4mm Steel Wire Armoured Cable

Applications to supply power to all types of fixed installations.

4mm steel wire armoured cable.

Steel wire armoured cable or swa cable is a hardwearing cable made up of black pvc sheath xlpe insulation copper conductors and steel wire armouring. Swa cable which means steel wire armoured is heavy and difficult to bend which helps to reduce the risk of pinching and damage. Bs5467 steel wire armoured cables. Armoured power cables are available with both copper and aluminium conductors as required.

The construction of a steel wire armoured cable depends on the intended use. Steel wire armour provides mechanical protection which means the cable can withstand higher stresses be buried directly and used in external or underground projects. Packaging available in 500 metre drums. Suitable for use in ducts racks and ladders as well as burial underground without further protection.

Voltage rating of 60 1000v a pvc black outer sheath multi core galvanised steel wire armouring pvc bedding xlpe insulation plain annealed copper conductors approved to bs5467 bs en 60332 and basec approved. Buy online collect in hundreds of stores in as little as 1 minute. 03330 112 112 shop by product. These include low voltage and medium voltage swa steel wire armour 3 core cable and all sizes of these widely used armoured power cables with current ratings up to 33kv for single core cables aluminium wire armour awa is used to prevent induced current in the armour.

It is one of a number of armoured electrical cables which include 11 kv cable and 33 kv cable and is found in underground systems power networks and cable ducting. In electrical power distribution armoured cable usually means steel wire armoured cable swa which is a hard wearing power cable designed for the supply of mains electricity. 60 days free credit available. Designed and used as mains electricity supply when laying underground power networks incoming mains to homes amongst a host of other applications externally and internally.

For example when the power cable needs to be installed in a highly populated and or enclosed public area a low smoke zero halogen lszh equivalent called swa bs 6724 cable must be used swa cable bs 6724 has lszh bedding and a black lszh sheath all london underground cables are required to use lszh sheathing. Armoured cable is covered by a metal sheath which protects the cable from water and extreme temperatures allowing it to be used in underground or external projects as well as indoor applications. Call 24 7 on. Final protection is tightly bonded with a flame retardant pvc.

Hard wearing power cables armoured cable or as it is better known swa steel wired armoured or awa aluminium wired armoured is a hard wearing power cable specifically designed for the supply of the mains cable the armour provides mechanical protection allowing the cable to withstand higher stresses be buried directly and can be used in internal external and underground projects. Cable a round finish. Features of the swa cable. It is armoured with a galvanized steel wire.

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