Standard Cable Drum Sizes

Standard lift cable drums come in three diameters.

Standard cable drum sizes.

For more information about the size and dimensions of the drums we have a drum guide chart that you can find here below. Depending on the drum manufacturer the number embossed in the drum will be in either inches or feet. The drum number is marked on the drum. Which drum we use depends on the length diameter of the cable and weight.

The appropriate storage of cable drums and the electrical cable it contains will depend on both the type of drum and whether or not the cable itself is designed for indoor or outdoor use. The basic characteristics of wooden drums are given in the table below pursuant to din standard 46391. The reeling direction of the cable is indicated by an arrow. The standard drum sizes used for different cable types are specified below.

The 8 diameter cable drum which has a cable capacity of 32 feet. Each cable drum also has another number associated with it which corresponds to the drum s cable capacity. Steel drums can vary in size from 630mm to 10000mm and carry loads of up to 250 tonnes. Cables are wound on wooden drums plywood reels or coils of standard lengths.

Also impregnation is available on request. A cable reel is a round drum shaped object such as a spool used to carry various types of electrical wires cable reels which can also be termed as drums have been used for many years to transport electric cables fiber optic cables and wire products. Handling and transport handling instructions are attached on each drum. We can produce our cables in various sizes of wooden drums k6 k24.

Special non standard drums can be supplied on request. For d d e w w transportation and.