How do I select the right control cable?

Selection table for control cables

The selection of the right control cable depends on the conditions of use of the cable. There are a number of features and criteria that must be taken into account when making the selection. An essential feature is the voltage class. Typically, control cables have a voltage class of 300/500 V. Other voltage classes are also possible. Other voltage classes may also be required, e.g. 450/750 V or 0.6/1 kV.

Important features of a control cable concern the basic structure of the cable such as:

Shielded or unshielded
Number of cores and cross-section
numbered cores or coloured cores
with or without inner sheath
Choice of outer sheathgeschirmt oder ungeschirmt

The selection of the right outer jacket is of particular importance.
The following questions must be answered:

What is the temperature range of the cable?
What voltage class is required?
Which standards, approvals or certifications are required?
Will the control cable be exposed to mechanical loads?
With which media does the cable come into contact? (oil resistance, chemical resistance)

As a manufacturer of control cables for various applications with more than 75 years of experience, we would like to provide you with the selection guide for control cables as an initial decision-making aid in selecting the optimum control cable for your individual application and field of application.

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If you cannot find the right control cable for your application, we will be happy to help you select the right cable. At the customer's request, we can also design and produce a suitable control cable for you that exactly meets your technical requirements and your individual area of application. In many cases, we can realise this from as little as 300 m.

Cable type		CC 500	CC 500 B	ÖCYZ-J	CC 500 CY	CC 500 CY (TR)	CC 510	CC 510 CY	CC 500 SY	CC 500 SY (TR)	ÖZ-0 (E)	ÖZCuY-0 (E)	CC 500 P	CC 500 CP	SAB A 531 Rugged
Basic construction	Numbered cores	⬤		⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤
	Coloured cores		⬤
	Screened			⬤	⬤	⬤		⬤				⬤		⬤
	Steel wire protection								⬤	⬤
	Inner sheath				⬤	⬤		⬤	⬤	⬤		⬤	⬤³
	Transparent outer sheath					⬤				⬤
Temperature range fixed laying*	+105 °C
	+ 90 °C
	+ 80 °C
	+ 70 °C
	– 25 °C
	– 40 °C
	– 50 °C
Voltage	Nominal voltage Uo/U 300/500 V	⬤	⬤¹	⬤	⬤	⬤			⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤
	Nominal voltage Uo/U 450/750 V		⬤²
	Nominal voltage Uo/U 0,6/1 kV						⬤	⬤
	Voltage UL 600 V
	Voltage cUL 600 V
	Voltage CSA 600 V
	Voltage CSA 1000 V
	Testing voltage 2000 V												⬤	⬤
	Testing voltage 2500 V
	Testing voltage 3000 V	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤			⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤
	Testing voltage 4000 V						⬤	⬤							⬤
Standards and approvals	Halogen-free acc. to IEC 60754-1 + VDE 0482-754-1														⬤
	Fire performance flame retardant and self-extinguishing acc. to IEC 60332-1-2 + VDE 0482-332-1-2	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤			⬤
	Fire performance UL VW-1
	Fire performance CSA FT1
	Fire performance CSA FT1, FT2
	VDE-Reg. no.	⬤			⬤	⬤			⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤
	DIN VDE standardized
	<HAR> standardized
	UL recognition
	(UL) recognition
	CSA recognition
Characteristics	Oil resistance acc. to EN 50363-4-1 + VDE 0207-363-4-1
	Oil resistance acc. to EN 50363-10-2 + VDE 0207-363-10-2												⬤	⬤	⬤
	Oil resistance acc. to internal standard	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤
	Oil 60 °C
	oilrating 60 °C acc. to UL 1581
	Fuel Oil acc. to CSA-C 22.2 No. 210
	Good chemical resistance												⬤	⬤	⬤
	High mechanical loading capacity				⬤	⬤			⬤	⬤			⬤	⬤	⬤
	Intrinsically safe										⬤	⬤
	NFPA 79 for industrial machinery
	Impact and Crushing test acc. to UL 1277

from

to

¹from 0,50 mm to 1,50 mm²
² from 2,50 mm to 50,0 mm^{2
3}from 4,00 mm²

* The temperature range for flexible application is mentioned on the corresponding catalogue page

Cable type		05V-K/MTW/TEW 07V-K/H-07V-K/MTW/TEW	H05V2-K/H05V-K H07V2-K/H07V-K	H05VV5-F	CC 600	CC 600 CY	CC 600 T	CC 600 CY T	CC 600 MTW	CC 600 MTW CY	CC 600 P	CC 600 CP
Basic construction	Numbered cores			⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤
	Coloured cores
	Screened					⬤		⬤		⬤		⬤
	Steel wire protection
	Inner sheath					⬤					⬤³
	Transparent outer sheath
Temperature range fixed laying*	+105 °C
	+ 90 °C
	+ 80 °C
	+ 70 °C
	– 25 °C
	– 40 °C
	– 50 °C
Voltage	Nominal voltage Uo/U 300/500 V	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤			⬤	⬤
	Nominal voltage Uo/U 450/750 V	⬤	⬤
	Nominal voltage Uo/U 0,6/1 kV
	Voltage UL 600 V	⬤			⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤
	Voltage cUL 600 V								⬤	⬤
	Voltage CSA 600 V	⬤			⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤			⬤	⬤
	Voltage CSA 1000 V								⬤	⬤
	Testing voltage 2000 V		⬤				⬤	⬤			⬤	⬤
	Testing voltage 2500 V	⬤	⬤
	Testing voltage 3000 V			⬤	⬤	⬤
	Testing voltage 4000 V								⬤	⬤
Standards and approvals	Halogen-free acc. to IEC 60754-1 + VDE 0482-754-1
	Fire performance flame retardant and self-extinguishing acc. to IEC 60332-1-2 + VDE 0482-332-1-2	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤			⬤	⬤
	Fire performance UL VW-1	⬤			⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤			⬤	⬤
	Fire performance CSA FT1	⬤
	Fire performance CSA FT1, FT2				⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤
	VDE-Reg. no.				⬤	⬤
	DIN VDE standardized	⬤	⬤	⬤
	<HAR> standardized	⬤	⬤	⬤
	UL recognition	⬤			⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤
	(UL) listed								⬤	⬤
	CSA approved	⬤			⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤	⬤
Characteristics	Oil resistance acc. to EN 50363-4-1 + VDE 0207-363-4-1			⬤	⬤	⬤			⬤	⬤
	Oil resistance acc. to EN 50363-10-2 + VDE 0207-363-10-2
	Oil resistance acc. to internal standard						⬤	⬤
	Oil 60 °C				⬤	⬤			⬤	⬤
	oilrating 60 °C acc. to UL 1581										⬤	⬤
	Fuel Oil acc. to CSA-C 22.2 No. 210				⬤	⬤			⬤	⬤
	Good chemical resistance										⬤	⬤
	High mechanical loading capacity				⬤	⬤					⬤	⬤
	Intrinsically safe
	NFPA 79 for industrial machinery								⬤	⬤
	Impact and Crushing test acc. to UL 1277								⬤	⬤

from

to

¹from 0,50 mm to 1,50 mm²
² from 2,50 mm to 50,0 mm^{2
3}from 4,00 mm²

* The temperature range for flexible application is mentioned on the corresponding catalogue page

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