1.1 Conduit & trunking wiring cables
Single core, PVC Insulated General Purpose Cables

Conductors:
Annealed Copper – 1.5 mm2 to 400 mm2
Solid Conductor – Class 1
Stranded Conductor – Class 2
Insulation: PVC
Voltage: 450/750V or 600/1000V
Specification: BS 6004, SABS 1507-2, MBS 650

1.2 Surface wiring
Multicore Flat & Circular Sheathead Cables, Flat Twin, Flat 3 Core, Flat 2 Core + Earth

Conductors: Annealed Copper – 1.0 mm2 to 16 mm2
Insulation: PVC
Voltage: 300/500V
Specification: BS 6004, SABS 1507-2, MBS 650
Power & Auxiliary Cables Type NYY 600/650V

1.3 Control & Switchgear wiring

Conductors: Plain Copper. Flexible Class 5, 0.5 mm2 to 240 mm2
Insulation: PVC
Voltage: 600/1000V
Specification: BS 6231, SABS 1507-02 & MBS 650

2.1 PVC Insulated, Parallel Twin Flexible Ripcord 300/500 V
2.2 PVC Insulated, Twin Twisted Non Sheathed Flexible Cord 300/500V
2.3 PVC Insulated, PVC Sheathed Flexible Cord, Parallel Twin, Circular Twin,
3, 4 & 5 cores 300/500V

Conductors: Plain Copper Flexible Class 5, 0.5 mm2 to 2.5 mm2
Insulation: PVC
Voltage: 300/500 V
Specification: BS 6500, SABS 1507, MBS 650 & 15

3 Distribution

3.1 Power & Auxiliary Armoured Underground Cables

Conductors: Copper or Aluminium – 25 mm2 to 300 mm2
Solid – Class 1, Stranded – Class 2
Insulation: PVC or XLPE
Bedding: PVC
Armour: Single layer of Galvanised Steel Wire
Sheath: PVC Flame Retardant
Voltage: 600/1000V or 1900/3300V
Specification: BS 6346, BS 5467 SABS 1507 – 3 & MBS 528

4.1 Aerial Bundled Conductors (ABC)

Conductors: Hard drawn Aluminium, Compacted Stranded Circular – Class 2
25 mm2 to 150 mm2
Insulation: XLPE Black
Voltage: 600/1000V
Specification: BS 7850-5, SABS 1418 & PIESA 5004

4.2.1 All Aluminium Conductors
Conductors: 25 mm2 to 100 mm2

4.2.2 Aluminium – Magnesium – Silicon Alloy Wires
Conductors: 50 mm2 to 100 mm2

4.2.3 Aluminium Conductor Steel Reinforced
Conductors: 50 mm2 to 100 mm2
Specification: BS 215: Part 1 & 2, MS EN 50183