BS 5308 Cables

Caledonian BS 5308 standard instrumentation cables are suitable for use within the communication and telecoms, water treatment, oil, gas and petrochemical industries.

Caledonian Cables has a range of Instrumentation Cables to BS 5308, commonly used to carry voice and data signals.Caleodnian's range of BS5308 Instrumentation Cables, including Part 1 Type 1, Part 1 Type 2, and Part 2 Type 1 are available with PVC or LSZH sheaths, and Part 2 Type 2 is available with a PVC sheath.

PAS 5308 Cables

PAS 5308-1:2009 ('PAS' standing for 'Publically Available Specification') was created, so that the information was kept in the public domain. The PAS 5308 standard also provides dimensional details for the cable types that were originally part of the BS5308 standard. The purpose of doing this was so that this data which is an important consideration and required by stakeholders for design, manufacture, testing and selection remained readily available to the public. The standard also covers the requirements and dimensions for polythene insulated control and instrumentation cables in multi-pair construction, with or without screens. PAS 5308 highlights the fact that local, national and/or safety systems may specify fire resistance/reaction requirements, such as circuit integrity, or low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when in fire conditions.

EN 50288-7 Cables

However, in 2009, it was superseded by the European Standard BS EN 50288-7:2005. As a result of this replacement, important technical information relating to certain instrumentation cable builds would have been lost, as these were not included in the new European Standard.