Guardian Cables & Conductors [P] Ltd offers LT PVC Power / Control Cables. Guardian Cables & Conductors [P] Ltd is an ISO 9001 certified company. LT PVC Power / Control Cables or PVC insulated LT Heavy Duty cables are as per IS: 1554 [Part-1] 1988 and are suitable for fixed installations. The most acceptable metals for conductors are copper and aluminium due to their higher conductivity and ductility. As copper has got higher affinity for Sulphur, it corrodes in the atmosphere where Sulphur fumes are present. In these conditions tinned copper should be used. The PVC covering over Conductor is called insulation and is provided by extrusion process only. The insulated conductor is called core. These LT PVC Power / Control Cables are used in engineering applications.
IS: 1554 permits two types of PVC insulation that are as follows:
1] Insulation with TYPE A PVC Compound as per IS: 5831 which is suitable for 70degree C continuous operation.
2] Insulation with TYPE C PVC compound as per IS: 5831 which is suitable for 85degree C continuous operation.