Standard Cable Drum Sizes

Handling and transport handling instructions are attached on each drum.

Standard cable drum sizes.

Also impregnation is available on request. 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. The basic characteristics of wooden drums are given in the table below pursuant to din standard 46391. 4 5 1 4 and 8.

Special non standard drums can be supplied on request. We can produce our cables in various sizes of wooden drums k6 k24. The standard drum sizes used for different cable types are specified below. 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. The reeling direction of the cable is indicated by an arrow. For d d e w w transportation and. The 8 diameter cable drum which has a cable capacity of 32 feet.

Each cable drum also has another number associated with it which corresponds to the drum s cable capacity. Which drum we use depends on the length diameter of the cable and weight. The appropriate storage of cable drums and the electrical cable it contains will depend on both the type of drum and whether or not the cable itself is designed for indoor or outdoor use. 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.

Cables are wound on wooden drums plywood reels or coils of standard lengths. Standard lift cable drums come in three diameters.