BS 7870-5 ABC Cable Application
BS 7870-5 Standard Aerial Bundle Cable (ABC) low voltage cable for overhead power distribution offering higher level of safety and reliability and lower power losses than bare conductors.
BS 7870-5 ABC Cable Construction
BS 7870-5 ABC Cable Specifications
number of cores x nominal cross section | max. conductor- resistance | min. breaking load of conductor strand | Current rating in the air | Outer diameter | Total weight |
mm | Ohm/km | kN | A | mm | kg/km |
1x 16 RM | 1.91 | 2.5 | 72 | 8 | 74 |
1x 25 RM | 1.2 | 4 | 107 | 9 | 106 |
1x 35 RM | 0.868 | 5.5 | 132 | 10.5 | 138 |
1x 50 RM | 0.641 | 8 | 165 | 11.8 | 182 |
1x 70 RM | 0.443 | 10.7 | 205 | 13 | 252 |
1x 95 RM | 0.32 | 13.7 | 240 | 15.4 | 333 |
1x 120 RM | 0.253 | 18.6 | 290 | 17 | 408 |
1x 150 RM | 0.206 | 23.2 | 334 | 19 | 502 |
1x 185 RM | 0.164 | 28.7 | 389 | 21 | 611 |
1x 240 RM | 0.125 | 37.2 | 467 | 24 | 801 |
2x 16 RM | 1.91 | 2.5 | 72 | 15.6 | 147 |
2x 25 RM | 1.2 | 4 | 107 | 18 | 208 |
2x 35 RM | 0.868 | 5.5 | 132 | 20 | 277 |
2x 50 RM | 0.641 | 8 | 165 | 23.5 | 361 |
2x 70 RM | 0.443 | 10.7 | 205 | 25.4 | 505 |
2x 95 RM | 0.32 | 13.7 | 240 | 30.3 | 666 |
2x 150 RM | 0.206 | 23.2 | 334 | 38 | 1004 |
4x 16 RM | 1.91 | 2.5 | 72 | 18.8 | 286 |
4x 25 RM | 1.2 | 4 | 107 | 21.2 | 430 |
4x 35 RM | 0.868 | 5.5 | 132 | 24.1 | 553 |
4x 50 RM | 0.641 | 8 | 165 | 27.8 | 746 |
4x 70 RM | 0.443 | 10.7 | 205 | 31.8 | 1009 |
4x 95 RM | 0.32 | 13.7 | 240 | 37.8 | 1332 |
4x 120 RM | 0.253 | 18.6 | 290 | 54.4 | 1632 |
4x 50 + 1x 25 RM | 0.641/1.200 | 8.0/4.0 | 165/107 | 31.9 | 814 |
4x 50 + 1x 35 RM | 0.641/0.868 | 8.5/5.5 | 165/132 | 31.9 | 845 |
4x 70 + 1x 25 RM | 0.443/1.200 | 10.7/4.0 | 205/107 | 36 | 1105 |
4x 70 + 2x 25 RM | 0.443/1.200 | 10.7/4.0 | 205/107 | 40 | 1217 |
4x 95 + 1x 25 RM | 0.320/1.200 | 13.7/4.0 | 240/107 | 41.8 | 1438 |
4x 95 + 2x 25 RM | 0.320/1.200 | 13.7/4.0 | 240/107 | 42 | 1544 |
4×120 + 1x 25 RM | 0.253/1.200 | 18.6/4.0 | 290/107 | 59 | 2050 |