Single loose tube cables offer a low cost alternative to traditional
stranded loose tube cables and the armor provides additional protection
for certain environments. The highly flexible single tube reduces
installation problems. The loose tube design offers reliable transmission
performance over a broad temperature range. The single flex tube design
features optical fibers placed inside a single PFM™ gel-filled tube. The
core tube includes up to 8-fiber bundles, each containing up to 12 optical
fibers bound with a color coded binder. The core is wrapped with flexible
strength members covered with a water-blocking tape, a corrugated
steel armor is applied and then encased with a black jacket containing
rigid steel rods. Rip cords are included under the armor for ease of
access to the core tube.
Features:
• Available with up to 96-fiber
• Multiple fiber types
• Metallic outer strength
members
• Dry (SAP) core standard
• Highly flexible
• Small cable diameter
• Fewer cable components
• Corrugated Armor
• PFM gel
Benefits:
• High fiber density
• Multiple network applications
• Offers ease of location
• Reduces cable prep and installation time
• Easy handling
• Installation of more fibers in less space
• Reduces cost
• Improves compressive strength
and rodent protection
• Non-sticky gel speeds fiber access and clean-up
Specifications:
Fiber Count
• Available in 6-fiber up to 96-fiber
Standards Compliance
• Telcordia® GR-20-CORE
• RDUP PE-90 Designation SLT
• ICEA S-87-640-2011
• RoHS-compliant
Environmental Specifications:
Operation/Storage
• -40°C to +70°C
Installation
• -30°C to +70°C
Applications:
• Direct bury, underground duct and lashed aerial
• Trunk, distribution and feeder cable
• Local loop, metro, long-haul and broadband network
technical specification: | |
fiber count | 24 |
nominal diameter in (mm) |
0.51 (13.0) |
approx. weight lbs/kft (kg/km) |
117 (174) |
maximum tensile loading(install lbs (n)) |
600 (2,700) |
maximum tensile loading(long term lbs (n)) |
200 (890) |
minimum bend radius(install in (mm)) |
10.2 (259) |
minimum bend radius(long term in (mm)) |
5.1 (129) |
superior essex cable part number | F2024XXSY |