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SWA

Steel Wire Armoured (SWA) Power Cables

Typical Cable Applications: Suitable for use on indoor/outdoor and direct buried installations

BS 5467, BASEC Approved with harmonised colour scheme
Stranded plain copper conductors with cross-linked insulation and PVC bedding with a single layer of galvanised mild steel wires for 2, 3 or 4 cores and a black PVC sheath
B3 P/N No.
Cores/CSA
 (mm2)
Nominal
Conductor
 Stranding
 (No/mm)
Nominal
Overall
 Diameter
(mm)
Current
Rating in
air single
(Amps)
Nominal
Weight
(kgs/km)
2GH920100 2 x 1.5mm2 7/0.53 12.1 24.0 305
2GH920200 2 x 2.5mm2 7/0.67 13.6 33.0 352
2GH930203 2 x 2.5mm2+E 7/0.67 14.1 33.0 397
2GH920300 2 x 4mm2 7/0.85 14.7 45.0 419
2GH930400 3 x 6mm2 7/1.04 16.6 52.0 639
2GH940600 4 x 16mm2 7/1.70 22.9 96.0 1700
Please note: The above cables are available up to 48 cores, conductor range 1.5mm2 - 1000mm2, with an earthwire option (E)

Halogen Free Fire Retardant Steel Wire Armoured (SWA) Power Cables

Typical Cable Applications: Suitable for use on indoor/outdoor and direct buried installations

BS 6724, BASEC Approved with harmonised colour scheme
Stranded plain copper conductors of 2, 3 or 4 cores with cross-linked XLPE insulation, a low smoke zero halogen bedding with a single layer of galvanised steel wires and a black low smoke zero halogen sheath
B3 P/N No.
Cores/CSA
 (mm2)
Nominal
Conductor
Stranding
(No/mm)
Nominal
Overall
Diameter
 (mm)
Current
Rating in
air single
 (Amps)
Nominal
Weight
 (kgs/km)
2GH920100L 2 x 1.5mm2 7/0.53 12.1 24.0 305
2GH930203L 2 x 2.5mm2+E 7/0.67 14.1 33.0 397
2GH930300L 3 x 4mm2 7/0.85 15.3 40.0 481
2GH930400L 3 x 6mm2 7/1.04 16.6 52.0 639
2GH940500L 4 x 10mm2 7/1.34 21.1 71.0 1064
2GH940600L 4 x 16mm2 7/1.70 22.9 96.0 1700
Please note: The above cables are available up to 48 cores, conductor range 1.5mm2 - 1000mm2, with an earthwire option (E)