CU/XLPE/LSF/SWA/LSF is a halogen free, XLPE insulted, LSFbedded, steel wire armoured and LSF sheathed cable with circular,compacted and stranded annealed copper conductors complying with BS6360 class 2. The cable is designed according to BS 6724. Thearmour is a single layer of galvanized steel wires, laid in a lefthand direction. The cores are marked with numbers and they arelaid up in concentric layers and covered with an extruded layer ofpolymeric compound. The external surface on the outer sheath isembossed "NEXANS GS BASEC ELECTRICAL CABLE 600 / 1000 V BS 6724NUMBER OF CORES X NOMINAL AREA OF THE CONDUCTOR XLPE ALSECURE YEAROF MANUFACTURE" + metre marking. The cable meets the requirementsfor flammability stated in BS 4066: part 3 category C and has lowemission of smoke and fume when burning.

Current ratings

The cable can be loaded according to IEC 60287: "CALCULATION OFTHE CONTIOUS CURRENT RATING OF CABLES (100% LOAD FACTOR)".

Standards

The cable is manufactured and tested according to BS 6724.

Quality system

Designed, manufactured and tested in accordance with ISO9001.

Environmental management system

The activities at our plant in Grimsås are certified to ISO14001.