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DEFENCE STANDARD-A

61-12 Parts 4&5 Multicore Type A
Multicore PVC insulated cables unscreened 440V R.M.S.

Application
Ministry of defence approved for general electronic use.

Construction

Conductors: Flexible tinned annealed copper
Insulation: PVC
Binder tape: Polyester tape
Outer sheath: PVC
Voltage rating: 440V R.M.S AT 1600 Hz
Temperature rating:70°C maximum operating temperature
Also available in LSOH

CONDUCTOR IDENTIFICATION FOR DEF. STANDARD CABLES

1
RED

2
BLUE

3
GREEN

4
YELLOW

5
WHITE

6
BLACK

7
BROWN

8
VIOLET

9
ORANGE

10
PINK

11
TURQUOISE

12
GREY

13
RED/
BLUE

14
GREEN/
RED

15
YELLOW/
RED

16
WHITE/
RED

17
RED/
BLACK

18
RED/
BROWN

19
YELLOW/
BLUE

20
WHITE/
BLUE

21
BLUE/
BLACK

22
ORANGE/
BLUE

23
GREEN/
BLUE

24
GREY/
BLUE

25
YELLOW/
GREEN

26
WHITE/
GREEN

27
GREEN/
BLACK

28
ORANGE/
GREEN

29
GREY/
GREEN

30
YELLOW/
BROWN

31
WHITE/
BROWN

32
BROWN/
BLACK

33
GREY/
BROWN

34
YELLOW/
VIOLET

35
VIOLET/
BLACK

36
WHITE/
VIOLET

* CABLE CONTAINING UP TO 25 CORES
CORE 23 YELLOW/GREEN
CORE 24 WHITE /GREEN
CORE 25 ORANGE/GREEN
CABLE CONTAINING OVER 25 CORES UP TO 36 CORES AS ABOVE TABLE .
SPECIFICATION DEF-STAN 61-12 Part 4 7 / 0.20mm (0.20mm²)
Rating 1 amp per core

Cable Ref.

Number of
Cores

Nominal
O/Dia (mm)

Weight
kg /km
7-2-2A

2

3.4

13

7-2-3A

3

3.6

16

7-2-4A

4

3.9

20

7-2-6A

6

4.5

30

7-2-12A

12

6.2

53

7-2-18A

18

7.3

80

7-2-25A

25

8.8

100

7-2-36A

36

9.8

140

SPECIFICATION DEF-STAN 61-12 Part 5 16 / 0.2mm (0.8mm²)
Rating 2.5 amp per core

Cable Ref.

Number of
Cores

Nominal
O/Dia (mm)

Weight
kg /km

16-2-2A

2

5.6

34
16-2-3A 3 5.8 42
16-2-4A 4 6.1 52
16-2-6A 6 6.9 75
16-2-12A 12 9.5 120
16-2-18A 18 11 180
16-2-25A 25 13.1 230
16-2-36A 36 15.3 353