Sentek RT6, Hardware Manual

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CHAPTER 2: GENERAL DESCRIPTION
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Cabling
The cabling between the logging facility and probes
can be either:
1. SENTEK specific cable
SENTEK has undertaken to produce its own cable
based on the exact electrical specifications of the
TYFLO cable:

UV resistant outer sheath with standard colors of
inside cables

solid filled sheathing to minimize water
travelling down inside of the sheath into the
access tubes.

suitable for direct burial
Specifications of SENTEK cable are:
Make TYFLO for SENTEK
Code WMX57032-BK
Cores 5
Size 7/0.32
Area 0.56mm
2. TYFLO irrigation cable specification
The manufacturers of the TYFLO irrigation cable
state it is Multicore Tyflo, Sheathed, Irrigation /
Sprinkler Systems (http://tycab.com.au).
1. PRODUCT CODE WMX57032
2. DESCRIPTION 5 Core 7/.32 (0.56sq mm) HDPE
insulated. Solid fill UV stable P.V.C. sheathed cable.
Low Voltage. Not for mains connection.
3. CONSTRUCTION
3.1 CONDUCTOR:
7 strands of 0.32mm Annealed
Copper to AS1125 drawn from Class 110A copper to
AS1574.
Max. D.C. resistance at 20C : 33.0 ohms / km
3.2 INSULATION: Coloured High Density
Polyethylene.
Nominal Diameter : 1.8 mm
Nom. Wall Thickness: 0.4 mm
3.3 LAY UP: 5 cores laid up around a circularising
filler.
1. White 2. Yellow 3.Red 4. Green 5. Blue
3.4 SHEATH: Coloured (black) UV STABLE PVC.-