General Cable Breakout® Cable 2-24 Fibers Armored Sheathed Thermoplastic Low-Smoke Zero-Halogen Lite-Duty ABS Type Approval (RQS)

General Cable Breakout® Cable 2-24 Fibers Armored Sheathed Thermoplastic Low-Smoke Zero-Halogen Lite-Duty ABS Type Approval (RQS)

Product Details

Central Strength Member: Epoxy glass rod 

Optical Fiber Cable Component (OFCC): 
Fiber:
• 2-24 fibers (see Fiber Selection Guide) 
• Color Code: White–numbered “1-ONE,” “2-TWO,” “3-THREE,” etc. 
• Buffer: polyester elastomer 900μm ± 50μm 

Strength Member: Aramid yarn longitudinally applied 

Jacket: Low-Smoke thermoplastic Polyolefin: .078" (2.0 mm) nom. diameter 

Binder Tape: Mylar tape 

Inner Sheath: Low-Smoke, Zero-Halogen (LSZH), low-toxicity, thermoplastic Polyolefin –Black 

Bronze Armor: Bronze braid, 88% minimum coverage 

Outer Sheath: Low-Smoke, Zero-Halogen (LSZH), low-toxicity, thermoplastic Polyolefin –Black 

Applications: Offshore platforms, ships, mobile oil rigs, FPSOs, land rigs, onshore drilling 

Features: 
• Breakout-style cable 
• Temperature: -40°C to +70°C 
• Gigabit Ethernet compliant 
• Braided bronze armor for increased mechanical protection 
• LSZH, thermoplastic, UV-resistant sheath to insure overall maximum flexibility, oil and chemical resistance 
• Mechanically enhanced construction renders the cable suitable for installation in cable tray as an interconnect cable 
• Suitable for installation in vessels’ quarters area 
• Standards-compliant, cost-effective solution 

Compliances: 
Fiber: 
• ANSI/TIA/EIA 568 B.3 
• GR-409 
• Temp. Cycling…FOTP-3 
• Low and High Temp. Bend…FOTP-31 
• Cable External Freezing…FOTP-98 
• Cyclic Flexing…FOTP-104 
• Compressive Loading…FOTP-41 
• Cable Twist…FOTP-85 

Flame/Safety Test
• Flame - OFCR, UL 1666, IEEE 383 Pending 
• Halogen Content - IEC 60754-1 & -2 
• Smoke Density - IEC 61034-1 & -2 
• Acidity - IEC 60754-2 

Third-Party Testing: 
• MET Labs has tested and confirmed that this product complies with the mechanical test in the above specification (report number F026746-GEN rev1) 
• ETL has tested and confirmed that this product complies with the flame test in the above specification (report number 3174223CRT-001)

fiber count nom. inner sheath
diameter inches
maximum tensile load
in-service lbs/n
general cable part number* Action
2 0.434 50/225 xx0021c1z-atpl Request a Quote
4 0.434 50/225 xx0041c1z-atpl Request a Quote
6 0.480 50/225 xx0061c1z-atpl Request a Quote
8 0.529 50/225 xx0081c1z-atpl Request a Quote
10 0.578 150/675 xx0101c1z-atpl Request a Quote
12 0.628 150/675 xx0121c1z-atpl Request a Quote
18 0.661 150/675 xx0181c1z-atpl Request a Quote
24 0.731 150/675 xx0241c1z-atpl Request a Quote
Fiber Selection Guide
fiber type aq fiber typesinglemode cg fiber type multimode 62.5/125 bi fiber type multimode 50/125
fiber characteristics
type matched clad graded index graded index
mode field diameter 9.2±.4 @ 1310nm N/A N/A
core diameter 8.3µm nominal 62.5±3µm 50.0±2.5µm
cladding diameter 125±.7µm 125±2µm 125 ±2µm
coating diameter 242±5µm 242±5µm 242±5µm
core non-circularity N/A 5% 5%
coating cladding conc. <12µm <12µm <12µm
cladding non-circularity ≤0.7% ≤1.0% ≤1.0%
core-clad concentricity ≤0.5µm ≤1.5µm ≤1.5µm
attenuation db/km max
850nm N/A 3.50 3.00
1300nm N/A 1.00 1.00
1310nm 1.00 N/A N/A
1550nm 1.00 N/A N/A
bandwidth mhz • km
850nm N/A 220 700
1300nm N/A 500 500
dispersion =18.0 ps/nm – km @ 1550 N/A N/A
proof test > or = 100 kpsi > or = 100 kpsi > or = 100 kpsi

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