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Self Supporting Metal Free Aerial Optical Fibre Cable

DESCRIPTION

These cables are designed for aerial installation and can withstand ice, wind & other harsh field environment.

APPLICATION

Lightning prone areas

Aerial application

Vicinity of power line

Long haul communications

Hilly terrain

FEATURES

All dielectric self supporting construction.

Round construction for minimum wind drag & ice build up.

S-Z Stranded Cable

Standard fibre count : 2 – 48

CABLE CROSS - SECTION

  1. Primary Coated Optical Fibre (Single mode / Multimode).

  2. Tube Filling Compound (Thixotropic gel)

  3. Loose Tube (Polyamide/PBTP or other acceptable thermoplastic material).

  4. Dummy / Filler (if required) – Polyethylene.

  5. Central Strength Member – Fibre reinforced plastic rod.

  6. Water Blocking Media – Water Swellable Tape/ Suitable Water Blocking Gel.

  7. Inner Sheath – Black polyethylene.

  8. Peripheral Reinforcement – Aramid yarn

  9. Outer Sheath – Black polyethylene.

 

MECHANICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS

Span Length 100 Mtrs
Sag
    During Installation
    With 1 Kg per Mtr ice load
    With 75 Kms per hr wind load
    With Combined wind & ice load
1.0 Mtrs.
1.5Mtrs.
1.7Mtrs.
2.0Mtrs.
Tensile force (IEC 60794-1-E1)
    During installation
    Permanent
6 x W
3 x W
Bending radius (IEC 60794-1-E11)
   Temporary, unloaded
   Permanent, during installation
15D
20D
Repeated bending (EIA-455-104) 30 times, with weight of 50N
Torsion resistance (IEC 60794-1-E7) 10 cycle (+ 180º ) with load of 400N
Crush resistance (IEC 60794-1-E3) 2000N (100 x 100mm)
Impact resistance (IEC 60794-1-E4) 25 N-m
Kink resistance (IEC 60794-1-E 10) 20 D

Temperature range (IEC 60794-1-F1)
   Operation
   Storage
   Installation


-40º to +70ºC
-40º to +70ºC
-10º to +50ºC
Water Penetration (IEC 60794-1-F5) Pass
D = Diameter of cable in mm.  W = Weight in kg of 1 Km. Cable

COLOUR CODING

Colour of fibre in a tube Blue, Orange, Green, Brown, Slate, White, Red, Black, Yellow, Violet, Rose & Natural
Last fibre in a tube will be Natural
Colour of lose tube Blue, Orange, Green, Brown, Slate, White, Red, Black
Other elements Black/Natual

DELIVERY INFORMATION

 
Upto 12 F
24 F
48 F
Cable weight (nominal) - Kg / Km.
175

200

270

Cable diameter (nominal ) - mm
15.1

16.3

18.5

Standard lengths-Kms
2, 4 & 6
2, 4 & 6
2, 4 & 6

NOTES

  1. Fibre in cable can comply to G651/G652Series/G655 or as desired. Properties of cabled fibre available on request.
  2. The given cable cross section and characteristics will change as per specification desired by the customers.