The sample shall then be
removed from mandrel, formed into a coil not less than 75 mm in
diameter, immersed in water and subjected to high voltage test at 20 kV
for 5 minutes. There shall be no breakdown of the insulation.
19. EFFECT OF OIL ON IGNITION CABLES
19.1 For E l a s t o m e r Insulated Cables — A 450-mm length of the
finished insulated cable shall be carefully measured for outside diameter
and then wound ten times alternately in opposite directions, on a 25-mm
diameter mandrel. The cable shall next be bent in the form of U-loop,
with straight sides of at least 100 mm and immersed to within 25 mm of
the ends in lubricating oil at room temperature. The oil shall
be of the grade defined in Appendix A. The temperature of the oil
shall then be raised to 100 ± 2°C and maintained for 5 hours. On
removal from the oil, the cable shall be wiped and allowed to cool to
room temperature. The straight portions shall not have increased in
average diameter by more than 4 percent, shall not be sticky or appreci-
ably softened and shall be free from blisters and other defects.

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19.2 For PVC-insulated Cables — A sample of the finished PVC-

insulated cable about 750 mm long shall be wound round cylindrical
metal mandrel, as follows:
Diameter of mandrel 25 mm
Number of turns 5
The mandrel and cable shall then be immersed in a tank of lubricat-
ing oil, with not less than 75 mm of the cable protruding above the
surface of the oil at each end. The oil shall be of the grade defined in
Appendix A. The temperature of the oil shall be maintained at
90 ± 2°C for 48 hours. At the end of this period the sample shall be
removed from the mandrel, the oil shall be wiped off and the sample
shall be allowed to cool to room temperature. It shall next be formed
into a coil not less than 75 mm diameter and immersed in water. The
sample shall then be subjected to high voltage test at 20 kV for 5 minutes.
There shall be no breakdown of the insulation.

20. EFFECT OF LUBRICATING OIL, BRAKE FLUID, DIESEL

AND PETROL FOR GENERAL WIRING CABLES

20.1 Three samples of the finished PVC-sheathed cable or PVC-insulated

cable without further covering, or of the core of other PVC-insulated
cables, each approximately 450 mm long, shall be carefully measured
for outside diameter. Each sample shall then be bent in the form of a
U-loop with straight side of at least 100 mm.
20.2 The sample shall be immersed to within 25 mm of the ends, one in
each of the hydrocarbon liquids specified in Appendix A, the temperature
being adjusted and maintained as shown below:
Liquid Immersion Time Temperature
Lubricating oil 72 hours 70° ± 1°C
Diesel 7 days 70° ± 1°C
Petrol 24 hours 20° ± 1°C
Brake fluid 72 hours 70° ± 1°C
20.3 Each sample shall be removed from the fluid after the appropriate
period of immersion specified in 20.2 and shall be wiped and allowed to
come down to room temperature. The outside diameter shall again be
carefully measured. The increase in average diameter shall not exceed
4 percent.
20.4 The sample shall then be wrapped around a mandrel of diameter
equal to twice the specified diameter of the cable or core. No cracking
shall occur.

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21. EFFECT OF COOLING ON FLEXIBILITY

21.1 For I g n i t i o n Cable — A 300 mm of the finished elastomer
insulated cable shall be kept in an atmosphere having a temperature
of — 10 ± 2°C for a period of half an hour. At the end of this period the
cable shall be immediately wound in three close turns round a similarly
cooled mandrel. The diameter of the mandrel shall be 25 mm. After
2 minutes, the insulation shall show no sign of splitting.
21.2 For General Wiring Cables — Cold bend cold impact test in
accordance with IS : 5831-1984* shall be carried out.

22. FLAMMABILITY TEST

22.1 Period of burning after removal of the flame shall not exceed 60
seconds and the unaffected portion ( uncharted ) from the lower edge of
top clamp shall be at least 50 mm.

SECTION 5 IDENTIFICATION, PACKING AND MARKING

23. IDENTIFICATION
23.1 Manufacturer's Identification — The manufacturer shall be
identified throughout the length of the cable by means of a tape bearing
the manufacturer's name or trade-mark, or by manufacturer's name or
trade-mark being printed, indented or embossed on the cable. In case
none of these methods can be employed, or if the purchaser so desires,
colour identification threads in accordance with a scheme to be approved
by the Indian Standards Institution shall be employed. The printing,
indentation or embossing shall be done on the insulation in case of
unsheathed cables and on the sheath in case of sheathed cables. T h e
distance between any two consecutive printings, indentations or embos-
sings shall be not more than 1 m.

