Flat lift cable specification for tenders: copy and paste.
One ready paragraph for each Channeltech flat elevator cable, for your tender, BOQ or compliance statement. Only values from the datasheet or the Channeltech catalogue are used.
Channeltech CAT6 Flat 4 Pair elevator cable
IP camera in the lift
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.
Channeltech CAT6 Flat 4 Pair + GI Rope elevator cable
Tall or heavy-duty lift wells
Supply of CAT6 U/UTP flat flexible travelling cable (elevator cable) with two GI rope messengers, for CCTV (IP camera) use in tall or heavy-duty lifts: four twisted pairs of multi-strand copper with the same electrical construction as CC-8251G-90, two multi-strand galvanised steel (GI) ropes moulded into the flat profile as messengers to carry the weight of the cable, flexible FRLS PVC outer sheath in grey; 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 + GI Rope, CC-8261G-90, or approved equivalent; the supplier shall furnish the manufacturer's datasheet, manufacturer authorisation letter and batch test report.
Channeltech CAT6 Flat 2 Pair intercom elevator cable
Lift intercom and telephone
Supply of flat flexible travelling cable (elevator cable) for intercom and emergency telephone use in lifts: 2 twisted pairs of multi-strand copper, soft-grade FRLS PVC outer sheath in grey, flat profile; 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 2 Pair, CC-4251G-90, or approved equivalent; the supplier shall furnish the manufacturer's datasheet, manufacturer authorisation letter and batch test report.
Channeltech 2+2 Flat HD camera elevator cable
HD / analog camera in the lift
Supply of flat flexible travelling cable (elevator cable) for HD / analog CCTV camera use in lifts: 2 video cores of multi-strand tinned copper with LDPE insulation and 2 power cores of multi-strand copper, special flexible FRLS PVC outer sheath in black, flat profile; 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 2+2 Flat, CC-9511K-90, or approved equivalent; the supplier shall furnish the manufacturer's datasheet, manufacturer authorisation letter and batch test report.
A clause that buys a travelling cable, not the cheapest round cable.
A one-line clause such as "CAT6 cable suitable for lift use" can be met with ordinary round CAT6, which is not a travelling cable. A good clause covers these parts, in this order:
- Type and purpose. A flat, flexible travelling cable (elevator cable) for CCTV or intercom in lifts.
- Conductor. Stranded, with the strand count and size (for the 4-pair cable, 24 AWG, 7/0.195 mm). Never write the AWG alone.
- Pairs and insulation. Each pair in its own flexible sheath.
- Outer sheath and profile. Flexible FRLS PVC and the profile in millimetres, which is easy to check on delivery.
- Electrical values. Impedance, conductor resistance, mutual capacitance and delay skew from the datasheet.
- Bend radius and temperature. Ask the supplier to state the minimum bend radius from the datasheet.
- Fire. The test the cable was actually tested to. Do not ask for a classification the cable does not have.
- Supply. A continuous length per lift with no joint in the moving part, and the manufacturer and part code printed on the jacket.
The full ten-part version with the reasons is in Writing the lift camera cable clause in a tender. For choosing the cable first, see the complete guide to elevator CCTV cable.
What Channeltech supplies for a tender
- Technical datasheet for the exact part code
- Manufacturer authorisation letter for the project
- Point-by-point compliance statement against your specification
- ISO 9001 certificate
- Batch test reports
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Tender specification questions
What should a tender clause for lift camera cable say?
Name the application (a flat flexible travelling cable for lifts), stranded conductors with strand count and size, the sheath material and profile, the electrical values, the fire test, the standards and the documents to be supplied. "CAT6 cable suitable for lift" is not enough: round CAT6 meets it and is not a travelling cable.
Can I copy the specification text from this page?
Yes. Each paragraph on this page has a copy button and is written to be pasted into a tender, BOQ or compliance statement. Check it against your own project requirements before you issue it.
What does "or approved equivalent" mean for lift cable?
Define equivalence by the construction and the measured values (flat profile, stranded conductors, FRLS sheath, impedance, resistance, bend radius), not by the brand name, and ask the bidder for a point-by-point compliance statement.
Which documents can Channeltech supply for a tender?
The technical datasheet, a manufacturer authorisation letter, a point-by-point compliance statement against your specification, the ISO 9001 certificate and batch test reports, issued per project.