Product Information

Specification

8 Fiber 8 Strand 28 Series Outdoor Gel Filled Single Armor/Single Jacket Loose Tube Fiber Optic Cable

Allowable Ampacity for 8 Fiber 8 Strand 28 Series Outdoor Gel Filled Single Armor/Single Jacket Loose Tube Fiber Optic Cable: 100 Amps

Applications:

Outdoors direct burial, Duct or Aerial Lashed

Also Known as:

Fiber Optic Cable, Armor Cable, Outdoor Cable, 28-Series Cable, Loose Tube Cable, Direct Burial Cable

Scope:

This document establishes the specification requirements for an outdoor, armored dry block fiber optic cable in a gel fil

Cable Construction Details:

•Buffer Tube:
High Modulus Polymeric Material

•Loose Tube/Fiber Color Code:
As per TIA/EIA-598 standard or per customer requirement

•Filling Compound:
Non-toxic dermatological safe antioxidant hydrocarbon based gel

•Dielectric Central Strength Member:
Epoxy Glass Rod (up-coated as required per construction)

•Cable Core:
The cable elements with water swellable yarns are stranded around the CSM, using reverse oscillation.

•Moisture Resistance:
A water blocking tape is applied over the cabled core with a 25% nominal overlap

•Cable Strength:
Circumferential strength members are placed over the water blocking tape and under the outer sheath.

•Armor:
Corrugated flexible steel bonded to jacket. The armor of each length of cable shall be electrically continuous with no more than one splice allowed per kilometer of cable. The breaking strength of any section of an armor tape containing a factory splice joint, shall not be less than 80% of the breaking strength of an adjacent section of the armor of equal length without a joint

•Overall Sheath:
UV Resistant Polyethylene

Applicable Documents:

-TIA/EIA FOTP Standards 455
-Color Coding of Fiber Optic Cables TIA/EIA-598
-RUS 1755.900
-GR-20-CORE
-Compliant with ANSI/TIA-568-C.3 standard

Specification:

Number of Fiber: 8
Number of Fibers Per Sub Unit: 8
Cable O.D: 0.485 in
Dimension: 2.50 mm (0.098 in.), nominal
Temperature Rating: Operation : -40°C to +70°C Installation : -40°C to +55°C Storage : -50°C to +70°C
Weight: 90 lbs/1000ft
Part Number: 28-008-XXX-EXSHWN

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