series AI

300 Volt

Cu 20 up to 12 AWG

PVC 105°C / PVC

UL 1424 FPL

Electronic instrumentation, analog and digital signal circuits (4-20mA). Specially designed for fire detection warning alarms Installed in conduits, trays, cable ladders, in direct open air or indoors, buried in a trench or in ducts.

Features

Temperature rating: 105°C
Voltage rating: 300 Volt
Construction requirements: As per UL 1424 type FPL
Conductor requirements: As per ASTM B8 Class B
Conductor: Annealed electrolytic copper, 7-wire stranding
Insulation: PVC
Lay length: 50mm (20 twists/m)
Unshielded pair: Polyester tape helical wrap
Shield: Aluminium-polyester tape wrap plus tinned-copper braid
Sheath: PVC (Low Smoke Zero Halogen - Halogen Free Flame Retardant) flame retardant, sunlight, and oil resistant
Fire requirements: As per UL 1685
Hydrocarbons requirements: As per NFC 32-200 – ASTM D 1239
Oils requirements: As per ICEA S 73-532
Outdoors requirements: As per UL 2556 (UV rays)
NEC code (NFPA 70): Art. 760 FPL

Fire-retardant

Hydrocarbon resistant

Mineral oil resistant

UV resistant

Special marking

Tray cable

Identification

	Standard
	Sheath	Conductors
Pair
Triad
Quad

Instalation

Installation temperature

Over conductors

Minimum bend radius

Constructive variants

The information provided corresponds to the standard version, and different alternatives of insulation and / or covering materials can be used upon request.

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Conductor’s gauge	Cable structure	Shield type	Electrical resistance in D.C. at 20°C	Mutual capacitance between conductors	Characteristic impedance	Mutual inductance
AWG	Cable structure	Shield type	ohm/km	pf/m	ohm	microH/km
20	Pair / triad / quad	Unshielded	35.78	98	76	588
20	Pair / triad / quad	Shielded	35.78	180	41	588
18	Pair / triad / quad	Unshielded	22.78	85	88	641
18	Pair / triad / quad	Shielded	22.78	165	50	641
16	Pair / triad / quad	Unshielded	14.25	112	66	544
16	Pair / triad / quad	Shielded	14.25	210	35	544
14	Pair / triad / quad	Unshielded	8.94	109	68	553
14	Pair / triad / quad	Shielded	8.94	203	37	553
12	Pair / triad / quad	Unshielded	5.63	121	62	522
12	Pair / triad / quad	Shielded	5.63	228	33	522

pF/m = Mutual Capacitance between conductors, expressed in picofarad per meter / uH/km = Mutual inductance between conductors, expressed in microhenry per kilometer

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT

Pair

AWG	Shield	Drain wire	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code	Mat Number
20	--	--	4.9	30	AI 1P20	810010030
20	Yes	22	5.0	34	AI-O 1P20	810010040
18	--	--	5.6	40	AI 1P18	810010050
18	Yes	20	5.7	46	AI-O 1P18	810010060
16	--	--	6.2	53	AI 1P16	810010070
16	Yes	18	6.3	62	AI-O 1P16	810010080
14	--	--	7.7	82	AI 1P14	810010090
14	Yes	18	7.8	91	AI-O 1P14	810010100
12	--	--	8.7	112	AI 1P12	810010110
12	Yes	18	8.8	121	AI-O 1P12	810010120

Triad - Shielded

AWG	Drain wire	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code	Mat Number
20	22	5.3	42	AI-O 1T20	810010140
18	20	6.0	58	AI-O 1T18	810010150
16	18	6.7	79	AI-O 1T16	810010160
14	18	8.3	119	AI-O 1T14	810010170
12	18	9.3	162	AI-O 1T12	810010180

Quad - Shielded

AWG	Drain wire	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code	Mat Number
20	22	5.7	50	AI-O 1Q20	810010200
18	20	6.5	70	AI-O 1Q18	810010210
16	18	7.5	102	AI-O 1Q16	810010220
14	18	9.0	147	AI-O 1Q14	810010230
12	18	10.7	216	AI-O 1Q12	810010240