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Everything we know about lift camera cabling.

Written by the people who make the cable, for the people who fit it and the people who pay for it. Guides are the reference shelf. Stories are shorter and about real jobs. Datasheets and printables are at the bottom.

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New to lift camera cable? Read these three.

1 of 3What is a flat elevator cable for CCTV? CAT6 Flat, travelling cable, FRLS, GI rope and 2+2 explainedThe terms you will meet when specifying a flat elevator cable for the camera or intercom in a lift, defined in one sentence each.2 of 3CAT6 flat vs round CAT6 in a lift wellInstallers put round CAT6 in lift wells every week. Here is what fails, when, and what to use instead.3 of 3How much cable do you need for a lift camera?Floors to cable length to 180 m coils, with the two ways the cable can be hung.

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GUIDES

The reference shelf

The basics

What is a flat elevator cable for CCTV? CAT6 Flat, travelling cable, FRLS, GI rope and 2+2 explainedThe terms you will meet when specifying a flat elevator cable for the camera or intercom in a lift, defined in one sentence each.

Choosing

CAT6 flat vs round CAT6 in a lift wellInstallers put round CAT6 in lift wells every week. Here is what fails, when, and what to use instead.How much cable do you need for a lift camera?Floors to cable length to 180 m coils, with the two ways the cable can be hung.Fibre, wireless or copper for elevator cameras — an honest comparisonAll three are used. Here is where each one makes sense, including the cases where CAT6 flat is not the answer.Elevator CCTV cable: which flat cable for which camera (complete guide)The cable for a camera or intercom in a lift (elevator) depends on the camera. Flat cables for IP cameras, HD cameras and intercoms, how far they run, and how to install them.Channeltech 2+2 Flat: the flat lift cable for HD cameras (CC-9511K-90)What a 2+2 flat elevator cable is, how Channeltech's 2+2 Flat is built, which cameras it suits, and how it compares with 3+1 CCTV cable in a lift well.

Installing

How to install a flat travelling cable for a lift cameraThe sequence lift companies follow, written for the CCTV installer who is doing it for the first time — with the lift company present.

Fixing problems

Lift camera video flickers or drops when the lift movesThe four causes, in the order they are most likely, and the test for each.IP camera in the lift keeps going offline — PoE over the travelling loopWhen the NVR shows the lift camera dropping and reconnecting, it is usually power, not network.

For buyers and committees

Adding CCTV to your society's lifts: what to ask the lift AMC companyFor managing committees and facility managers — the five questions that decide whether the lift camera works next year.Flat lift cable price: what decides it, and what to ask a dealerWhy there is no single price for a CAT6 flat or 2+2 flat elevator cable, what changes it, and how to compare two quotes like for like.
STORIES

Shorter reads, about real jobs

ESSAYThe lift camera that commutesEvery other camera in the building stays put. The one in the lift travels hundreds of times a day, and so does its cable.20 October 2026MYTHSSeven myths about lift camera cableThings installers say in good faith, and what actually happens in the lift well.20 October 2026TROUBLESHOOTINGReading your NVR log: what a lift camera's offline times tell youThe pattern of when the camera drops is the cheapest diagnostic you have. Export the log, mark the times, and read the pattern.20 October 2026WORKED EXAMPLEOne building, four lifts, three cables: a worked exampleA 20-floor tower, three passenger lifts with IP cameras, one goods lift with an HD camera, and an emergency phone in each. What to order, with the sums shown.20 October 2026SPECIFICATIONWriting the lift camera cable clause in a tenderA clause that says "CAT6 cable suitable for lift" buys you whatever is cheapest. Here is how to write one that buys a travelling cable.20 October 2026हिंदीलिफ्ट में कैमरा लगाना है? कौन सी केबल लगाएंलिफ्ट के कैमरा के लिए सामान्य गोल CAT6 केबल क्यों नहीं चलती, कौन सी फ्लैट केबल लगानी चाहिए और कितनी केबल लगेगी, आसान भाषा में।20 October 2026
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Datasheets, checklists and tender documents

Every number on this site comes from the datasheet. Download it, or ask for the ones that are issued per enquiry.

