Standard Cable Drum Sizes

Also impregnation is available on request.

Standard cable drum sizes.

Standard lift cable drums come in three diameters. The basic characteristics of wooden drums are given in the table below pursuant to din standard 46391. A cable reel is a round drum shaped object such as a spool used to carry various types of electrical wires cable reels which can also be termed as drums have been used for many years to transport electric cables fiber optic cables and wire products. Handling and transport handling instructions are attached on each drum.

We can produce our cables in various sizes of wooden drums k6 k24. 4 5 1 4 and 8. The reeling direction of the cable is indicated by an arrow. The drum number is marked on the drum.

Which drum we use depends on the length diameter of the cable and weight. Depending on the drum manufacturer the number embossed in the drum will be in either inches or feet. How should electrical cable drums be stored. Size of drum diameter of drum d diameter of drum core d mm width of drum b mm width between sides b mm nominal drum weight kg.

Steel drums can vary in size from 630mm to 10000mm and carry loads of up to 250 tonnes. Cables are wound on wooden drums plywood reels or coils of standard lengths. Each cable drum also has another number associated with it which corresponds to the drum s cable capacity. The standard drum sizes used for different cable types are specified below.

For more information about the size and dimensions of the drums we have a drum guide chart that you can find here below. Special non standard drums can be supplied on request.