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Construction : The armoured cable is constructed of three layers of protection. The innermost core is multi-strand and each one is individually sheathed from each other. There may be two, three, or four strands depending upon the application. Then an overall plastic sheath covers these individual strands altogether in a single unit. Further it is covered by a protective wire armour. Finally there is a PVC insulated outer sheath to hold it. The three core cable - live, neutral and earth - is mostly used in domestic installations while the four core cable is used when there is a three phase supply is in use.
Application :
- Armoured cables are usually used for transferring power either underground or overhead.
- Armoured cables are used for power networks, underground, outdoors, indoors and in cable ducting.
- Armoured cables are used particularly where fire, smoke emission and toxic fumes create a major threat.
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