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International Municipal Signal Association(IMSA Series)
IMSA 19-6/20-6(Signal & Communications Cable)
Application and Description :
IMSA 19-6/20-6(Signal & Communications Cable) are designed for use in underground conduit or as aerial cable supported by a messenger, or for direct earth burial either as fire protective signaling cable or as traffic signal cable.
Cable Construction:
- Conductor: Solid bare copper per ASTM B-3(stranded copper is optional)
- Insulation: Polyethylene(PE)
- Pairing: Two insulated conductors twisted together
- Binder tape: Clear mylar wrap – 100% coverage
- Inner sheath: Polyethylene(PE)
- Shield: Corrugated copper tape- 15% minimum overlap
- Outer sheath: IMSA 19-2-Black Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/
IMSA 20-2-Black Polyethylene(PE)
Color Code :
Conductor No. | Insulation Color | Conductor No. | Insulation Color | ||
A wire | B wire | A wire | B wire | ||
1 | White | Blue | 14 | Black | Brown |
2 | White | Orange | 15 | Black | Slate |
3 | White | Green | 16 | Yellow | Blue |
4 | White | Brown | 17 | Yellow | Orange |
5 | White | Slate | 18 | Yellow | Green |
6 | Red | Blue | 19 | Yellow | Brown |
7 | Red | Orange | 20 | Yellow | Slate |
8 | Red | Green | 21 | Violet | Blue |
9 | Red | Brown | 22 | Violet | Orange |
10 | Red | Slate | 23 | Violet | Green |
11 | Black | Blue | 24 | Violet | Brown |
12 | Black | Orange | 25 | Violet | Slate |
13 | Black | Green |
Binding Tape Color Code: cables containing more than 25 pairs are assembled insub-sectors/
groups. These are identified by spirally applied color-coded nonhygroscopicbinding tapes. The binding
tapes use the same 25 pair color code.
Temperature Rating:
75°C
Voltage Rating:
600 V
Cable Parameter :
AWG | No. of Pairs |
Solid or Stranded | Insulation Thickness | Inner Sheath thickness | Outer Sheath thickness | Overall Diameter | Cable Weight | |||||
inches | mm | inches | mm | inches | mm | inches | mm | Lbs./ Kft | Kg/Km | |||
14 | 2 | Solid | 0.025 | 0.64 | 0.045 | 1.14 | 0.06 | 1.52 | 0.685 | 17.40 | 196 | 292 |
14 | 4 | Solid | 0.025 | 0.64 | 0.045 | 1.14 | 0.06 | 1.52 | 0.77 | 19.56 | 254 | 378 |
14 | 6 | Solid | 0.025 | 0.64 | 0.045 | 1.14 | 0.08 | 2.03 | 0.96 | 24.38 | 367 | 546 |
14 | 8 | Solid | 0.025 | 0.64 | 0.045 | 1.14 | 0.08 | 2.03 | 1.015 | 25.78 | 440 | 655 |
16 | 3 | Solid | 0.025 | 0.64 | 0.045 | 1.14 | 0.06 | 1.52 | 0.66 | 16.76 | 166 | 247 |
16 | 6 | Solid | 0.025 | 0.64 | 0.045 | 1.14 | 0.06 | 1.52 | 0.83 | 21.08 | 261 | 388 |
16 | 12 | Solid | 0.025 | 0.64 | 0.045 | 1.14 | 0.06 | 1.52 | 1.09 | 27.69 | 459 | 683 |
16 | 18 | Solid | 0.025 | 0.64 | 0.06 | 1.52 | 0.08 | 2.03 | 1.25 | 31.75 | 646 | 961 |
16 | 25 | Solid | 0.025 | 0.64 | 0.06 | 1.52 | 0.08 | 2.03 | 1.41 | 35.81 | 836 | 1244 |
16 | 50 | Solid | 0.025 | 0.64 | 0.075 | 1.91 | 0.11 | 2.79 | 2.015 | 51.18 | 1618 | 2408 |