1、PUBLISHED DOCUMENT PD 2379:2005 Register of colours of manufacturers identification threads for electric cables and cords Tenth Edition ICS: 01.070; 29.060.20 Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, na, Mon Apr 25 03:47:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPD 2379:2005 This Published Document, was published unde
2、r the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 11 February 2005 BSI 11 February 2005 First published in printed form (fourth edition) 1956 Fifth edition 1962 Sixth edition November 1977 Seventh edition February 1982 Eighth edition September 1990 Ninth edition April 1994 Tenth edit
3、ion February 2005 The following BSI reference relates to the work on this Published Document: Committee reference: GEL/20/17 ISBN 0 580 45244 1 Committees responsible for this Published Document The preparation of this Published Document was entrusted by Technical Committee GEL/20, Electrical cables
4、, to Subcommittee GEL/20/17, Low voltage cables, upon which the following bodies were represented: BEAMA Installation Ltd. British Approvals Services for Cables British Cables Assocation British Plastics Federation Chartered Institution of Building Services Department of Trade and Industry Consumer
5、Safety Unit Electrical Association Energy Industries Council Engineering Industries Association ERA Technology Ltd. Ministry of Defence UK Defence Standardization Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date Comment Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, na, Mon Apr 25 03:47:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (
6、c) BSIPD 2379:2005 BSI 11 February 2005 i Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover Foreword ii 1S c o p e 1 2 Extent of scheme 1 3 Correspondence and applications for new allocations 1 4S t a n d a r d c o l o u r s 1 5M a t e r i a l 1 6 Alphabetical list of companies by country 2 7
7、Alphabetical list of colour combinations 13 Annex A (informative) Approval threads 23 Bibliography 25 Figure A.1 Dimensions of CENELEC identification thread for the United Kingdom 24 Figure A.2 IECEE approval thread allocated to the United Kingdom 24 Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, na, Mon Apr 25 03:47:58
8、BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPD 2379:2005 ii BSI 11 February 2005 Foreword This Published Document has been prepared by Subcommittee GEL/20/17. It supersedes PD 2379:1994, which is withdrawn. This is the tenth edition of PD 2379. The administration of the scheme for allocating distinctive com
9、binations of coloured identification threads to manufacturers of electric cables was transferred from the Ministry of Defence to the British Standards Institution in 1950 and to the British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC) in 1990. BASEC is responsible for issuing all the colour combinations con
10、tained in this document, except those allocated to the companies listed for France and Sweden. Those companies, however, are BASEC licensees. The earlier editions of the register were published in mimeographed form between 1950 and 1956, when the fourth edition appeared as a Published Document under
11、 the present reference number, PD 2379. The fifth edition, published in 1962, was brought up to date and the allocations made by the Canadian Standards Association to Canadian companies were included. In the sixth edition, published in 1977, an endeavour was made to indicate the former title where t
12、akeovers or merges had occurred. The seventh, eighth and ninth editions, published between 1982 and 1994, were general revisions. This tenth edition includes all new allocations and changes notified to BASEC up to 30 September 2004. Annex A details the approval thread of BASEC (British Approvals Ser
13、vice for Cables), the common marking thread of CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) and the morse-coded approval thread of the IECEE (IEC System for Conformity Testing to Standards for Safety of Electrical Equipment). This publication does not purport to include all the
14、necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a Published Document does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, pages 1 to 25 and a ba
15、ck cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, na, Mon Apr 25 03:47:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPD 2379:2005 BSI 11 February 2005 1 1 Scope This Published Document contains a register of colours of manufa
16、cturers identification threads for electric cables and cords. It lists the manufacturers in alphabetical order by country, and the identification threads in alphabetical order by colour. It covers manufacturers in Australia, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Kenya, Jamaica, Malaysia, New Zealand, Paki
17、stan, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom and Zambia. 2 Extent of scheme The scheme covers companies with factories in Australia, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Kenya, Jamaica, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Un
