(For Multipair PE insulated Collective Screened Cables to BS 5308 Part2.)
Two-pair unscreened cables are cabled in quad formation and colour coded in clockwise order of rotation,
black,blue,green,brown.
All other cables up to 50 pairs conform to the following coding:
Pair No. |
‘A' Wire |
‘B' Wire |
Pair No. |
‘A' Wire |
‘B' Wire |
1. |
White |
Blue |
26. |
RED-Blue |
Blue |
2. |
White |
Orange |
27. |
RED-Blue |
Orange |
3. |
White |
Green |
28. |
RED-Blue |
Green |
4. |
White |
Brown |
29. |
RED-Blue |
Brown |
5. |
White |
Grey |
30. |
RED-Blue |
Grey |
6. |
Red |
Blue |
31. |
BLUE-Black |
Blue |
7. |
Red |
Orange |
32. |
BLUE-Black |
Orange |
8. |
Red |
Green |
33. |
BLUE-Black |
Green |
9. |
Red |
Brown |
34. |
BLUE-Black |
Brown |
10. |
Red |
Grey |
35. |
BLUE-Black |
Grey |
11. |
Black |
Blue |
36. |
YELLOW-Blue |
Blue |
12. |
Black |
Orange |
37. |
YELLOW-Blue |
Orange |
13. |
Black |
Green |
38. |
YELLOW-Blue |
Green |
14. |
Black |
Brown |
39. |
YELLOW-Blue |
Brown |
15. |
Black |
Grey |
40. |
YELLOW-Blue |
Grey |
16. |
Yellow |
Blue |
41. |
WHITE-Orange |
Blue |
17. |
Yellow |
Orange |
42. |
WHITE-Orange |
Orange |
18. |
Yellow |
Green |
43. |
WHITE-Orange |
Green |
19. |
Yellow |
Brown |
44. |
WHITE-Orange |
Brown |
20. |
Yellow |
Grey |
45. |
WHITE-Orange |
Grey |
21. |
WHITE-Blue |
Blue |
46. |
ORANGE-Red |
Blue |
22. |
WHITE-Blue |
Orange |
47. |
ORANGE-Red |
Orange |
23. |
WHITE-Blue |
Green |
48. |
ORANGE-Red |
Green |
24. |
WHITE-Blue |
Brown |
49. |
ORANGE-Red |
Brown |
25. |
WHITE-Blue |
Grey |
50. |
ORANGE-Red |
Grey |
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