Cable Fill User's Manual

Example 1 :

I need to lay 80 cat 5 cables. I want to save 30% of the cable tray for my future needs. What cable tray should I
use ?

Answer :
1. Insert 80 in the F6 cell
2. Select the "Cat 5" type of cable
3. Insert 70% in the N20 cell. This way only the acceptable cable trays will appear in green. The underdesigned
cable trays will be red.

Example 2 :

I intend to use a CF 54/300, but I want to reserve 20% of it for my future installation. How many power cables
can I lay in it ?

Answer :

1. Select the "Power" type of cable

2. Insert 80% in the N20 cell
3. Click on the CF 54/300 "Click here" button
4. Read the result : you can lay 18 power cables in the cable tray.

Note: Please contact KnowHow Networks Ltd at www.knowh.com with futher questions.

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 EZ Tray cable fill ratio table

1 Enter the maximum ratio you want to fill the cable tray to : 40%

2 Select the type of cable you are laying : 2

3 Click on the cable tray you want to use : www.kwhw.co.uk

Width Part # Fill ratio Surface

CF 30 4" (100 mm) CF 30/100 248% ###

(1" 1/2 deep) 12" (300 mm) CF 30/300 80% ###

2" (50 mm) CF 54/50 262% ###

4" (100 mm) CF 54/100 124% ###

CF 54 6" (150 mm) CF 54/150 81% ###

(2" deep) 8" (200 mm) CF 54/200 61% ###

12" (300 mm) CF 54/300 40% ###

18" (450 mm) CF 54/450 27% ###

24" (600 mm) CF 54/600 20% ###

4 You can lay : 262 cables in the cable tray !

5 Additional technical information exclusively provided free of charge by the Cablofil Team :

1 Cable : Weight Diameter

Lb/ft Kg/m in. cm
0.022 0.033 0.187 0.475

Weight Fill
262 Cables : Lb/ft Kg/m sqin. cm²
5.75 8.56 9.15 59.00

This calculation is based upon the square of the outside diameter of the cable (D) multiplied by the total number of cables to be used (N) :
Area of cables = N x D²
Example :
Cable outside diameter : 0.18 in.
Total number of cables needed : 100
The total cross sectional area of the cables will be calculated as 100 x 0.18² = 3.24 sqin.

This calculation method takes into account to some extent the natural cable "Swell" that is experienced when cables are placed in a tray. This
calculation assumes that the cable is a geometric square instead of a circle and yields an area approximately 28% greater than that of a circular
area calculation.

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 EZ Tray cable fill ratio table

Number of cables : 150

Cable type : 5

1 Cable : Weight Diameter

Lb/ft Kg/m in. cm
0.149 0.222 0.650 1.651 Annor (space optimised structure

Annor Design and Build Structured

150 Cables : Weight Fill and ICT Rooms
Lb/ft Kg/m sqin. cm2
22.35 33.26 63.38 408.87 see www.annor.net

Surface Fill ratio

CF 30 CF 30/100 3.7 sqin. 1722%
(1" 1/2 deep) CF 30/300 11.4 sqin. 554%
CF 54/50 3.5 sqin. 1817%
CF 54/100 7.4 sqin. 861%
CF 54 CF 54/150 11.2 sqin. 564%
(2" deep) CF 54/200 15.1 sqin. 419%
CF 54/300 22.9 sqin. 277%
CF 54/450 34.5 sqin. 184%
CF 54/600 46.1 sqin. 137%

This calculation is based upon the square of the outside diameter of the cable (D) multiplied by the total
number of cables to be used (N) :
Area of cables = N x D²
Example :
Cable outside diameter : 0.18 in.
Total number of cables needed : 100
The total cross sectional area of the cables will be calculated as 100 x 0.18² = 3.24 sqin.

This calculation method takes into account to some extent the natural cable "Swell" that is experienced when
cables are placed in a tray. This calculation assumes that the cable is a geometric square instead of a circle
and yields an area approximately 28% greater than that of a circular area calculation.

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 Base Data
Cable Weight Diameter
Cat 5 (2 pairs) 0.012 0.145
Cat 5 (4 pairs) 0.022 0.187
Cat 5 (6 pairs) 0.036 0.260
Cat 5 (12 pairs) 0.046 0.385
Cat 5 (25 pairs) 0.149 0.650
Power 0.091 0.413
NYM 3x001.5 0.091 0.413
NYM 3x002.5 0.121 0.453
NYM 5x001.5 0.128 0.472
Test 1.000 1.000
Other 0.000 0.000

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 Base Data
To enter new cables :

1. Select the row containing the "Other" cable

2. Click on "Insert > Cells"
3. In the "Cable" column : insert the ID of the cable
4. In the "Weight" column : insert the cable linear weight (Lb/ft)
5. In the "Diameter" column : insert the cable diameter (in.)

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