Product Information

Specification

8 Fiber 56 Series Outdoor Central Gel Filled Armor/Singel Jacket Loose Tube Fiber Optic Cable

Allowable Ampacity for 8 Fiber 56 Series Outdoor Central Gel Filled Armor/Singel Jacket Loose Tube Fiber Optic Cable: 100 Amps

Applications:

Outdoors direct burial or Aerial Lashed

Also Known as:

Fiber Optic Cable, Loose Tube Cable, 56-Series Cable, Armor Cable, Outdoor Cable, Burial Cable

Scope:

This document establishes the specification requirements for an outdoor, heavy duty, all dielectric, dry block fiber optic cable in a gel filled loose buffer tube.

Cable Construction Details:

•Buffer Tube:
High Modulus Polymeric Material

•Central Tube Color Code:
White

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

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

•Cable Core:
The cable core consists of buffer tube with water-blocking tape

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

•Cable Strength:
Two galvanized steel wires are embedded in the outer sheath.

•Armor:
Corrugated flexible steel bonded to sheath. 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
Cable O.D: 0.341 in
Dimension: 3.0 mm (0.118 in.), nominal
Wall Thickness: 1.52 mm
Temperature Rating: Operation : -40°C to +70°C Installation : -40°C to +55°C Storage : -50°C to +70°C
Weight: 66 lbs/1000ft
Part Number: 56-008-XXX-EXCHNN

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