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21、2.2 NO. 214-08 UL 4444No Text on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULCONTENTSPreface .6Communication Cables1 Scope .72 Reference publications 73 Definitions 94 General Requirements .95 Construction .105.1 Conductors .105.2
22、 Insulation .115.3 Optical fibre members 125.4 Core assembly 125.6 Spare pairs .135.7 Core binders 135.8 Core wrap 135.9 Shields .135.10 Jackets .145.11 Metallic covering .155.12 Metallic messenger 156 Manufacturing and production tests 156.1 Spark test after insulating 156.2 Continuity 166.3 Dielec
23、tric strength .167 Capability tests 177.1 Corrosion resistance of uncoated copper conductors 177.2 Crush resistance of insulation .177.3 Insulation unaged and heat-aged requirements .187.4 Insulation shrinkback 197.5 Insulation cold bend .207.6 AC leakage current through overall jacket 207.7 Durabil
24、ity of printing .207.8 Unaged and heat-aged requirements of jacket 207.9 Flexibility (PVDF jackets rated 125C only) .217.10 Cable cold bend .227.11 Jacket peel test 227.12 Weatherometer test for Type CMX Cable .237.13 Cold impact of outdoor Type CMX cable 237.14 Flame and smoke requirements 247.15 M
25、easuring thickness of insulation and rounding off the results .257.16 Conductor resistance .267.17 Conductor diameter .267.18 Compressive loading test for Type CMUC .277.19 Heat shock test for cross-connect wire 277.20 Deformation test for cross-connect wire .287.21 Dielectric tests for cross-connec
26、t wire .287.22 Sunlight resistant test .297.23 Circuit integrity test for cable marked -CI 298 Marking of Cables .298.1 General 29APRIL 30, 2010 CSA C22.2 NO. 214-08 UL 444 5UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL8.2 Type of marking .
27、298.3 Required marking .308.4 Optional marking 328.5 Intervals 329 Marking on tag, reel, or carton .329.1 General requirements 329.2 Other marking .3310 Date of manufacture 33TABLESAppendix A Electrical codes for wire typesAppendix B Guidelines for sample selection for flame and smoke test requireme
28、ntsAppendix C Cable substitutionsAPRIL 30, 2010CSA C22.2 NO. 214-08 UL 4446UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULPrefaceThis is the common CSA and UL standard for communications cables. It is the seventh edition of CSAC22.2 No. 214 a
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38、TERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULCommunication Cables1 Scope1.1 This standard applies to 60 250C single- or multiple-conductor jacketed or unjacketed, integral ornonintegral cables and single or multiple coaxial cables for telephone and other co
39、mmunication circuitssuch as voice, data, and audio for on-premise customer systems. These cables are not prohibited fromcontaining one or more optical fibre members. For the purpose of this standard, a coaxial cable or coaxialmember conductor is a single conductor with a shield. For the purpose of t
40、his standard, a single- ormultiple-conductor unjacketed cable is a cross-connect wire.1.2 This standard applies to communications cables that are intended primarily for installation inaccordance with Section 60 of the Canadian Electrical Code(CEC), Part I, and Article 800 of the NationalElectrical C
41、ode(NEC), ANSI/NFPA 70. They are rated for 300 V applications but are not so marked.Note: See Appendix A for a complete list of wire types covered by this Standard and the specific electrical codes for whichthey are intended.1.3 This standard does not apply to communications cords.1.4 In Canada, Typ
42、e CMUC, cross-connect communications cables, and the -CI circuit integritymarkings are not recognized by the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I.In the US, Type CMH is not recognized in the NEC.1.5 If a value for measurement is followed by a value in other units in parenthesis, the second value maybe o
43、nly approximate. The first stated value is the requirement.2 Reference publicationsAny undated reference to a code or standard appearing in the requirements of this standard shall beinterpreted as referring to the latest edition of that code or standard.CSA (Canadian Standards Association)C22.1Canad
44、ian Electrical Code, Part ICAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 0General Requirements Canadian Electrical Code, Part IICSA C22.2 No. 2556Wire and Cable Test MethodsUL (Underwriters Laboratories)UL 1581Reference Standard for Electrical Wires, Cables, and Flexible CordsAPRIL 30, 2010 CSA C22.2 NO. 214-08 UL 444 7UL COPY
45、RIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULUL 1666Test for Flame Propagation Height of Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables Installed Vertically in ShaftsUL 1685Vertical-Tray Fire-Propagation and Smoke-Release Test for Electrical and Optical-Fibe
46、r CablesUL 2196Tests for Fire Resistive CablesUL 2556Wire and Cable Test MethodsANSI (American National Standards Institute)Z136 SeriesSafe Use of Lasers.ANSI/NFPA (American National Standards Institute/National Fire Protection Association)NFPA 70National Electric CodeASTM (American Society for Test
47、ing and Materials)B33Specification for Tinned Soft or Annealed Copper Wire for Electrical PurposesB 189Specification for Lead-Coated and Lead-Alloy-Coated Soft Copper Wire for Electrical PurposesB 298Specification for Silver-Coated Soft or Annealed Copper WireB 355Specification for Nickel-Coated Sof
48、t or Annealed Copper WireB 869Specification for Copper-clad Steel Electrical Conductor for CATV Drop WireD 5374Test Methods for Forced-Convection Laboratory Ovens for Evaluation of Electrical InsulationD 5423Specification for Forced-Convection Laboratory Ovens for Evaluation of Electrical Insulation
49、NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)NFPA 262Standard Method of Test for Fire and Smoke Characteristics of Wire and CablesThe requirements of CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 0, when appropriate, apply to this standard.JULY 11, 2008CSA C22.2 NO. 214-08 UL 4448UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL3 Definitions3.1 The following definitions apply in this standard:3.2 BONDED METAL SHIELD A covering over the cable co
