A Blog on Def-Std & Din-Std 47100 Cable
Have you considered using LiYcY Cable rather than Def-Std? It comes in Grey & Black and is a great alternative with non-repeated colour cores.
Why change? Well let’s say you have two similar cables for a device and as part of the technical log you have to list the core colours for field repair. Choosing the two different types of cable give you two totally different colour cores so you cannot get them mixed up in field repairs.
With the specifications practically identical it’s a neat little trick to help prevent problems later on!
Also, because the two cable specifications are vertically identical they give wider scope for use in more applications.
Another great use of the mixing of cable type is when requiring cables with longer lengths you can easily identify which cable is which!
So let’s compare the two types in more detail:
Basic Def-Std Spec:
Typically Available in sizes 7/0.1, 7/02 & 16/0.2
| 1 | Red | 10 | Pink | 19 | Yellow/Blue | 28 | Orange/Green | |||
| 2 | Blue | 11 | Turquoise | 20 | White/Blue | 29 | Grey/Green | |||
| 3 | Green | 12 | Grey | 21 | Blue/Black | 30 | Yellow/Brown | |||
| 4 | Yellow | 13 | Red/Blue | 22 | Orange/Blue | 31 | White/Brown | |||
| 5 | White | 14 | Green/Red | 23 | Green/Blue | 32 | Brown/Black | |||
| 6 | Black | 15 | Yellow/Red | 24 | Grey/Blue | 33 | Grey/Brown | |||
| 7 | Brown | 16 | White/Red | 25 | Yellow/Green | 34 | Yellow/Violet | |||
| 8 | Violet | 17 | Red/Black | 26 | White/Green | 35 | Violet/Black | |||
| 9 | Orange | 18 | Red/Brown | 27 | Green/Black | 36 | White/Violet |
Din 47100 Standard: LiYCY
Typically Available in sizes 0.14mm2 to 1.5mm2
| 1 | White | 2 | Brown | 3 | Green | 4 | Yellow |
| 5 | Grey | 6 | Pink | 7 | Blue | 8 | Red |
| 9 | Black | 10 | Violet | 11 | Grey/Pink | 12 | Red/Blue |
| 13 | White/Green | 14 | Brown/Green | 15 | White/Yellow | 16 | Yellow/Brown |
| 17 | White/Grey | 18 | Grey/Brown | 19 | White/Pink | 20 | Pink/Brown |
| 21 | White/Blue | 22 | Brown/Blue | 23 | White/Red | 24 | Brown/Red |
| 25 | White/Black | 26 | Brown/Black | 27 | Grey/Green | 28 | Yellow/Grey |
| 29 | Pink/Green | 30 | Yellow/Pink | 31 | Green/Blue | 32 | Yellow/Blue |
| 33 | Green/Red | 34 | Yellow/Red | 35 | Green/Black | 36 | Yellow/Black |
| 37 | Grey/Blue | 38 | Pink/Blue | 39 | Grey/Red | 40 | Pink/Red |
| 41 | Grey/Black | 42 | Pink/Black | 43 | Blue/Black | 44 | Red/Black |
As you can see the two types are very similar and for a general purpose multicore cable either of these are acceptable for use in most applications.
