BS 5308 - Part 1 & 2 - colour code


TABLE 1 - BS 5308 - PART 1

A - Pairs Identification

1 - Unscreened pairs are identified by means of colours in the sequence detailed below

 

N° PAIR a-wire b-wire

N° PAIRS

a-wire b-wire

black

blue

green

brown

white

red

black

blue

green

brown

white

red

orange

black

blue

orange

orange

orange

orange

orange

orange

yellow

yellow

yellow

yellow

yellow

yellow

yellow

grey

grey

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

black

black

blue

black

blue

green

black

blue

green

brown

black

blue

green

brown

white

blue

green

green

brown

brown

brown

white

white

white

white

red

red

red

red

red

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

*Two pairs unscreened and collectively screened cables can also be cabled in quad formation clockwise colour code black,blue,green,brown

 

2 - Screened pairs are identified either:
a) by means of colours as per table 1
b) by numbered polyester tapes with each pair having one black and one blue core

B - Inner and outer sheath will be black unless specified

 

TABLE 2 - BS 5308 - PART 2

A - Pairs Identification.

1 - Unscreened pairs are identified by means of colours in the sequence detailed below.

 

N° PAIRS a-wire b-wire

N° PAIRS

a-wire b-wire

yellow

yellow

yellow

yellow

yellow

white-blue

white-blue

white-blue

white-blue

white-blue

red-blue

red-blue

red-blue

red-blue

red-blue

blue

orange

green

brown

grey

blue

orange

green

brown

grey

blue

orange

green

brown

grey

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

white

white

white

white

white

red

red

red

red

red

black

black

black

black

black

blue

orange

green

brown

grey

blue

orange

green

brown

grey

blue

orange

green

brown

grey

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

*Two pairs unscreened and collectively screened cables can also be cabled in quad formation clockwise colour code black,blue,green,brown

 

2 - Screened pairs are identified either:
a) by means of colours as per table 2
b) by numbered polyester tapes with each pair having one white and one blue core

B - Inner and outer sheath will be black unless specified

 

 

 

 

 

 


The data included in the present catalogue are merely indicative; Metallurgica Bresciana S.p.A. reserves to itself the right to change them at its own discretion and in any moment.
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