Technical datasheets

  • Channeltech CAT6 Flat 4 Pair elevator cable — CC-8251G-90Channeltech CAT6 U/UTP flat flexible lift cable — TDS CT/TDS/01 · PDF
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  • Channeltech CAT6 Flat 4 Pair + GI Rope elevator cable — CC-8261G-90Issued on request · sent the same working day
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  • Channeltech CAT6 Flat 2 Pair intercom elevator cable — CC-4251G-90Issued on request · sent the same working day
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  • Channeltech 2+2 Flat HD camera elevator cable — CC-9511K-90Issued on request · sent the same working day
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Each cable page also has a one-click “Copy spec for BOQ” button and a print-to-PDF layout.

Free checklists to print

  • Lift camera cable: acceptance test sheetFor the installer and the lift technician. Fixing, loop, readings and the moving test, with sign-off · A4 PDF, one page
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  • Lift CCTV: handover checklist for the society and the AMC companyFor committees and facility managers. What to confirm before the work and before you sign it off · A4 PDF, one page
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FOR TENDERS & PROJECTS

Manufacturer authorisation, compliance statement, test reports

Issued per project against your specification: manufacturer authorisation letter, point-by-point compliance statement, ISO 9001 certificate, batch test reports. Tell us the project, the tender reference and the date.

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TENDER SPECIFICATION · ONE PARAGRAPH

CAT6Flat (CAT6 Flat 4 Pair), CC-8251G-90

Supply of CAT6 U/UTP flat flexible travelling cable (elevator cable) for CCTV (IP camera) use in lifts: 4 pair, 24 AWG stranded bare electrolytic-grade copper conductors (7/0.195 mm), polyolefin insulation 0.950 ± 0.05 mm, each twisted pair in its own flexible PVC sheath, flexible (elastic) FRLS PVC outer sheath in grey RAL 7035, flat profile 12 × 5 mm ± 0.2 mm; conductor resistance 97.8 Ω/km max, mutual capacitance 5.6 nF/100 m max, resistance unbalance 5 % max, delay skew ≤ 45 ns/100 m, NVP 69 %, impedance 100 ± 15 Ω; minimum bend radius ≤ 4 × cable diameter; operating temperature −20 to +75 °C, installation temperature 0 to +50 °C; fire performance IEC 60332-1; performance as per ANSI/TIA-568.2-D and ISO/IEC 11801 2nd Ed.; RoHS compliant; recommended run up to 60 m for an IP camera on PoE; supplied as a 180 m continuous coil (90 + 90 m), each lift cut from the coil as one piece with no joint in the moving part; make Channeltech CAT6 Flat 4 Pair, CC-8251G-90, or approved equivalent; the supplier shall furnish the manufacturer's datasheet, manufacturer authorisation letter and batch test report.

Values from the datasheet; check them against your own project requirements.
WORDS WE USE

A short glossary of lift words

The same thing has two or three names on site. This is what we call each, and what else you may hear.

Lift well
The vertical space the lift moves in. Also called the lift shaft. We say lift well on this site.
Cabin
The part of the lift people ride in. Also called the car. The camera and intercom are in the cabin.
Cabin top
The roof of the cabin, where the technician stands and where the travelling cable is clamped on the cabin side.
Pit
The space below the bottom floor. The cable loop must never touch the pit floor.
Machine room
Where the lift motor and controller are, usually at the top. The camera cable starts or ends near here.
Flat elevator cable
A cable made flat so it hangs and flexes in a lift well. Ours carry the camera (IP or HD) and the intercom, so they are more than the lift's own travelling cable.
Travelling cable
Any cable that moves with the cabin. Also called trailing cable or flexible lift cable. The lift's own cable is one; the camera cable hangs beside it.
G+12
Ground plus 12 floors above it. Use it to count the floors the lift serves.
Loop
The hanging U of cable between the fixing bracket in the lift well and the cabin. It folds and unfolds on every trip.
FRLS
Flame retardant, low smoke. The jacket material class used for lift cables.
GI rope
Galvanised steel rope moulded into the cable to carry its weight in tall lift wells.
PoE
Power over Ethernet. An IP camera gets its power from the same cable that carries the picture.
NVR / DVR
The recorder. NVR takes IP cameras on RJ45. DVR takes HD / analog cameras on BNC.

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