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General Description:

23 AWG Bonded-Pairs solid bare copper conductors, polyolefin insulation, PVC inner jacket, aluminum

interlocked armor, industrial grade PVC jacket. Sequential marking at one meter intervals.

Usage (Overall)

Suitable Applications: Industrial Ethernet Cable, Harsh Environments, 350 MHz Enhanced Category

6, Gigabit Ethernet, 100BaseTX, 100BaseVG ANYLAN, 155ATM, 622ATM,

NTSC/PAL Component or Composite Video, AES/EBU Digital Audio, AES51,

RS-422, RJ-45 Compatible, Armored

Physical Characteristics (Overall)

Conductor

AWG:

# Pairs AWG Stranding Conductor Material Dia. (mm)

423 Solid BC - Bare Copper 0.5588

Total Number of Conductors: 8

Insulation

Insulation Material:

Insulation Material Wall Thickness (mm) Dia. (mm)

PO - Polyolefin 0.2286 0.9652

Inner Jacket

Inner Jacket Material:

Inner Jacket Material Nom. Dia. (mm)

PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride .365 x .165

Outer Shield

Outer Shield Material:

Outer Shield Material

Unshielded

Outer Jacket

Outer Jacket Material:

Outer Jacket Material Nom. Wall Thickness (mm)

Industrial Grade PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride 1.270

Outer Jacket over Armor (y/n): Yes

Armor

Armor Type: Interlocked

Armor Material: Aluminum

Diameter over Armor: .625

Overall Cable

Overall Nominal Diameter: 18.415 mm

Pair

Pair Color Code Chart:

Number Color

1White/Blue Stripe & Blue

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2White/Orange Stripe & Orange

3White/Green Stripe & Green

4White/Brown Stripe & Brown

Mechanical Characteristics (Overall)

Storage Temperature Range: -40°C To +85°C

Installation Temperature Range: -25°C To +75°C

Operating Temperature Range: -40°C To +75°C

Bulk Cable Weight: 229.183 Kg/Km

Max. Recommended Pulling Tension: 889.640 N

Min. Bend Radius/Minor Axis: 209.550 mm

Applicable Specifications and Agency Compliance (Overall)

Applicable Standards & Environmental Programs

NEC/(UL) Specification: CM

CEC/C(UL) Specification: CMG, HL

EU Directive 2011/65/EU (ROHS II): Yes

Other Standards: ISO/IEC 11801 ed 2.1 (2008) Class E

EU Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV): Yes

EU Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS): Yes

EU RoHS Compliance Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/01/2006

EU Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE): Yes

EU Directive 2003/11/EC (BFR): Yes

CA Prop 65 (CJ for Wire & Cable): Yes

MII Order #39 (China RoHS): Yes

Telecommunications Standards: Category 6 - TIA 568.C.2

Flame Test

UL Flame Test: UL1685 UL Loading

CSA Flame Test: FT4

Suitability

Sunlight Resistance: Yes

Oil Resistance: Yes

Plenum/Non-Plenum

Plenum (Y/N): No

Electrical Characteristics (Overall)

Nom. Mutual Capacitance:

Capacitance (pF/m)

49.215

Maximum Capacitance Unbalance (pF/100 m): 49.2

Nominal Velocity of Propagation:

VP (%)

Maximum Delay:

Delay (ns/100 m)

510 @ 100MHz

Max. Delay Skew:

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Delay Skew (ns/100 m)

Maximum Conductor DC Resistance:

DCR @ 20°C (Ohm/100 m)

Max. Operating Voltage - UL:

Voltage

300 V RMS

Maximum DCR Unbalanced:

DCR Unbalance @ 20°C (%)

Electrical Characteristics-Premise (Overall)

Premise Cable Electrical Table 1:

Freq. (MHz) Max. Attenuation (dB/100 m) Min. NEXT (dB) Min. PSNEXT (dB) Min. ACR (dB) Min. PSACR (dB) Min RL (dB)

11.900 74.3 72.3 72.4 70.4 20.000

43.700 65.3 63.3 61.6 59.6 23.000

85.300 60.3 58.8 55.5 53.5 24.500

10 5.900 59.3 57.3 53.4 51.4 25.000

16 7.500 56.3 54.3 48.7 46.7 25.000

20 8.400 54.8 52.8 46.4 44.4 25.000

25 9.500 53.4 51.4 43.9 41.9 24.300

31.25 10.600 51.9 49.9 41.2 39.2 23.600

62.5 15.400 47.4 45.4 32.0 30 21.500

100 19.800 44.3 42.3 24.5 22.5 21.000

155 25.100 41.5 39.5 16.3 14.3 21.000

200 29.000 39.9 37.9 10.8 10 21.000

250 32.800 38.3 36.3 5.5 3.5 18.000

300 35.200 37.2 34.2 0.7 018.000

310 37.100 36.9 34.9 018.000

350 39.800 36.2 34.2 17.000

400 43.000 35.3 33.3 14.000

500 49.000 33.8 31.8 14.000

Premise Cable Electrical Table 2:

Freq. (MHz) Input (Unfitted) Imp. (Ohms) Fitted Impedance Min. ELFEXT (dB) Min. PSELFEXT (dB)

1100 ± 12 100 ± 15 67.8 64.8

4100 ± 12 100 ± 15 55.7 52.7

8100 ± 12 100 ± 15 49.7 46.7

10 100 ± 12 100 ± 15 47.8 44.8

16 100 ± 12 100 ± 8 43.7 40.7

20 100 ± 12 100 ± 8 41.7 38.7

25 100 ± 15 100 ± 8 39.8 36.8

31.25 100 ± 15 100 ± 8 37.9 34.9

62.5 100 ± 15 100 ± 8 31.8 28.8

100 100 ± 15 100 ± 8 27.8 24.8

155 100 ± 15 100 ± 8 23.9 20.9

200 100 ± 15 100 ± 8 21.7 18.7

250 100 ± 20 100 ± 8 19.8 16.8

300 100 ± 20 100 ± 8 18.2 15.2

310 100 ± 20 100 ± 8 17.9 14.9

350 100 ± 22 100 ± 8 16.9 13.9

400 100 ± 32 100 ± 8 15.7 12.7

500 100 ± 32 100 ± 8 13.8 10.8

Notes (Overall)

Notes: US Patent #'s 5606151; 5734126; 5821467 **Values above 350 MHz are information only. Operating temperatures are

subject to length de-rating. Cable passes -40C Cold Bend per UL 1581.

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Put Ups and Colors:

Item # Putup Ship Weight Color Notes Item Desc

121872A J221000 305 MT 105.234 KG BLUE, STRONG 1872A ALUM ARMOR PVC

121872A 0081000 305 MT 105.234 KG GRAY C Z 4 PR 24 ARM PVC CABLE

121872A 0101000 305 MT 105.234 KG BLACK C Z 4 PR 24 ARM PVC CABLE

Notes:

C = CRATE REEL PUT-UP.

Z = FINAL PUT-UP LENGTH MAY VARY (+ OR -) 10% FOR SPOOLS OR REELS AND(+ OR -) 5% FOR UNREEL CARTONS FROM LENGTH SHOWN.

Revision Number: 11 Revision Date: 08-02-2013

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