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General Cable Low-Smoke® 2-48 Fibers Zero-Halogen Lite-Duty Loose Tube Cable Armored Sheathed Thermoplastic ABS Type Approval (RQS)

General Cable Low-Smoke® 2-48 Fibers Zero-Halogen Lite-Duty Loose Tube Cable Armored Sheathed Thermoplastic ABS Type Approval (RQS)

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General Cable Low-Smoke® 2-48 Fibers Zero-Halogen Lite-Duty Loose Tube Cable Armored Sheathed Thermoplastic ABS Type Approval (RQS)

Product Details

Central Strength Member: Epoxy glass rod 

Loose Tube Dry Filled: 
Fiber: 
      • 2-48 fibers (see Fiber Selection Guide) 
      • Color Code: TIA/EIA 598 
Jacket:Low-Smoke thermoplastic Polymer 

Binder Tape:Water-swellable tape 

Steel Armor: 0.006” corrugated steel tape 

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: 
• Loose tube cable 
• Temperature: -40°C to +70°C 
• Gigabit Ethernet compliant 
• Steel 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 
• ICEA S-104-696 
• 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…OFNR, UL 1666, IEEE 383 Pending 

Third-Party Testing: 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 0.450 150/675 Xx0024m1z-Atpl Request a Quote
4 0.450 150/675 Xx0044m1z-Atpl Request a Quote
6 0.450 150/675 Xx0064m1z-Atpl Request a Quote
8 0.450 150/675 Xx0084m1z-Atpl Request a Quote
10 0.450 150/675 Xx0104m1z-Atpl Request a Quote
12 0.450 150/675 Xx0124m1z-Atpl Request a Quote
18 0.450 150/675 Xx0184m1z-Atpl Request a Quote
24 0.450 150/675 Xx0244m1z-Atpl Request a Quote
36 0.470 150/675 Xx0364m1z-Atpl Request a Quote
48 0.540 150/675 Xx0484m1z-Atpl Request a Quote
Fiber Selection Guide
Fiber Type Aq Fiber Typesinglemode Cg Fiber Typemultimode 62.5/125 Bi Fiber Typemultimode 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 0.40 N/A N/A
1550nm 0.30 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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