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General Cable Armored® Sheathed Thermoset 2-48 Fibers Low-Smoke Zero-Halogen Heavy-Duty Breakout Cable ABS Type Approval (RQS)

General Cable Armored® Sheathed Thermoset 2-48 Fibers Low-Smoke Zero-Halogen Heavy-Duty Breakout Cable ABS Type Approval (RQS)

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General Cable Armored® Sheathed Thermoset 2-48 Fibers Low-Smoke Zero-Halogen Heavy-Duty Breakout Cable ABS Type Approval (RQS)

Product Details

Central Strength Member: Epoxy glass rod 

Optical Fiber Cable Component (OFCC): 
Fiber: 
• 2-48 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: Helically applied water-swellable SAP 

Aramid Yarn: Contra-helically applied and wrapped with .001" polyester binder tape 

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

Bronze Armor: Bronze braid, 88% minimum coverage 

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

Applications:  On 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 thermoset 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 

Compliances: 
Fiber: 
• Temp. Cycling  - IEC 60794-1-2-F1 
• Tensile Strength  - IEC 60794-1-2-E1A 
• Crush - IEC 60794-1-2-E3 
• Impact - IEC 60794-1-2-E4 
• Repeated Bending - IEC 60794-1-2-E6 
• Torsion - IEC 60794-1-2-E7 
• Kink - IEC 60794-1-2-E10 
• Cable Bend - IEC 60794-1-2-E11 
• Cold Bend - IEC 60794-1-2-E11 

Flame/Safety Test: 
• Flame - IEC 60332-3-22 Cat. A 
• Halogen Content - IEC 60754-1 & -2 
• Smoke Density - IEC 61034-1 & -2 
• Acidity - IEC 60754-2

fiber count nom. inner sheath
diameter inches		 maximum tensile load
in-service lbs/n		 general cable part number* Action
2 0.320 50/225 xx0021c1z-atset Request a Quote
4 0.320 50/225 xx0041c1z-atset Request a Quote
6 0.355 50/225 xx0061c1z-atset Request a Quote
8 0.405 150/675 xx0081c1z-atset Request a Quote
10 0.435 150/675 xx0101c1z-atset Request a Quote
12 0.445 150/675 xx0121c1z-atset Request a Quote
16 0.515 150/675 xx0161c1z-atset Request a Quote
18 0.540 150/675 xx0181c1z-atset Request a Quote
24 0.620 150/675 xx0241c1z-atset Request a Quote
36 0.708 150/675 xx0361c1z-atset Request a Quote
48 0.809 150/675 xx0481c1z-atset Request a Quote
Fiber Selection Guide
fiber type aq fiber type single mode 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 245±5μm 245±5μm 245±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 4.50 4.50
1300nm N/A 2.00 2.00
1310nm 2.00 N/A N/A
1550nm 2.00 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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