
L
OOP
D
ETECTOR
H
ANDBOOK
667/HE/20663/000
Issue 13
Page 17
The feeder cable is supplied with 1.5 mm
2
or 2.5 mm
2
copper conductors and
may be manufactured with or without steel wire armour to meet customer
specification. The referred types are 1 or 2 pair non-armoured cables with 1.5
mm
2
conductors and an orange coloured outer covering. Armoured cable, also
orange coloured and with 1.5 mm
2
conductors, is recommended where the
joint between loop tails and feeder cable is made in the road, or where ducts
do not protect cables.
It is most important that the 2 cores of each pair are identified and correctly
connected. With 2 pair Quad cable, opposite cores always form a pair. (Red is
opposite blue and yellow is opposite black). With 3 and 4 pair cable the pairs
are twisted and it is not possible to identify pairs by colours alone.
The feeder must be joined to the loop ends using crimp connectors encased
in an appropriate joint box. The crimp connectors must be suitable for joining
1.5 mm
2
/ 2.5 mm
2
solid copper feeder cable conductors to 1.5 mm
2
/ 2.5 mm
2
stranded loop conductors.
The feeder cable codes are as follows:
1.5 mm
2
Plain cable
1.5 mm
2
Armoured cable
1 pair
998/4/85263/900
998/4/85263/000
2 pairs
998/4/85263/901
998/4/85263/001
The following 2.5 mm
2
cables are no longer recommended but are listed here
for completeness:
2.5 mm
2
Plain cable
2.5 mm
2
Armoured cable
1 pair
667/4/03082/900
667/4/03082/000
2 pairs
667/4/03082/901
667/4/03082/001
3 pairs
667/4/03082/902
667/4/03082/002
4 pairs
667/4/03082/903
667/4/03082/003
2.8
Feeder Cable Slot Details and Backfilling
Feeder cable slots will be cut in the surface of the roadway using a motor
driven saw.
Slots must be cut at least 2 mm wider than the cable being installed and deep
enough to allow 65 mm of cover.
The minimum slot widths are as follows:
1.5 mm
2
plain cable
1.5 mm
2
armoured cable
1 pair
10mm
14mm
2 pairs
12mm
16mm
2.5 mm
2
plain cable
2.5 mm
2
armoured cable
1 pair
12mm
16mm
2 pairs
14mm
18mm
3 pairs
18mm
22mm
4 pairs
20mm
24mm