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Control Cable

Control cable—also known as industrial multi‑core cable—is widely used in automation, instrumentation, and control systems. Our range includes both screened and unscreened variants such as CY, YY, and SY, in a variety of core-counts, sheath colours, and cross-section options—ideal for diverse industrial applications.

Engineered to interface with sensors, actuators, PLCs, and machinery, our control cables deliver dependable signal integrity and mechanical protection where needed.

Types of Control Cable

CY Cable: Screened and flexible—perfect for environments requiring electromagnetic compatibility.
YY Cable: Cost-effective, unscreened multicore cable, commonly used in general control wiring.
SY Cable: Armoured with steel wire braid for robust mechanical protection in harsh conditions.
Multicore Industrial Cable: High-core-count cables suitable for complex automation and industrial setups.

Applications & Benefits

Commonly used in automation systems, PLC installations, manufacturing lines, and instrument control panels.
SY cables offer strength and mechanical resilience; CY and YY cables support signal clarity and interference control.
Available in multiple core sizes and configurations to meet specific control requirements.

How to Choose the Right Cable

Core Configuration: Match your number of signals or devices.
Screening: Use CY or YY for EMI-sensitive applications; SY when protection and durability are required.
Voltage Rating: Most cables are rated up to 300 V or 600 V—verify in product DL sheet.
Sheath & Core Adaptation: Factors like environmental exposure, flexibility, or colour coding can influence the choice.

Trusted Brands & Services

We stock specialist control cables from brands such as RS PRO, Alpha Wire, LAPP, Belden, and Igus—all supported with expert technical specs and standards compliance. Enjoy fast & free delivery across South Africa or collect your order in person from our RS Local branch in Kyalami, Midrand.

Interested in more technical insights?

Explore SY, CY, and YY cable types in depth, or contact our South Africa team for bespoke application advice.

