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Figure 8 cables

Loose Tube Figure 8

Installation in aerial, up to 80m span

Cable design
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Loose Tube containing fibres and filled with a suitable
water tightness compound.

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Loose tubes SZ stranded around the CSM.

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Longitudinal Water Tightness: dry core with water swellable elements.

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Peripheral Strength Elements

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Ripcords

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Outer Sheath: PE. Black

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-not to scale -

Central Strength Member (CSM)

Suspension Strand

Features and advantages
Installation in aerial, up to 80m span.
- Figure 8 cable is used for cost effective aerial installations.
- These cables are easily installed in concrete or wooden poles by attaching the steel messenger directly to it.
- It is a quite cheap design and installation hardware is also very economical.
Static cable bending radiust

10 x cable diameter

Temperature rangett

-40°C to +70°C

Technical data
Number of fibres (x12)

≤

12

24

36

48

60

72

96

144

Cable diameter

mm

12x21

12x21

12x21

12x21

12x21

12x21

13.5x22.5

17x26

Cable weigth

kg/km

170

170

170

170

170

170

200

270

International standards
IEC 60794; IEC 60793; ITU-T Rec. G.650; ITU-T Rec. G.652 ;
ITU-T Rec. G.655 ; ITU-T Rec. G.656 ; ITU-T Rec. G.657

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