Features and Applications
General Characteristics for AX-Series Assembly Cables
Standards List
Specifications - Riser | Plenum | Zero Halogen
Features and Applications
- Resilient and flexible for jumpers, patch cords and pigtails
- Suitable for general purpose indoor use, such as routing connections in patching systems
- Short "patch cord" cables ideal for links between electronic equipment and main fiber optic cables
- Flame-retardant
- Compatible with wide variety of standard fiber optic connectors
- High performance tight-buffer coating on each optical fiber for environmental and mechanical protection
- Custom jacket colors are available to match connectors. Private labeling on the cable outer jacket is also available.
- 1 (simplex) and 2 (duplex) fibers available
General Characteristics for AX-Series Assembly Cables
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Riser |
Plenum |
Zero Halogen |
| Minimum Bend Radius: |
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| Under Installation Tensile Load |
5X outside diameter |
5X outside diameter |
3.8X outside diameter |
| Under Long-Term Tensile Load |
3X outside diameter |
3X outside diameter |
2.5X outside diameter |
| Operating Temperature |
-40°C to +85°C |
-20°C to +85°C |
-20°C to +85°C |
| Storage Temperature |
-55°C to +85°C |
-40°C to +85°C |
-40°C to +85°C |
| Crush Resistance |
750 N/cm |
500 N/cm |
500 N/cm |
| Impact Resistance |
1,000 impacts |
200 impacts |
200 impacts |
| Flex Resistance |
7,500 cycles |
2,000 cycles |
2,000 cycles |
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These specifications are subject to change without prior notification. |
Standards List
Optical Cable Corporation's tight-buffered fiber optic cables meet the functional requirements of the following standards:
- ATM 155 Mb/s
- Fibre Channel FC-PH
- GR-409-CORE
- ICEA-S-83-596
- TIA-568
UL-listed type OFNR in accordance with NEC sections 770-179 (B) and 770-154 (B) for use in vertical runs in building riser shafts or from floor to floor. Meets or exceeds requirements for intra-building fiber optic cables as outlined in GR-409-CORE. |