18、ited Kingdom and Zambia. It is known that some of the colour combinations allocated under the present scheme have also been adopted by manufacturers with factories outside the areas covered. There can therefore be no certain identification of the manufacturer from a sample, unless it is known that t
19、he cable was made in a country covered by the scheme. International discussions have taken place in an attempt to resolve this difficulty, but an agreed scheme had not been developed up to the date of publication of this edition of the register. Identification by coloured threads is not the only met
20、hod of identifying the name of the manufacturer within a cable. Several other systems are also in general use, including printed tapes, printing on the core or sheath and indenting or embossing of the core or sheath. 3 Correspondence and applications for new allocations Applications for new allocati
21、ons of identification colours under this scheme should be made to BASEC, 23 Presley Way, Crownhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK8 0ES. Reference to the number of this document, PD 2379, will assist in dealing with correspondence connected with this register. 4 Standard colours NOTE Colours are
22、not defined within close limits and manufacturers are expected to ensure that the colours are easily distinguishable from each other. The colours used are as follows and in the lists they appear in alphabetical order. black; blue; brown; green; grey 1) ; mauve; orange; purple 2) ; red; white; yellow
23、. 5 Material Each identification thread consists of one, two, three, four or eight coloured strands, twisted together or laid parallel, the colours for each individual manufacturer being as listed in Clause 6 and Clause 7. Any suitable material may be used provided that it is not soluble in acetone
24、and will retain the colourings without fading. 1) In Canada, this colour is known as “slate”. 2) Used only in Canada. Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, na, Mon Apr 25 03:47:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPD 2379:2005 2 BSI 11 February 2005 6 Alphabetical list of companies by country 6.1 Australia The
25、 following colour combinations have been allocated through BASEC or the Standards Association of Australia, Standards House, 80 Arthur Street, North Sydney, NSW 2059, Australia. A F Bambach Pty Ltd. Red, white, yellow Australian Insulated Cables Pty Ltd. Grey, orange, red * Austral Standard Cable Pt
26、y Ltd. (now MM Cables) Blue, brown, green * AWA Telecom Black, blue, white * Blys Industries Pty Ltd. (now MM Cables) Black, red, yellow Burton Electrical Manufacturing Company Blue, brown white * Cable makers Australia Pty Ltd. (Queensland) (now MM Cables) Black, black, orange * Cable makers Austra
27、lia Pty Ltd. (WA) (now MM Cables) Black, orange, orange * Cable makers Australia (SA) Ltd. Black, brown, grey * Conqueror Cables Pty Ltd. (integrated into Pirelli Ericsson Cables Ltd. ca. 1798) Brown, green white CPE Cables Blue, green, grey, orange Electra-Cables (Aust) Pty Ltd. Brown, green, grey,
28、 red G W Engineering Pty Ltd. (formerly Sphinx Engineering Pty Ltd.) Black, green, white Hartland Manufacturing Co. Brown, white, yellow J C Ludowici & Son, Ltd. Blue, brown, yellow * Metal Manufacturers Pty Ltd. (now MM Cables) Blue, white, yellow MM Cables (formerly Cable Makers Australia Pty Ltd.
29、 (NSW) Black, orange * Nylex Black, green, red Olex Cables Pty Ltd. Red, yellow Pirelli Power Cables & Systems Australia Ltd. (formerly Pirelli Ericsson Cables Ltd.) (formerly Camelec Ltd.) Black, green, grey Pirelli Power Cables & Systems Australia Ltd. Black, green, grey, white Regal Braiding Pty
30、Ltd. Black, brown, yellow Spinaway Cables (formerly Spinaway Industries Pty Ltd.) Blue, brown, red Standards Association of Australia Green, orange, red, yellow Wiring Assemblies Orange, red, white *An asterisk preceding a company name indicates that the company has ceased trading under this name. H
31、owever, to avoid the possibility of confusion, it is intended not to re-allocate the colour combinations for a long period. Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, na, Mon Apr 25 03:47:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPD 2379:2005 BSI 11 February 2005 3 6.2 Canada For cables made in Canada the standard manuf
32、acturers identification marking is by means of threads in which a purple coloured strand indicates Canadian manufacture. This enables cables of Canadian manufacture to be distinguished from cables made in the USA, where purple threads are not used for this purpose. The only use of a colour similar t
33、o purple in the allocations to the other participating countries is the single mauve thread allocated to a company in the United Kingdom. Mauve has purposely not been used in combination with any other colour in two-ply, three-ply or four-ply threads allocated to countries other than Canada. The fol
