New European Cable Harmonisation

Below is a guide to the new Euro Harmonisation of cable coding.

Twin flat - 6242Y

Triple flat - 6243Y

Two core armoured

Three Phase

Three core armoured

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The European cable colour code changes are as follows:

Code Changes

6241Y Cable PVC insulated and sheathed single core flat wiring cable with bare CPC, 300/500V to BS 6004		6242B Cable XLPE Insulated and OHLS(r) sheathed twin core flat wiring cable with bare CPC, 300/500V to BS7211.

6942XL Cable Two core, XLPE insulated and PVC sheathed, armoured 600 / 1000V cables to BS 5467		6943LS Cable Three core XLPE insulated & OHLS (R) sheathed, armoured to 600/1000V cables to BS6724.

6944XL Cable Four core, XLPE insulated and PVC sheathed, armoured 600/1000V cables, to BS5467.		Amendment No. 2:2004 to BS 7671:2001 implements the cable colours introduced in the revision of European Harmonisation document HD 308S2: Identification of cores in cables and flexible cords, and agrees with BS EN 60446:2000 Basic and safety principles of the man-machine interface identification of conductors by colours or numerals. The single-phase colours of red phase, black neutral and green and yellow earth are replaced by brown phase, blue neutral and green-and-yellow earth. These colours have been used in appliance flexible cables for 28 years. Three phase colours will be brown black and grey with a blue neutral instead of red, yellow and blue with a black neutral.