Product Details

Specifications:

Telephone Cable

• Filled, Direct Burial
• RUS / REA Specification PE-39

Application:
For use in wet environments where protection from moisture is required. Approved for direct burial, duct or aerial installations when supported by a messenger.

Conductors:
Solid soft bare annealed copper. Individual conductors are twisted into pairs with varying lay lengths to minimize crosstalk.

Insulation:
Solid polyolefin.

Filling Compound: Cable core is filled with an extended thermoplastic rubber (ETPR) filling the interstices between the pairs and under the core tape.

Core Wrap: Non-hygroscopic, dielectric tape with overlap

Sheild:
Corrugated, copolymer coated, 8-mil aluminum tape longitudinally applied with overlap. The shield interfaces are flooded with an adhesive compound to provide a moisture barrier and inhibit corrosion.

Jacket:
Black, sunlight-resistant, linear low-density polyethylene

Color Code:
Color code chart 5

Additional Standards:
ANSI/ICEA S-84-608-1994 • RUS 7 CFR 1755.390 (formerly REA PE-39)