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Armoured cable.

Also written Armored cable, Rodent-proof cable, Corrugated steel tape armour.

What is armoured cable and where is it needed?

Armoured cable carries a layer of corrugated steel tape or a rigid dielectric under the jacket, so it survives crushing, pulling and rodents where an ordinary jacket would not. It is specified for direct burial, duct runs, plant floors and any route that is not inside conduit. Metallic armour has to be bonded and earthed at entry; dielectric armour does not.

Defined by ANSI/TIA-568.3-D and IEC 60794 for the optical constructions, with the bonding requirement following ANSI/TIA-607-D, published by IEC and TIA.

RS485 Cable - Armoured, a Armoured cable part supplied by Data Systems
Armoured cable in the catalogue: RS485 Cable - Armoured, DS-ICS-V2-0956-RS485-CABLE-ARMOURED. Catalogue photograph.

Published by Data Systems, network material suppliers in Secunderabad, Hyderabad since 1984, which is forty years of experience with these parts. Written from the standards named above. Last checked 2026-08-14. How we check this, and what we got wrong.

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