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Mining trailing & reeling cablesBS 6708640/1,100 V · Types 11 / 14 / 16Elastomeric Cradle

BS 6708 Type 11, Type 14 & Type 16 Mining Trailing Cable640/1,100 V elastomeric-cradle screened coalcutter & shearer cables

640/1,100 V flexible coalcutter trailing cables to BS 6708:1998 laid up around a central elastomeric cradle, with composite copper/nylon braided phase screens, EPR insulation and heavy-duty chloroprene (PCP) sheath across Types 11, 14 and 16.

EMC screen

Outdoor & humid

Oil-resistant

Flame-retardant

Preview configuration

Order designation: Type 16 · 3×50+3×16
Max. OD: 47.0 mm
Min. bend R: 423 mm
Mass ≈: 4,200 kg/km
Cont. current: 170 A

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Rated voltage: 640/1,100 V
Core layout: 4 / 5 / 6 cores
Phase CSA range: 16–95 mm²
Max. conductor T: +90 °C
Min. operating T: −25 °C
Min. bend radius: 8–9 × OD

Typical values for this cable type, based on BS 6708 — confirmed in the datasheet and quotation for your order.

Application fit

Is BS 6708 Type 11 / 14 / 16 right for your machine?

Individually and/or collectively screened flexible underground coal-mining trailing cable to BS 6708 Type 11, Type 14 and Type 16 for shearers and mobile face plant.

Longwall shearer & Bretby handler

Suitable

Primary duty — guided flexing in longwall shearer Bretby chains along the coal face.

Trailing & towing

Suitable

Heavy-duty underground trailing service for continuous miners, roadheaders and loaders.

Mine roadway & tunnel wall hangers

Suitable

Inbye gate-road feeder loops from flameproof gate-end switchgear to face machines.

Motorised monospiral reel

With conditions

Permissible on low-speed shuttle-car or loader gathering reels within tension limits.

Free-hanging vertical run

Not suitable

Unarmoured flexible trailing cable — not rated for long vertical shaft suspension.

Use BS 6708 Type 62/63/64

Typical machinesUnderground coalcutters & shearersRoadheaders & continuous minersMobile face crushers & stage loadersDeep-mine gassy workingsSurface quarry mobile plantGate-end box trailing feeders

Construction

Layer by layer

Three EPR-insulated Class 5 tinned copper phase cores—each wrapped with a coloured textile identification tape and a composite tinned-copper/nylon braided screen—are laid up around a profiled elastomeric cradle. Type 11 adds 1 screened pilot core (4 cores total); Type 14 adds 1 unscreened earth + 1 unscreened pilot core in the main lay (5 cores total); Type 16 places 2 unscreened earth cores + 1 unscreened pilot core in the three outer interstices for a more compact diameter (6 cores total).

Schematic, not to scale — generated from the layer data

#	Layer	Material & reference
1	Phase, earth & pilot conductors	Electrolytic stranded tinned copper wire, IEC 60228 Class 5 (16 to 95 mm² phase; 10 to 50 mm² earth/pilot)IEC 60228 Class 5
2	Core insulation	EPR (ethylene-propylene rubber) on all phase, earth and pilot conductors (1.55 to 2.0 mm radial on phase cores)BS 7655 / BS 6708
3	Identification separator	Coloured textile tape applied over EPR core insulation for phase and pilot identificationCore identification
4	Composite core screen	Tinned copper and nylon braided screen over phase cores (25.4 to 53 mm² total screen CSA; also on pilot core in Type 11)Composite Cu/nylon braid
5	Elastomeric cradle	Profiled elastomeric centre cradle positioning the laid-up cores in controlled contactCradle separator
6	Inner bedding	Rubber-based elastomeric bedding compound extruded over laid-up core assemblyTorsional bedding
7	Outer sheath	Heavy-duty flame-retardant polychloroprene (chloroprene / PCP) outer sheath, black (5.0 to 7.0 mm radial wall on Types 14/16)BS 6708 / BS 7655 EM2

BS 6708 Type 11 · 3×16+16 mm²

3 composite-screened phase cores + 1 composite-screened pilot core laid up around an elastomeric cradle (30.9–33.0 mm OD)

BS 6708 Type 14 · 25 to 95 mm²

3 composite-screened phase cores + 1 unscreened earth core + 1 unscreened pilot core in a 5-core cradle lay (43.2–73.9 mm OD)

BS 6708 Type 16 · 25 to 95 mm²

3 composite-screened phase cores around cradle + 2 unscreened earth cores & 1 unscreened pilot core in outer interstices (36.5–63.0 mm OD)

Technical data

Ratings & operating limits

Typical values: Typical values for this cable type, based on BS 6708. Values for your order are confirmed in the datasheet and quotation.

