AGL Cable Identification Tags for Circuits & Connections

What It Is

Clear cable identification improves maintenance, troubleshooting and installation control within complex airfield lighting systems. Tags suit new installations and existing systems during maintenance, modification and rehabilitation.

Identification formats can be coordinated with cable schedules, circuit drawings, equipment references and airport maintenance requirements.

Key Features

• Clear identification of AGL cables and circuits
• Suitable for primary and secondary cable systems
• Identifies individual cables and connection points
• Coordinated with project cable schedules
• Suitable for field installation and maintenance
• Durable for outdoor airfield environments
• Attachment methods selected for cable and installation conditions
• Useful for new installations and existing infrastructure
• Improves cable tracing and troubleshooting

Role

Primary circuits form an important part of the series circuit and may run long distances between equipment. Install tags at suitable points, particularly at cable ends, connection points, junctions and equipment interfaces, so personnel identify the correct cable before testing, disconnection or repair.

Multiple Circuits

Where several primary circuits share an area, consistent identification is especially important to prevent incorrect circuit selection during maintenance.

Role

Tags can identify the corresponding circuit, equipment position or cable reference, coordinated with fixture numbering and airfield drawings, linking the physical installation to maintenance documentation.

Principle

Identification should stay legible after installation and not interfere with termination, connector installation or servicing.

Tags May Be Applied At

• Junction boxes, junction pits, handholes
• Cable joints, primary and secondary connections
• Equipment bases, panel interfaces

Benefit

Helps personnel determine cable origin, destination, circuit reference and connection function without relying solely on drawings.

Tags May Include

• Cable identification number, circuit number or designation
• Equipment reference, runway or taxiway reference, location reference
• Cable origin and destination
• Circuit or constant current regulator (CCR) reference where applicable
• Project-specific maintenance reference

Principle

Establish the format in project documentation. Give enough information for practical field identification without making the tag large or hard to read.

Exposure May Include

• Moisture, rain and standing water, UV radiation
• Temperature variation, dust and dirt
• Routine cleaning, mechanical handling, maintenance activities

Principle

The marking method should remain legible for the expected service period under the installation location's conditions.

Methods

Cable ties, fixing wire, clips or other specified fastening systems, depending on the application. In wet pits and handholes, use UV-stabilised ties or stainless-steel fixings, and avoid dissimilar metals that corrode together.

Principle

Avoid excessive pressure on the cable sheath or interference with movement, termination or inspection. At equipment and connection points, keep tags accessible without obstructing covers, connectors or serviceable components.

Role

Joints and connection points may contain multiple cables with different circuit references. Tags establish a clear reference between the physical connection and the cable schedule or drawing.

Rehabilitation

Tags help personnel identify existing circuits before testing, isolation or replacement.

Use Alongside

• Primary Cable, Secondary Lead
• Primary and Secondary Connector Kits, Joint and Splice Kits
• Cable Duct, Junction Pits, Handholes
• Marker Posts

With Marker Posts

Marker posts identify underground routes and infrastructure locations; tags provide more detailed identification at the cable and connection level.

Check For

• Legibility, correct cable reference
• Secure attachment, physical damage
• Fading or deterioration
• Consistency with current drawings and cable schedules

Action

Replace damaged, missing or illegible tags. After system modifications, review identification so field markings match updated circuit documentation.

Replacement Identification After

• Cable replacement, circuit modification
• Joint replacement, equipment relocation
• Junction pit modification, cable route changes
• Circuit reconfiguration

Benefit

Accurate identification during rehabilitation preserves the relationship between installed infrastructure and updated documentation.

Coordinate Format, Numbering, Material, Marking and Locations With

• Cable schedules, circuit diagrams, as-built drawings
• Equipment identification systems
• Maintenance documentation, project specifications

Precedence

Where an airport or authority has a defined cable identification convention, that convention takes precedence over a generic marking format.