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In Stock RS PRO Multi-Core Industrial Cable, 8 Cores, 0.22mm², Unscreened, 25 m, Black Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 236-9271 Subtotal (25 units, on reels of 25) R 850,59(exc. VAT) R 850,59/reel Reel(s)	-	8	Multi-Core Industrial Cable	RS PRO	-	Unscreened	-	-	Tin Copper Wire	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Black	-	-	25m	-	11mm	250V	Solid	-40°C	120°C	RoHS	0.22mm²	-	No	-
In Stock RS PRO DEF STAN Multi-Core Industrial Cable, 12 Cores, 0.5mm², Unscreened, 100 m, Black Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 236-9219 Subtotal (100 units, on reels of 100) R 9 164,97(exc. VAT) R 9 164,97/reel Reel(s)	-	12	Multi-Core Industrial Cable	DEF STAN	-	Unscreened	-	-	Tin Copper Wire	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Black	-	-	100m	-	9.55mm	30V	Solid	-40°C	120°C	RoHS	0.5mm²	-	No	-
In Stock RS PRO Control Cable, 12 Cores 1.5mm², Screened, 50 m, Transparent Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 196-4676 Subtotal (50 metres, on reels of 50) R 13 868,99(exc. VAT) R 13 868,99/reel Reel(s)	-	12	Control Cable	RS PRO	-	Screened	-	-	Annealed Copper	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Transparent	30 x 0.25mm	-	50m	-	-	-	Stranded	-	70°C	BS EN 50525	1.5mm²	-	-	30
In Stock RS PRO DEF STAN Multi-Core Industrial Cable, 2 Cores, 0.5mm², Unscreened, 100 m, Black Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 236-9229 Subtotal (100 units, on reels of 100) R 2 116,76(exc. VAT) R 2 116,76/reel Reel(s)	-	2	Multi-Core Industrial Cable	DEF STAN	-	Unscreened	-	-	Tin Copper Wire	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Black	-	-	100m	-	5.5mm	250V	Solid	-40°C	120°C	RoHS	0.5mm²	-	No	-
In Stock RS PRO Control Cable, 5 Cores 0.5mm² 20 AWG, Unscreened, 50 m, Grey Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 827-4274 Subtotal (50 metres, on reels of 50) R 2 197,54(exc. VAT) R 2 197,54/reel Reel(s)	-	5	Control Cable	-	-	Unscreened	20AWG	-	Bare Copper	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Grey	16 x 0.20mm	-	50m	-	-	-	Stranded	-	80°C	EN 50525-2-51	0.5mm²	-	-	16
In Stock RS PRO DEF STAN Multi-Core Industrial Cable, 4 Cores, 0.22mm², Screened, 100 m, Black Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 236-9262 Subtotal (100 units, on reels of 100) R 2 884,26(exc. VAT) R 2 884,26/reel Reel(s)	-	4	Multi-Core Industrial Cable	DEF STAN	-	Screened	-	-	Tin Copper Wire	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Black	-	-	100m	-	11mm	250V	Solid	-40°C	120°C	RoHS	0.22mm²	-	No	-
In Stock RS PRO DEF STAN Multi-Core Industrial Cable, 4 Cores, 0.22mm², Screened, 25 m, Black Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 236-9263 Subtotal (25 units, on reels of 25) R 767,55(exc. VAT) R 767,55/reel Reel(s)	-	4	Multi-Core Industrial Cable	DEF STAN	-	Screened	-	-	Tin Copper Wire	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Black	-	-	25m	-	11mm	250V	Solid	-40°C	120°C	RoHS	0.22mm²	-	No	-
In Stock RS PRO DEF STAN Multi-Core Industrial Cable, 4 Cores, 0.5mm², Unscreened, 25 m, Black Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 236-9234 Subtotal (25 units, on reels of 25) R 895,52(exc. VAT) R 895,52/reel Reel(s)	-	4	Multi-Core Industrial Cable	DEF STAN	-	Unscreened	-	-	Tin Copper Wire	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Black	-	-	25m	-	11mm	250V	Solid	-40°C	120°C	RoHS	0.5mm²	-	No	-
Temporarily out of stock RS PRO Control Cable, 18 Cores 0.75mm² 18 AWG, Screened, 50 m, Transparent Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 827-4237 Subtotal (50 metres, on reels of 50) R 13 689,33(exc. VAT) R 13 689,33/reel Reel(s)	-	18	Control Cable	-	-	Screened	18AWG	-	Copper	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Transparent	24 x 0.2mm	-	50m	-	-	-	Stranded	-	80°C	EN 50525-2-51	0.75mm²	-	-	24
In Stock RS PRO Control Cable, 3 Cores 2.5mm², Screened, 50 m, Transparent Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 196-4726 Subtotal (50 metres, on reels of 50) R 5 427,17(exc. VAT) R 5 427,17/reel Reel(s)	-	3	Control Cable	RS PRO	-	Screened	-	-	Annealed Copper	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Transparent	50 x 0.25mm	-	50m	-	-	-	Stranded	-	70°C	BS EN 50525	2.5mm²	-	-	50