Electrical

Rated voltage (U0/U): 640/1,100 V AC (U0/U)
AC test voltage: 3.0 kV AC on phase cores (Type 11/14/16); 1.5 kV AC on interstitial pilot & earth cores (Type 16)
Current ratings (25 °C): 85 A (16 mm² Type 11, 96 A intermittent) · 110 to 250 A continuous (25 to 95 mm² Types 14 & 16) at 25 °C
1 s short-circuit rating: 3,450 to 7,300 A (1 s adiabatic short-circuit rating across 25 to 95 mm² Types 14 & 16)
Core screening by Type: Type 11: composite tinned copper/nylon braid on all 3 phase + 1 pilot core · Type 14 & Type 16: composite braid screen on 3 phase cores (25.4–53 mm² total screen CSA); pilot and earth cores unscreened

Thermal

Max. conductor temperature: +90 °C maximum continuous conductor temperature (EPR insulation)
Operating temperature range: −25 °C to +85 °C ambient flex / surface range (current ratings referenced at 25 °C)

Mechanical

Minimum bending radius: 264 mm (8 × Max OD on Type 11) · 420 to 666 mm (9 × Max OD on Type 14) · 353 to 567 mm (9 × Max OD on Type 16)
Maximum pulling tension: 384 kgf (Type 11 3×16+16) · 638 to 1,446 kgf (Type 14) · 533 to 1,002 kgf (Type 16)
Cradle, bedding & outer sheath: Central elastomeric cradle + rubber-based inner bedding + heavy-duty polychloroprene (PCP) outer sheath (5.0 to 7.0 mm radial thickness)

Resistance

Flame retardance: Flame retardant polychloroprene outer sheath to BS 6708 / BS EN 60332-1-2
Mine & quarry environment: Resists coalface abrasion, crushing impact, mineral oils, grease and mine moisture in gassy underground workings

Reference standards

Standards compliance: BS 6708 (Types 11, 14, 16); IEC 60228 Class 5; BS 7655
Designated duty: Coalcutters, shearers, excavating and crushing machines with elastomeric-cradle core separation

Identification

Core & interstitial geometry: Type 11: 4 cores (3P+Pilot) around cradle · Type 14: 5 cores (3P+E+Pilot) around cradle · Type 16: 3 phase cores around cradle + 2 earth & 1 pilot in outer interstices
Outer sheath: Heavy-duty black chloroprene (PCP) outer sheath

Sizes

11 configurations across BS 6708 Type 11 (1 size), Type 14 (5 sizes) & Type 16 (5 sizes)

Switch between Dimensions & Current Ratings and Electrical & Short-Circuit Parameters.

Dimensions, weights & current
Type · nominal CSA mm²	Phase stranding	Cond. Ø mm	Insul. wall mm	Total screen CSA	Earth + pilot cores	Sheath mm	Min. OD mm	Max. OD mm	Min. R mm	Max. pull kgf	Mass ≈ kg/km	Cu wt kg/km	Current (25 °C) A
BS 6708 Type 11 · 640/1,100 V (3 Screened Phase + 1 Screened Pilot around Elastomeric Cradle)
Type 11 · 3×16+16	126/0.40	5.50	1.55	Braid (Ø 10.9)	1×16 scr. pilot	4.2	30.9	33.0	264	384	2,000	1,100	85
BS 6708 Type 14 · 640/1,100 V (3 Screened Phase + 1 Earth + 1 Pilot in 5-Core Cradle Lay)
Type 14 · 3×25+2×16	196/0.40	6.75	1.60	25.4 mm²	1×16E + 1×16P	5.0	43.2	46.6	420	638	3,550	1,307	110
Type 14 · 3×35+2×16	276/0.40	8.00	1.60	25.4 mm²	1×16E + 1×16P	5.2	47.3	50.7	457	729	4,280	1,675	135
Type 14 · 3×50+2×25	396/0.40	9.75	1.70	33.0 mm²	1×25E + 1×25P	5.7	53.7	57.6	519	910	5,650	2,340	170
Type 14 · 3×70+2×35	360/0.50	11.60	1.80	35.0 mm²	1×35E + 1×35P	6.3	61.2	65.0	585	1,148	7,520	3,228	205
Type 14 · 3×95+2×50	475/0.50	12.75	2.00	53.0 mm²	1×50E + 1×50P	7.0	69.3	73.9	666	1,446	9,800	4,326	250
BS 6708 Type 16 · 640/1,100 V (3 Screened Phase + 2 Interstitial Earths + 1 Interstitial Pilot)
Type 16 · 3×25+3×10	196/0.40	6.75	1.60	25.4 mm²	2×10E + 1×10P	5.0	36.5	39.2	353	533	2,770	1,298	110
Type 16 · 3×35+3×10	276/0.40	8.00	1.60	25.4 mm²	2×10E + 1×10P	5.0	39.5	42.7	385	580	3,250	1,666	135
Type 16 · 3×50+3×16	396/0.40	9.75	1.70	33.0 mm²	2×16E + 1×16P	5.0	43.9	47.0	423	649	4,200	2,321	170
Type 16 · 3×70+3×25	360/0.50	11.60	1.80	35.0 mm²	2×25E + 1×25P	5.4	49.6	53.3	480	795	5,650	3,276	205
Type 16 · 3×95+3×35	475/0.50	12.75	2.00	53.0 mm²	2×35E + 1×35P	6.0	56.2	63.0	567	1,002	7,350	4,374	250