34、lowing colour combinations have been allocated through BASEC or the Canadian Standard Association, 178 Rexdale Boulevard, Rexdale, Ontario, Canada, M9W 1R3. Alcan Canada Products (a division of Aluminium Company of Canada Ltd.) (Bracebridge Plant) Blue, purple, red, white Aluminium Company of Canada
35、 Ltd. (Shawinigan, Que) Blue, purple, red Boston Insulated Wire & Cable Co. Ltd. Blue, purple Cable Tech Wire Co. Ltd. Blue, green, purple Canada Wire & Cable Co. Ltd. (Fergus, Ont) Purple, red, red Canada Wire & Cable Co. Ltd. (Leaside, Ont) Purple, red, Canada Wire & Cable Co. Ltd. (Orangeville, O
36、nt) Purple, red, white Canada Wire & Cable Co. Ltd. (Vancouver, BC) Brown, purple, red, Canada Wire & Cable Co. Ltd. (Weyburn, Sask) Black, brown, purple Canada Wire & Cable Co. Ltd. (Winnipeg, Man) Grey, purple, red, Canadian General Electrical Co. Ltd. Black, purple Canwirco (Belleville) (formerly
37、 Fabricon Manufacturing Ltd.) Black, black, purple * Domtech Co. Ltd. (formerly Dieplast Co. Ltd.) Green, purple, white * Fabricon Manufacturing Ltd. Black, black, brown, purple General Wire & Cable Co. Ltd. Green, purple, red Industrial Wire & Cable Co. Ltd. Black, purple, white ITT Wire & Cable (P
38、hillips) formerly Royal Electric Co. (Quebec) Ltd. Black, blue, purple Les Cbles Industriels (Quebec, Que) Black, green, purple Leviton Manufacturing of Canada Ltd. Purple, white, white Lica Wire Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario Brown, brown, purple Nawico (Lachine, Que) Blue, blue, purple Northern Telecom L
39、td., Montreal (Montreal Toronto Blvd Plant, Lachine) Orange, purple Northern Telecom Ltd., Nova Scotia Black, orange, purple Phillips Cables Ltd. (Brockville, Ont) Brown, purple, white Phillips Cables Ltd. (Dartmouth, NS) formerly Phillips Electrical Co. Ltd. (Woodside) Green, purple Phillips Cables
40、 Ltd. (Scarborough, Ont) formerly Triangle Conduit & Cable (Canada) Ltd. Brown, purple Phillips Cables Ltd. (Vancouver, BC) Blue, purple, white Pirelli Cables Ltd. (Guelph, Ont) (formerly Federal Wire & Cable Co. Ltd.) Purple, white Pirelli Cables Ltd. (St Louis Street plant) Grey, purple Pirelli Ca
41、bles Ltd. (Surrey, BC) Grey, grey, purple *An asterisk preceding a company name indicates that the company has ceased trading under this name. However, to avoid the possibility of confusion, it is intended not to re-allocate the colour combinations for a long period Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, na, Mon
42、Apr 25 03:47:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPD 2379:2005 4 BSI 11 February 2005 6.3 China (Hong Kong) The following colour combination has been allocated. 6.4 France The following colour combinations have been allocated. 6.5 India The following colour combinations have been allocated through
43、 BASEC or the Indian Standards Institution, Manak Bhavan, 9 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 1, India. Keystone Electric Wire & Cable Co. Ltd. Green, white, yellow Cableries de Lens Green, white, yellow, white, blue, white, red, white Nexans France S.A., Lyon (formerly Alcatel Cable, Lyon) (Blue,
44、red) red, green Aeon Teletronics, Bangalore Green, grey, orange, yellow Ajanta Enterprises, New Delhi Green, grey, red, yellow Alfa Rubber Company Brown, grey Allied Cables & Industries, New Delhi Blue, green, white, yellow Aluminium Industries Ltd. Green, orange, white Ashoka Cable Works, New Delhi
45、 Black, brown, orange, red Asian Cables Corporation Ltd. Green, grey, orange Asksh India Pvt, New Delhi Brown, orange, white, yellow Aur Cables Khasra, New Delhi Green, grey, orange, white Bat-Bro Engineering & General Manufacturers Black, blue, grey, yellow Bhagyedeep Cables Pvt Ltd., Bangalore Gre
46、en, grey, white, yellow Biren Mfg Co. (Cables) Pvt Ltd. Black, brown, green, red Birla Ericsson Optical Ltd. Brown, brown, mauve Bombay Cable Company Pvt Ltd. Black, blue, green, grey Brijbasi Insulated Cable Company Black, blue, green, red Cable Corporation of India Ltd. Black, blue, red, yellow Ch
47、oudhari Metal Industries (P) Ltd. Black, brown, green, orange Continental Cables, New Delhi Black, black, white Darina Cable Industries Black, blue, orange, red Dawson Electrical Industries, Delhi Blue, green, orange, white Delton Cable Industries Pvt Ltd. (formerly Delton Cable Company) Blue, grey,
48、 red Deluxe Electrical Industries, New Delhi Brown, green, orange, white Devidayal Electronics & Wires Ltd. formerly Devidayal Cable Industries (Pvt) Ltd. Green, grey, yellow Diamond Rubber Works Pvt Ltd. Black, blue, brown, white Doorwani Cables Pvt Ltd. Black, grey, orange, white Dynamic Wire & Co
49、rds, Faridabad Green, red, white, yellow Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, na, Mon Apr 25 03:47:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPD 2379:2005 BSI 11 February 2005 5 3) Elkey Telelinks, Faridabad Black, black, grey Ericssons Telephone Sales Corporation A single grey thread Evershine Electrical Works Black, blue, grey, orange Fixwell Cables (P) Ltd., New Delhi Blue, green, grey, yellow Fort Gloster Industries Ltd. Brown, orange, yellow Goodwill Rubber (India), New Del
