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Figure 8 cables
Loose Tube Figure 8
Installation in aerial, up to 80m span
Cable design
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Loose Tube containing fibres and filled with a suitable
water tightness compound.
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Loose tubes SZ stranded around the CSM.
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Longitudinal Water Tightness: dry core with water swellable elements.
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Peripheral Strength Elements
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Ripcords
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Outer Sheath: PE. Black
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-not to scale -
Central Strength Member (CSM)
Suspension Strand
Features and advantages
Installation in aerial, up to 80m span.
- Figure 8 cable is used for cost effective aerial installations.
- These cables are easily installed in concrete or wooden poles by attaching the steel messenger directly to it.
- It is a quite cheap design and installation hardware is also very economical.
Static cable bending radiust
10 x cable diameter
Temperature rangett
-40°C to +70°C
Technical data
Number of fibres (x12)
≤
12
24
36
48
60
72
96
144
Cable diameter
mm
12x21
12x21
12x21
12x21
12x21
12x21
13.5x22.5
17x26
Cable weigth
kg/km
170
170
170
170
170
170
200
270
International standards
IEC 60794; IEC 60793; ITU-T Rec. G.650; ITU-T Rec. G.652 ;
ITU-T Rec. G.655 ; ITU-T Rec. G.656 ; ITU-T Rec. G.657
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