Airport Lighting Cable is primarily used for series lighting circuits for runways, control systems, and other multi-purpose installations. It can be used for direct burial, conduit, or raceway. These cables are capable of operating continuously at a conductor temperature not in excess of 90°C for normal operation, 130°C for emergency overload conditions, and 250°C for short circuit conditions.
Voltage rating for conductors is 600 volts and 5,000 volts.
Airport Lighting Cable meets or exceeds FAA Specification L-824, AC150/5345-7E, and ICEAS-66-524
Airport Lighting Cable conductors are annealed (soft) copper, compressed 7 strand. 600V cable insulation is an abrasion,moisture, and heat resistant black cross-linked polyethylene. 5kV cable has an extruded semi-conducting cross-linked conductor shield with an abrasion, moisture, heat, and 20-mil track resistant cross-linked polyethylene insulation.
600 VOLTS
Size | Number of | Insulation Thickness | Nominal O.D. | Approximate Net | |
(AWG) | Strands | (mils) | (mils) | Weight | |
Lbs./1000' | |||||
12 | 7 | 60 | 209 | 34 | |
10 | 7 | 60 | 233 | 48 | |
8 | 7 | 60 | 262 | 70 | |
6 | 7 | 60 | 298 | 103 | |
4 | 7 | 60 | 345 | 156 | |
5,000 VOLTS | |||||
Size | Number of | Insulation | Approximate Net | ||
(AWG) | Strands | Weight | |||
Thickness | Nominal O.D. | ||||
Lbs./1000' | |||||
(mils) | (mils) | ||||
8 | 7 | 110 | 402 | 97 | |
4 | 7 | 110 | 485 | 198 | |
Cable shall be FAA L-824, Type C, suitable for operation at 600 volts or 5kV in wet or dry locations. Conductors shall be annealed (soft) copper, compressed 7 strand. 600V cable insulation shall be abrasion, moisture, and heat resistant black XLPE insulation (XLPE INSULATED CABLE ).
5kV cable shall have a 20 mil extruded cross-linked polyethylene conductor shield. 5kV cable shall have an abrasion, moisture, heat, and track resistant cross-linked polyethylene. Cable shall be printed with conductor size, manufacturer, voltage, and FAA-L-824, Type C.
In china domestic market ,it does not have uniform standard like XLPE cable ,ACSR ,steel tape armored power cable, PVC wire etc . Factory used to copy abroad and use the copper tape xlpe insulated cable production art to make it ,which will reduce much cost .