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Standard: BS 6708 flexible cables for use at mines and quarries

Application: used on mining machines and to supply mining machines both on the surface or underground.

Specification

Conductor: Class 5 copper

Insulation: rubber compound as per BS 7655

Screen: wire and synthetic fiber braids, all wire braids

Sheath: rubber compound as per BS 7655

The products of this series include:

BS6708 Type 7, 7M, 7S, 11, 14, 16: Cables with individual metallic screens, rated voltage 640/1100V for use with coalcutters and for similar purposes.

BS6708 Type FS4: Flat cables with individual metallic screens, rated voltage 640/1100V for use on overhead catenary systems and for similar purposes.

BS6708 Type 20, 21, 62, 63, 64, 70, 71, 201, 211, 321, 331: Cables with galvanized steel pliable wire armoring, rated voltage up to 1900/3300V.

BS6708 Type 506, 512, 518, 524: Cables with galvanized steel pliable wire armoring having up to 24 individual screened cores, rated voltage up to 320/550V.

BS6708 Type 621, 630, 631: Cables with galvanized steel pliable wire armoring having individual metallic screened or unscreened cores, rated voltage up to 3800/6600V.

BS6708 Type 44: Cables with individual metallic screens, rated voltage 600/1000V, for use with drills.

BS6708 Type 43: Cables with individual non-metallic screens, rated voltage 600/1000V, for use with drills.

BS6708 Type 730: Cables with individual metallic screened cores, non-armored, rated voltage 3800/6600V.

BS6708 Type 830: Cables with metallic screened cores, non-armored, rated voltage 6350/11000V.

BS6708 Type 307, 307M, 307S: Cables with individual metallic screens, rated voltage 1900/3300V, for use with coalface cutters and for similar purposes.