23.2 Cable Code — The following code shall be used for designating
the cable:
Constituent Code Letter
Elastomer ( rubber ) insulation R
PVC insulation Y
PVC sheath Y
NOTE — No code letter is required for copper conductor.

*Specification for PVC insulation and sheath of electric cables (first revision).

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24. PACKING AND MARKING

24.1 The cable shall be either wound on reels or supplied in coils

packed.
24.2 The cable shall carry the following information contained in a label
attached to the reel or coil:
a) Manufacturer's name, trade name or trade-mark;
b) Type of cable,
c) Number of cores,
d) Cable code,
e) Nominal cross-sectional area of conductor,
f) Colour of core ( in case of single core cables ), and
g) Length of cable contained in the coil or reel.

24.2.1 The product may also be marked with Standard Mark

24.2.2 The use of the Standard Mark is governed by the provisions of the
Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 and the Rules and Regulations made
thereunder. The details of conditions under which the licence for the use of
Standard Mark may be granted to manufactures or producers may be obtained
from the Bureau of Indian Standards.

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SECTION 6 TABLES

TABLE 1 SINGLE CORE PVC INSULATED CABLE

FOR GENERAL WIRING
( Clauses 6.1.1, 7.2.2 and 11.2 )

NOMINAL CROSS APPROXIMATE NOMINAL THICK- OVER ALL DIA-

SECTIONAL AREA DIAMETER OF NESS OF INSULATION METER ,
CONDUCTOR (t1) Max

(1) (2) (3) (4)

mm2 mm mm mm

0.5 0.93 0.6 2.5

0.75 1.14 0.6 2.7

1.0 1.32 0.7 3.1

1.5 l.6 0.7 3.4

2.5 1.6 0.7 3.8

4 2.6 0.8 4.6

6 3.6 0.8 5.6

10 4.6 1.0 7.0

16 5.7 1.0 8.1

25 7.1 1.2 10.0

35 8.5 1.2 11.4

50 10.3 1.4 13.7

70 12.4 1.4 15.8

95 14.5 1.6 18.4

1.20 16.0 1.6 19.9

1.50 18.0 1.8 22.4

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TABLE 2 CIRCULAR TWO, THREE AND FOUR CORE PVC-INSULATED

AND PVC SHEATHED CABLES
( Clauses 6.1.1, 7.2.2, 10.3 and 11.2 )

NOMINAL APPRO- NOMINAL NOMINAL OVERALL

CROSS- XIMATE THICK- THICKNESS OF DlAMETER, Max
S E C T I O N A L CONDUC- N E S S O F SHEATH ( t 2 )
AREA TOR DEA- INSULA-
METER TION ( t1 ) Two Three Four Two Three Four
Core Core Core Core Core Core

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

mm2 mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm

0.5 0.93 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 7.0 7.4 8.0

0.75 1.14 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 7.4 7.8 8.5

1.0 1.32 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 7.6 8.1 8.8

1.5 1.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 8.2 8.7 9.5

2.5 2.0 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 9.7 10.3 11.2

TABLE 3 EARTHING BRAIDS

( Clause 6.2 )

TYPE M A K E - U P OF BRAID APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATE

NOMINAL OVERALL BRAIDING
AREA Number Numbers DIMENSIONS LAY
of Spindles and Size of
Wires per
Spindle

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

2
mm mm mm mm

Round 19 16 16/0.3 7.1 80

Round 28 16 24/0.3 10 0 100
Round 37 16 32/0.3 11.0 90
Flat 21 48 14/0.2 24 x 0.25 150
Flat 21 24 28/0.2 24 X 0.25 150
Flat 25 48 26/0.16 24 x 3.5 50

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APPENDIX A
( Clause 19.1, 19.2 and 20.2 )
TEST FLUIDS

A-1. LUBRICATING OIL

A-1.1 The oil shall be SAE 30 viscosity grade as specified in IS : 496-
1982*.

A-2. BRAKE FLUID

A-2.1 The test fluid shall be heavy duty hydramlic brake fluid as specified
in IS : 8654-1977†
A-3. DIESEL FUEL
A-3.1 The diesel shall be Class A engine fuel as specified in IS : 1460-
1974‡.

A-4. PETROL
A-4.1 The test fluid shall be a mixture containing 30 percent by volume
of pure toluole conforming to IS : 536-1968§ and 70 percent by volume
of alkylate iso-octane ( reference fuel quality ).

*Specification for automotive internal combustion engine lubricating oils (fourth

revision).
†Specification for automotive hydraulic brake fluid, heavy duty.
‡Specification for diesel fuels ( second revision ).
§Specification for toluole, industrial ( first revision ).

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