CY SCREENED

The cable is designed to be used as an interconnecting cable for measuring, controlling or regulation in control equipment for assembly and production lines, conveyors and for computer units.

The shielding on CY cable helps to reduce electromagnetic interference; therefore CY cable is commonly used in situations where reduced interference signal and data transmission is required.

If protected correctly electricians have found that CY can be useful in outdoor projects - however it is recommended and most commonly used for indoor projects in dry or moist conditions.

Multicore Loading In practice, the majority of cores in a multicore control cable of 7 cores and above carry only small or intermittent current and a current rating based on the assumption that all cores are equally loaded is quite unrealistic. In most cases only two cores, the line and neutral feed cores are likely to approach the maximum permitted loading. The current rating for twin core cable can therefore be used in these cables.

Where more than two cores are known to carry an appreciable current, the multiplying factors applicable to the two core ratings are given below. The normal current rating for twin cable may also be used in cases where the number of cores carrying appreciable current does not exceed the square root of the total number of cores in the cable.