In Stock RS PRO DEF STAN Multi-Core Industrial Cable, 6 Cores, 0.22mm², Unscreened, 25 m, Black Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 236-9267 Subtotal (25 units, on reels of 25) R 634,28(exc. VAT) R 634,28/reel Reel(s)	-	6	Multi-Core Industrial Cable	DEF STAN	-	Unscreened	-	-	Tin Copper Wire	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Black	-	-	25m	-	11mm	440V	Solid	-40°C	120°C	RoHS	0.22mm²	-	No	-
In Stock RS PRO Control Cable, 3 Cores 1.5mm², Unscreened, 50 m, Grey Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 196-4695 Subtotal (50 metres, on reels of 50) R 2 600,33(exc. VAT) R 2 600,33/reel Reel(s)	-	3	Control Cable	RS PRO	-	Unscreened	-	-	Annealed Copper	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Grey	30 x 0.25mm	-	50m	-	-	-	Stranded	-	70°C	BS EN 50525	1.5mm²	-	-	30
Currently unavailable RS PRO Control Cable, 4 Cores, 0.19mm², Unscreened, 100 m, White Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 820-0185 Subtotal (100 metres, on reels of 100) R 1 564,41(exc. VAT) R 1 564,41/reel Reel(s)	Armoured	4	Control Cable	-	-	Unscreened	-	-	Tin Plated Annealed Copper Alloy	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	White	7 x 0.19mm	-	100m	-	3.5mm	50V	Stranded	-50°C	70°C	BS4737, BS EN 50363-4-1, Euroclass Eca	0.19mm²	Flame Retardant	No	7
In Stock RS PRO Control Cable, 5 Cores 0.75mm² 18 AWG, 50 m, Screened Stranded, Grey Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 827-4155 Subtotal (50 metres, on reels of 50) R 4 521,95(exc. VAT) R 4 521,95/reel Reel(s)	-	5	Control Cable	RS PRO	-	Screened	18AWG	-	Copper	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Grey	24 x 0.2mm	-	50m	-	-	-	Stranded	-	80°C	IEC 60228	0.75mm²	-	-	24
In Stock RS PRO Control Cable, 5 Cores 6mm² 9 AWG, Unscreened, 50 m, Grey Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 827-4284 Subtotal (50 metres, on reels of 50) R 14 364,30(exc. VAT) R 14 364,30/reel Reel(s)	-	5	Control Cable	-	-	Unscreened	9AWG	-	Bare Copper	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Grey	84 x 0.3mm	-	50m	-	-	-	Stranded	-	80°C	EN 50525-2-51	6mm²	-	-	84
In Stock RS PRO DEF STAN Multi-Core Industrial Cable, 12 Cores, 0.5mm², Unscreened, 25 m, Black Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 236-9220 Subtotal (25 units, on reels of 25) R 2 601,45(exc. VAT) R 2 601,45/reel Reel(s)	-	12	Multi-Core Industrial Cable	DEF STAN	-	Unscreened	-	-	Tin Copper Wire	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Black	-	-	25m	-	9.5mm	30V	Solid	-40°C	120°C	RoHS	0.5mm²	-	No	-
Currently unavailable RS PRO Multi-Core Industrial Cable, 4 Cores, 0.5mm², Screened, 100 m, Black Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 200-9637 Subtotal (50 metres, on reels of 50) R 3 330,63(exc. VAT) R 3 330,63/reel Reel(s)	-	4	Multi-Core Industrial Cable	RS PRO	-	Screened	-	-	Copper	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Black	-	-	100m	-	-	440V	DCR	-15°C	85°C	ANSI/ESD S20.20:2021, RoHS	0.5mm²	-	-	-
In Stock RS PRO DEF STAN Multi-Core Industrial Cable, 6 Cores, 0.5mm², Screened, 100 m, Black Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 236-9241 Subtotal (100 units, on reels of 100) R 7 549,00(exc. VAT) R 7 549,00/reel Reel(s)	-	6	Multi-Core Industrial Cable	DEF STAN	-	Screened	-	-	Tin Copper Wire	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Black	-	-	100m	-	11mm	250V	Solid	-40°C	120°C	RoHS	0.5mm²	-	No	-
In Stock RS PRO Multi-Core Industrial Cable, 8 Cores, 0.22mm², Unscreened, 100 m, Black Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 236-9270 Subtotal (100 units, on reels of 100) R 3 304,75(exc. VAT) R 3 304,75/reel Reel(s)	-	8	Multi-Core Industrial Cable	RS PRO	-	Unscreened	-	-	Tin Copper Wire	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Black	-	-	100m	-	11mm	250V	Solid	-40°C	120°C	RoHS	0.22mm²	-	No	-
In Stock RS PRO DEF STAN Multi-Core Industrial Cable, 12 Cores, 0.22mm², Screened, 25 m, Black Polyvinyl Chloride Sheath RS stock no. 236-9248 Subtotal (25 units, on reels of 25) R 1 932,51(exc. VAT) R 1 932,51/reel Reel(s)	-	12	Multi-Core Industrial Cable	DEF STAN	-	Screened	-	-	Tin Copper Wire	-	Polyvinyl Chloride	-	-	-	Black	-	-	25m	-	11mm	30V	Solid	-40°C	120°C	RoHS	0.22mm²	-	No	-