Cables

Use coaxial cable such as RG59 for analogue HD cameras and Cat5e or Cat6 network cable for IP cameras. Shotgun cable such as the Mercury 808.105UK runs RG59 coax and 2-core power in one cable for CCTV power and signal. The armoured SFX/C6-F-UTP-SWA-LSZH-BLK-1000 Cat6 is suitable for CCTV and PoE camera runs.

LSZH means low smoke zero halogen: the sheath gives off little smoke and no halogen gas if it burns, which matters in escape routes and enclosed public spaces. SFX Cat5e and Cat6 LSZH reels and Securi-Flex BS 5308 cable in this range use LSZH sheaths.

Cat6 is rated to a higher frequency than Cat5e, 250 MHz against 100 MHz, so it suits faster networks. The armoured SFX/C6-F-UTP-SWA-LSZH-BLK-1 Cat6 cable is rated to 250 MHz, while the armoured SFX/C5-UTP-SWA-PE-BLK-1 Cat5e cable is rated to 100 MHz.

BS 5308 is the British standard for instrumentation cable, used for control, telemetry and monitoring signals, often in industrial sites. Securi-Flex BS 5308 Part 1 Type 1 cables in this range come in 1, 2 and 5 pair versions with LSZH sheaths on 100m reels.

Yes, if it has an outdoor-rated sheath such as PE, with steel wire armour where the run is buried or exposed. The Mercury 808.010UK Cat5e has an LDPE sheath with UV resistant properties for outdoor installations. The SFX/C6-UTP-SWA-PE-BLK adds steel wire armour and a PE outer sheath for direct burial or exposed runs.

CCA stands for copper clad aluminium, an aluminium conductor with a copper coating, used in economy cables such as some Mercury Figure 8 speaker cable and RG59 coax. Solid copper or OFC conductors, such as on the Mercury 808.101UK, suit longer or more demanding runs.

It carries a camera's video and power in a single cable, which saves running two separate cables. RG59 shotgun cables such as the Mercury 808.105UK and the Securi-Flex SFX/59+2C-0.5-PE-BLK-100 pair RG59 coax with 2 power cores, and the Securi-Flex cores can be separated for installation. The SFX/C5-UTP-2C-0.5-PE-BLK-100 is a Cat5e version with two 0.5mm power cores in a PE jacket.

Multi-core alarm cable connects detectors, keypads and sirens to the alarm panel. Belden burglar and shielded alarm cables in this range come on 100m, 305m and 500m reels. Examples are the 4306UE.00305 burglar alarm cable and the 4502FLW.00500 shielded alarm cable, which screens the signal from electrical interference.