Typical values for this cable type; dimensions and weights for your order are confirmed in the quotation.
Type 16 places two split earth cores and one pilot core in the outer interstices between the three phase cores, reducing maximum cable OD by 7 to 11 mm compared with the equivalent 5-core Type 14.

Electrical & short-circuit data
Type · nominal CSA mm²	Max. phase DC res. (20 °C) Ω/km	Max. pilot/earth DC res. (20 °C) Ω/km	Max. 3-screen parallel res. Ω/km	1 s short-circuit / interm. rating	Reactance (50 Hz) Ω/km	Min. insul. res. (20 °C)	3-phase V-drop mV/A/m
BS 6708 Type 11 · Electrical Parameters
Type 11 · 3×16+16	1.240	1.240	1.05	96 A interm.	0.109	435 MΩ·km	2.62 mV/A/m
BS 6708 Type 14 · Electrical Parameters
Type 14 · 3×25+2×16	0.795	1.240	1.10	3,450 A	—	BS 6708	—
Type 14 · 3×35+2×16	0.565	1.240	1.20	3,450 A	—	BS 6708	—
Type 14 · 3×50+2×25	0.393	0.795	1.40	4,550 A	—	BS 6708	—
Type 14 · 3×70+2×35	0.277	0.565	0.70	4,820 A	—	BS 6708	—
Type 14 · 3×95+2×50	0.210	0.393	0.85	7,300 A	—	BS 6708	—
BS 6708 Type 16 · Electrical Parameters
Type 16 · 3×25+3×10	0.795	1.950	1.10	3,450 A	—	BS 6708	—
Type 16 · 3×35+3×10	0.565	1.950	1.20	3,450 A	—	BS 6708	—
Type 16 · 3×50+3×16	0.393	1.240	1.40	4,550 A	—	BS 6708	—
Type 16 · 3×70+3×25	0.277	0.795	0.70	4,820 A	—	BS 6708	—
Type 16 · 3×95+3×35	0.210	0.565	0.85	7,300 A	—	BS 6708	—

Maximum 3-screen parallel resistance (0.70 to 1.40 Ω/km on Types 14 & 16; 1.05 Ω/km combined screen+earth on Type 11) ensures earth-fault current tripping sensitivity across all coalface gate-end boxes.

Reel check

Will it fit your machine?

A first screen using datasheet values. Engineering confirms drum geometry, acceleration and tension with your quotation.

Cable sizeDrum core diameter (mm)

Cable length on drum (m)

Enter your drum core diameterMinimum for this size is about 846 mm

Minimum bending radius: 423 mm
Min. drum core diameter: ≈ 846 mm
Cable weight on drum: 420.0 kg
Outer diameter: 47.0 mm

Indicative only: based on the datasheet outer diameter and 9 × OD bending radius. Current derating for wound layers per DIN VDE 0298-4 is assessed separately.

Quality & approvals

Testing & inspection

Routine tests on every production length, sample and type tests per batch — documented on an EN 10204 3.1 inspection certificate.

