3/23/2016 LSF 

vs LSHF Cables – there is a difference!

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LSF vs LSHF Cables – there is a difference!

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3/23/2016 LSF vs LSHF Cables – there is a difference!

Recent confusion from electrical contractors over LSF (Low Smoke

and Fume) and LSHF (Low Smoke Halogen Free) cables has led FS
Cables to €lm a very simple cigarette lighter −ame test to demonstrate
the difference.

LSF cables, in the case of data, signal and control cables, are made
from a modi€ed version of PVC and can still give off large amounts of
black smoke and hydrogen chloride gas when burned.

Black smoke can obscure exit routes in the event of a €re and
hydrogen chloride gas can be deadly to both people and sensitive
equipment.

LSHF cables are those that, when exposed to €re, emit no more than
0.5% hydrogen chloride. They are not the same as LSF cables.

The results of the −ame test are startling. The LSF cable very quickly
begins to burn and give off black smoke. By contrast, the LSHF cable
burns cleanly when exposed to the same heat source.

See the video below.

Flexible & Specialist Cables

sales@fscables.com (mailto:sales@fscables.com)  
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