Defence Standard A

61-12 Parts 4&5 Multicore Type A
Multicore PVC insulated cables unscreened 440V R.M.S.

Application
Ministry of defence approved for general electronic use.

Specification

  • Conductors: Flexible tinned annealed copper conductors
  • Insulation: PVC insulated
  • Conductor Ident. see chart below
  • Binder tape: Polyester tape
  • Outer sheath: PVC black or grey (other colours can be manufactured)
  • Voltage rating: 440V R.M.S AT 1600 Hz
  • Temperature rating: 70 Deg C maximum operating temperature
  • Available in LSZH to IEC60754-2 IEC 61034-1

CONDUCTOR IDENTIFICATION FOR DEF. STANDARD CABLES

1
RED		 2
BLUE		 3
GREEN		 4
YELLOW		 5
WHITE		 6
BLACK
7
BROWN		 8
VIOLET		 9
ORANGE		 10
PINK		 11
TURQUOISE		 12
GREY
13
RED/
BLUE		 14
GREEN/
RED		 15
YELLOW/
RED		 16
WHITE/
RED		 17
RED/
BLACK		 18
RED/
BROWN
19
YELLOW/
BLUE		 20
WHITE/
BLUE		 21
BLUE/
BLACK		 22
ORANGE/
BLUE		 23
GREEN/
BLUE		 24
GREY/
BLUE
25
YELLOW/
GREEN		 26
WHITE/
GREEN		 27
GREEN/
BLACK		 28
ORANGE/
GREEN		 29
GREY/
GREEN		 30
YELLOW/
BROWN
31
WHITE/
BROWN		 32
BROWN/
BLACK		 33
GREY/
BROWN		 34
YELLOW/
VIOLET		 35
VIOLET/
BLACK		 36
WHITE/
VIOLET

* CABLE CONTAINING UP TO 25 CORES
CORE 23 YELLOW/GREEN
CORE 24 WHITE /GREEN
CORE 25 ORANGE/GREEN
CABLE CONTAINING OVER 25 CORES UP TO 36 CORES AS ABOVE TABLE .

SPECIFICATION DEF-STAN 61-12 Part 4 7 / 0.20mm (0.20mm)
Rating 1 amp per core

CABLE REF NUMBER OF
CORES		 NOMINAL
O/DIA MM		 WEIGHT
KG / KM
7-2-2A 2 3.4 13
7-2-3A 3 3.6 16
7-2-4A 4 3.9 20
7-2-6A 6 4.5 30
7-2-12A 12 6.2 53
7-2-18A 18 7.3 80
7-2-25A 25 8.8 100
7-2-36A 36 9.8 140

SPECIFICATION DEF-STAN 61-12 Part 5 16 / 0.2mm (0.5mm)
Rating 2.5 amp per core

CABLE REF NUMBER OF
CORES		 NOMINAL
O/DIA MM		 WEIGHT
KG / KM
16-2-2A 2 5.6 34
16-2-3A 3 5.8 42
16-2-4A 4 6.1 52
16-2-6A 6 6.9 75
16-2-12A 12 9.5 120
16-2-18A 18 11 180
16-2-25A 25 13.1 230
16-2-36A 36 15.3 353