ConductorClass 5 stranding
Spark test100 % in-line
Lay-upCores, earth, fillers
SheathingInner, braid / screen, outer
Electrical testsAC voltage, resistance
DimensionsOD, wall thickness
Inspection documents & dispatchDrum & dispatch

Testing & inspection	Test value / reference	Frequency
Routine tests
AC high-voltage dielectric test	3.0 kV AC on phase cores (Types 11/14/16); 1.5 kV AC on interstitial pilot and earth cores (Type 16)	Every drum
Phase, pilot/earth & composite screen DC resistance	Verified at 20 °C against BS 6708 limits (0.210–1.240 Ω/km phase; 0.70–1.40 Ω/km 3-screen parallel)	Every drum
Sample tests
Flame retardance test	Self-extinguishing heavy-duty chloroprene outer sheath per BS 6708 / BS EN 60332-1-2	Production batch
Radial sheath wall & overall diameter check	Verification of 5.0–7.0 mm heavy-duty PCP radial sheath wall and minimum/maximum OD tolerances	Every drum

Inspection certificate

Issued with every drum, listing the routine test results for that length.

Product approvals

BS 6708CE · LVDRoHS · REACH

Company certificates

ISO 9001ISO 14001ISO 45001VDE marks approvalUL / cULCE · LVD / EMC

Marking & supply

Ordering & delivery

Sheath marking

TEBAOFLEX · BS 6708 TYPE 11 (or TYPE 14 / TYPE 16) · 640/1100 V · [size] · PCP

Delivery form: Heat-treated seaworthy wooden drums lagged with solid timber battens
Lengths: Custom cut-to-length reels per coalface machine schedule
Certificate: EN 10204 3.1 inspection certificate with every dispatch
Quote response: Engineering specification and quote within 2 business hours

Technical documents

Downloads

PDFBS 6708 Type 11, Type 14 & Type 16 Mining Trailing Cable – technical datasheet11 sizes · construction, technical data, approvals XLSXBS 6708 Type 11 / 14 / 16 spec data (Excel)All 11 sizes with dimensions and data, for your BOM or quotation

Revision: 2026-10-20
Updated: 2026-10-20

FAQ

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How do BS 6708 Type 11, Type 14 and Type 16 differ in core geometry?

All three are 640/1,100 V trailing cables laid up around a central elastomeric cradle with composite tinned-copper/nylon braided phase screens. Type 11 (3×16+16 mm²) is a 4-core design with 3 screened phase cores and 1 screened pilot core. Type 14 (25 to 95 mm²) is a 5-core cradle lay with 3 screened phase cores, 1 unscreened earth core and 1 unscreened pilot core. Type 16 (25 to 95 mm²) is a compact 6-core geometry with 3 screened phase cores around the cradle plus 2 unscreened split earth cores and 1 unscreened pilot core in the three outer interstices.

Why choose BS 6708 Type 16 over Type 14 for a given phase conductor size?

Because Type 16 splits the earth conductor into two interstitial cores and places the pilot core in the third outer interstice, the three phase cores form a tighter trefoil around the central cradle. At 3×50 mm², Type 16 has a maximum OD of 47.0 mm and weight of 4,200 kg/km versus 57.6 mm and 5,650 kg/km for Type 14—reducing minimum bend radius from 519 mm to 423 mm while maintaining the same 170 A current rating.

How do Types 11/14/16 differ from BS 6708 Types 7/7M/7S?

Types 7, 7M and 7S place an uninsulated stranded copper earth conductor in the centre of the cable in direct contact with the phase screens. Types 11, 14 and 16 replace that bare central earth with a resilient elastomeric cradle and use insulated earth conductors (plus composite copper/nylon phase screens in contact around the cradle).

What is the minimum dynamic bending radius for BS 6708 Types 11, 14 and 16?

The published datasheet minimum bending radius is 8 × maximum OD (264 mm) on Type 11 3×16+16 mm², and 9 × maximum OD on Type 14 (420 to 666 mm) and Type 16 (353 to 567 mm).

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BS 6708 Type 11, Type 14 & Type 16 Mining Trailing Cable640/1,100 V elastomeric-cradle screened coalcutter & shearer cables

Longwall shearer & Bretby handler

Trailing & towing

Mine roadway & tunnel wall hangers

Motorised monospiral reel

Free-hanging vertical run

BS 6708 Type 11 · 3×16+16 mm²

BS 6708 Type 14 · 25 to 95 mm²

BS 6708 Type 16 · 25 to 95 mm²

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