Product Details

Corning ALTOS® figure-8 gel-filled cables are self-supporting aerial cables designed for easy and economical one-step installation. The loose tube design provides stable performance over a wide temperature range and is compatible with any telecommunications-grade optical fiber. While the flexible, craft-friendly buffer tubes are easy to route in closures, the SZ-stranded, loose tube design isolates optical fibers from installation and environmental rigors and facilitates midspan access. The figure-8 cable design allows easy, one-step installation, using standard hardware and installation methods. These cables have a medium density polyethylene jacket that is rugged, durable and easy to strip.

Features And Benefits:
• Figure-8 cable design - Easy, one-step installation
• Innovative waterblocking design - Provides efficient and craft-friendly cable preparation
• Polyethylene jacket - Rugged, durable and easy to strip (while providing superior protection against UV radiation, fungus, abrasion and other environmental factors)

General Specifications:
• Environment: Outdoor
• Application: Aerial, Self-Supporting
• Cable Type: Loose Tube
• Product Type: Self-Supporting
• Fiber Category:50 µm MM (OM2)

Standards:
• Approvals and Listings: RDUP 7 CFR 1755.900 (formerly RUS)
• Common Installations: Outdoor self-supporting aerial
• Design and Test Criteria: ANSI/ICEA S-87-640

Temperature Range:
• Storage: -40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F )
• Installation: -30 °C to 70 °C (-22 °F to 158 °F )
• Operation: -40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F )

Mechanical Characteristics Cable:
• Nominal Outer Diameter: 14.3 mm (0.56 in)
• Nominal Cable Height: 25.9 mm (1.02 in)
• Min. Bend Radius Installation: 215 mm (8.4 in)
• Min. Bend Radius Operation: 143 mm (5.6 in)

Maximum Span with One-Percent Installation Sag
• Maximum Span with 1% Installation Sag, NESC Light: 189 m (620 ft)
• Maximum Span with 1% Installation Sag, NESC Medium: 189 m (620 ft)
• Maximum Span with 1% Installation Sag, NESC Heavy: 140 m (460 ft)