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3M™ Jacketed, Flat Cable
.050" 28 AWG Stranded, PVC/PVC 3603 Series
• Meets external wiring requirements of National
Electrical Code, Article 725 (CL2)
• UL listed for USA and Canadian markets
• 28 AWG stranded wire on .050 inch centers permits
mass termination to broad line of IDC connectors
• PVC outer jacket prevents damage to cable
• Primary cable is zippable for branching or discrete
terminations
• SeetheRegulatoryInformationAppendix(RIA)in
the“RoHScompliance”sectionofwww.3M.com/
Interconnectsforcomplianceinformation
(RIAE1&C1apply)
Date Modied: December 8, 2009 TS-0060-C
Sheet 1 of 2
Physical
Jacket Material: Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
Color: Black
Primary Material: PVC
Color: Gray
Marking:
Standard: (UL) CL2 75C 28 AWG OR AWM 20879 3M NU
C AWM IIA/B 80C 300V FT1 EU <50V
Conductors: 28 AWG, 7 × 36 AWG [ 7 × 0.127 ] Tinned Stranded Copper
Electrical
Voltage Rating: USA: N.E.C. 725, CL2 or AWM 300V Canada: 300V EU: <50V
Insulation Resistance: (Primary Cable) > 1 × 1010 Ω/10 ft. [ 3 m ]
Characteristic Impedance:
Unbalanced Balanced
95 Ω 160 Ω
Capacitance: 15.5 pF/ft [ 62.3 pF/m ] 9.4 pF/ft [ 36.4 pF/m ]
Inductance: 0.14 μH/ft [ 0.43 μH/m ] 0.24 μH/ft [ 0.79 μH/m ]
Propagation Delay: 1.47 ns/ft [ 4.82 ns/m ] 1.50 ns/ft [ 4.92 ns/m ]
Velocity of Propagation: 69% 68%
Note: Unbalanced is measured between ground-signal-ground conductors. Balanced is measured between signal conductors within a pair.
Environmental
Temperature Rating: USA: CL2; 75°C or AWM; -20°C to +80°C Canada: 80°C
Flammability Rating: USA: N.E.C. 725, CL2 Canada: FT1
UL File No.: E118773, Power Limited Circuit Cable: CL2 (or AWM Style No: 20879)
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3M™ Jacketed, Flat Cable
.050" 28 AWG Stranded, PVC/PVC 3603 Series
TS-0060-C
Sheet 2 of 2
Ordering Information
3603/XX XX
Inch
[mm]
Tolerance Unless Noted
.0 .00 .000
Inch ±.1 ±.05 ±.010
[ ] Dimensions for Reference Only
Number of Conductors
(See Table)
Blank = Standard
SF = Splice Free
Number of
Conductors
3M Part
Number
Dimension A
± .040" Dimension B
10 3603/10 .58 [ 14.70 ] 0.450 ± .007 [ 11.43 ]
16 3603/16 .88 [ 22.40 ] 0.750 ± .011 [ 19.05 ]
20 3603/20 1.08 [ 27.40 ] 0.950 ± .011 [ 24.13 ]
25 3603/25 1.33 [ 33.80 ] 1.200 ± .011 [ 30.48 ]
26 3603/26 1.38 [ 35.10 ] 1.250 ± .011 [ 31.75 ]
34 3603/34 1.78 [ 45.20 ] 1.650 ± .015 [ 41.91 ]
36 3603/36 1.88 [ 47.80 ] 1.750 ± .015 [ 44.45 ]
37 3603/37 1.93 [ 49.02 ] 1.800 ± .015 [ 45.72 ]
40 3603/40 2.08 [ 52.83 ] 1.950 ± .015 [ 49.53 ]
50 3603/50 2.58 [ 65.53 ] 2.450 ± .015 [ 62.23 ]
60 3603/60 3.08 [ 78.20 ] 2.950 ± .015 [ 74.93 ]
64 3603/64 3.28 [ 83.30 ] 3.150 ± .015 [ 80.01 ]
A
B
.10 ±.03
[ 2.5 ]
.050 ±.002 Typ
[ 1.27 ]
PVC Primary
Insulation
28 AWG 7 X 36 [ 7 X 0.127 ]
Tinned Stranded Copper
.030 [ 0.76 ]
Min PVC Jacket
Paper
(Mfgr. Option)
C
Note: Available in standard 100 ft or 300 ft rolls, please specify when ordering. Contact
3M for availability of additional conductor counts and/or custom roll lengths.
Note: Red marking on one edge of primary cable designates wire #1.
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