Armoured Underwater Instrumentation Cable
Armoured Underwater Instrumentation Cable brings 3 selectable construction options together for sensor, monitoring, camera and marine-instrument manufacturers. Compare the complete signal, electrical and mechanical requirement before choosing a configuration.
- Selection focus: select miniature, stainless-armoured or PUR-jacketed constructions for underwater instruments and sensors
- Available configurations: 3
- Mechanical inputs: cable length, working load, drum, sheave, routing and deployment cycle
- Quotation inputs: services, environment, termination, quantity and required inspection documents
Armoured Underwater Instrumentation Cable selection overview
The Armoured Underwater Instrumentation Cable gives sensor, monitoring, camera and marine-instrument manufacturers one clear route for comparing 3 available constructions. It is designed to select miniature, stainless-armoured or PUR-jacketed constructions for underwater instruments and sensors. Keeping the options in one product group makes it easier to compare signal architecture, conductor or fibre content, armour, diameter, mechanical load and bend geometry without switching between separate product pages.
Selection starts with the equipment interface: define voltage and current, signal type and frequency, coaxial impedance and allowable attenuation, or fibre type, count and wavelength as applicable. Then define whether the cable will be static, suspended, reeled, towed or repeatedly deployed. Cable length, working load, breaking-load criterion, drum and sheave dimensions, temperature, water environment, abrasion, buoyancy and the connector or moulded termination must be reviewed as one system.
- Compare: construction, transmission values, outside diameter, load and bend data shown for each option.
- Confirm: the complete service combination and the operating values that apply at the required cable length.
- Specify: inspection stages, test methods, acceptance values, marking and documentation in the quotation.
Use the related subsea and marine cable selection page for the wider application route, or send your equipment and deployment requirements for an engineering review.
Armoured Underwater Instrumentation Cable construction options
Compare the complete layer sequence for each option. Conductor or fibre elements, insulation, screening, fillers, bedding, strength members, armour and outer sheath are selected together to suit the transmission and deployment duty.| Configuration | Construction |
|---|---|
| Miniature single-core instrumentation configuration | 1 × 0.34 mm² copper; PVC insulation; nylon sheath; galvanized steel wire armour |
| Seven-core stainless-steel instrumentation configuration | 7 × 0.38 mm²; HDPE/nylon/PET-E; double contra-helical AISI 316 stainless-steel armour |
| Seven-core PUR instrumentation configuration | 7 × 22 AWG; PP insulation; hydrolysis-resistant PUR; galvanized steel armour |
Construction selection
Armour material and lay, sheath material, waterblocking, screening and fibre protection are matched to corrosion exposure, abrasion, repeated bending, handling load and termination design. The armour anchoring and connector or moulded transition are reviewed with the cable because they control how load and water sealing are transferred into the equipment.Applications for Armoured Underwater Instrumentation Cable
This product group supports sensor, monitoring, camera and marine-instrument manufacturers where transmission performance and mechanical deployment duty must be selected together.- Underwater sensors, monitoring equipment, cameras and compact control circuits.
- Miniature, stainless-armoured or PUR-jacketed routes selected by circuit count, corrosion environment, handling and termination envelope.
- Confirm whether the cable is static, suspended, reeled or repeatedly deployed; these duties are not interchangeable.
Information needed for selection
Provide the equipment, cable length, service voltages or signals, load criterion, winch and sheave dimensions, deployment method, water environment, temperature, buoyancy target, connector or moulding interface and required inspection documents.Armoured Underwater Instrumentation Cable specifications
Use the stated values to compare complete configuration options. Empty properties are omitted instead of being estimated, and each numerical value stays with the construction under which it is listed.Miniature single-core instrumentation configuration
| Construction | 1 × 0.34 mm² copper; PVC insulation; nylon sheath; galvanized steel wire armour |
|---|---|
| Voltage / test value | 1000 Vdc × 1 min test |
| Outside diameter | 3.15 mm |
| Breaking load | 6.33 kN |
| Dynamic bend radius | 75 mm |
Seven-core stainless-steel instrumentation configuration
| Construction | 7 × 0.38 mm²; HDPE/nylon/PET-E; double contra-helical AISI 316 stainless-steel armour |
|---|---|
| Voltage / test value | 300 V |
| Outside diameter | 9.20 mm |
| Breaking load | 3300 kg |
| Working load | 820 kg |
| Static bend radius | 135 mm |
| Dynamic bend radius | 180 mm |
| Temperature | -40 to +80°C |
Seven-core PUR instrumentation configuration
| Construction | 7 × 22 AWG; PP insulation; hydrolysis-resistant PUR; galvanized steel armour |
|---|---|
| Voltage / test value | 600 V |
| Outside diameter | 9.10 mm |
| Breaking load | 43 kN |
| Working load | 11 kN |
| Static bend radius | 95 mm |
| Dynamic bend radius | 190 mm |
| Temperature | -30 to +80°C |
Using the values
Breaking load is not the normal operating load. Bend values must match drums, sheaves, guides and connector exits. A voltage entry that includes a duration is a dielectric test value rather than a continuous rated voltage. Confirm the applicable operating and acceptance values in the quotation.Standards and test references
The applicable references are selected for the confirmed cable construction and project duty. They provide a framework for engineering and inspection rather than a one-size-fits-all cable designation.- IEC 60228: Conductor resistance and conductor-class reference for insulated power, control and instrumentation cores.
- IEC 60811 series: Test methods for non-metallic cable insulation and sheathing materials, where the selected material system is in scope.
- Project test plan: Defines continuity, conductor resistance, insulation or dielectric tests, tensile load, bend method, temperature conditioning, water exposure and termination checks.
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