Regarding instrument cable conductor types
Thread Content
The types of conductors for cables specified in the GB∕T 3956-2008 standard are as follows: There are a total of four types of conductors: Type 1, Type 2, Type 5, and Type 6. Types 1 and 2 conductors are used in fixed-installed cables. The 5th and 6th types of conductors are used in flexible cables and wires, and can also be used for fixed installations. ——Type 1: Solid conductor — Type 2: Stranded conductor — Type 5: Flexible conductor — Type 6: A conductor that is even more flexible than Type 5. What type of cable is used for the instrument signal? For example, the main cable: 16x2x1.0mm2 twisted tinned copper wires with overall shielding and separate shielding for instrument signal cables. What is the difference between the second type of conductor and the fifth type of conductor? There’s a lot of information available online, but it’s still hard to understand. It would be best to have it in image form, so it’s easy to understand at a glance. Thank you~
I think there’s also a classification: Category 1 refers to single-strand conductors, Category 2 to seven-strand twisted conductors, and Category 5 to multi-strand conductors. Does the term \"strand\" here refer to a single copper wire?
My understanding is as follows: the first type is a solid wire, the common kind that consists of a single copper wire. On instruments, it is generally used with a 220V power supply and a ground connection. The second type consists of multiple copper wires wrapped together. Each copper wire is relatively thick. I rarely see them used on instruments anyway. Chapter 5 deals with ordinary instrument signal wires (), which are used between the instruments and the cabinet. The sixth type is one with a thinner wire than the fifth type (a single copper wire), used for connecting cabinets.