UP SPOFC Professional Classic XKE 1 pair Install Cable

 

Van Damme classic XKE 1 pair install cable is the ideal cable for both intricate rack wiring and installation. The cable is flexible, tough and easy to prepare and use. The foil screen is bonded to the outer jacket for ease of stripping and the tinned UPOFC drain wire remains in close contact to the foil to ensure excellent screening. The range is available in ten colours for ease of identification by application on both 100m and 500m reels.

This cable now uses a mixture of Ultra Pure Silver Plated Oxygen Free Copper and Ultra Pure Oxygen Free Copper for its conductors. As with the ultra pure oxygen free copper used in other Van Damme Cables ‘solderability’ and conductivity are much improved. The additional advantage of UPSPOFC is that silver is approximately 5% less resistive than copper. High frequencies, which gravitate to the outside of the conductor due to the skin effect, are conducted slightly more efficiently than the lower frequencies which tend to saturate the UPOFC conductor. In addition silver is less susceptible to corrosion than copper and so the plating offers a protective barrier between the conductor and the insulation or free air.

Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) is used for the conductor insulation. Although considerably more expensive than conventional polyethylene it offers distinct advantages over other insulation materials. XLPE has a low dielectric constant (2.2 at 1KHz), essential for minimising high frequency signal losses, and is stable at high temperatures. This temperature stability ensures that the insulation material resists shrink back during the soldering process. It has good abrasion and stress-cracking resistance yet remains flexible down to –40 degrees C. XLPE also is less environmentally damaging than other insulation materials as it releases carbon dioxide and water during combustion with no halogen emission.

The paired conductors are twisted together with a 24AWG UPOFC drain wire and shielded with aluminium/polyester foil tape which is bonded to the PVC/neoprene composite outer sheath. This material remains flexible even at sub zero temperatures.

Applications include permanent installations of analogue balanced audio circuits, internal rack and patch panel wiring looms and short adaptors and multipin breakouts.

 

Cable Specifications:

 

Mechanical pair specifications:
Conductor Material #1 ~ Bare silver plated ultra pure oxygen free copper wire
Stranding ~ 1 x 0.20mm
Conductor Material #2 ~ Bare ultra pure oxygen free copper wire
Stranding ~ 6 x 0.20mm AWG 24/7 combined
Insulation Material ~ Cross linked polyethylene (XLPE)
Diameter ~ 1.20mm ± 0.10
Screen Type ~ Aluminium polyester foil
Drain wire ~ 7 x 0.20mm tinned oxygen free copper wire
Diameter ~ 2.46mm

Electrical pair specifications:
Description ~ Unit of measurement ~ Actual result
Resistance ~ Ohm/km ~ Conductor 80.2 ~ Shield 80
Insulation Mohm/km ~ <2600
Capacitance pF/m ~ Core to core 65.5 ~ Core to shield 124.6
Test voltage Volt ~ 1000v no cracks

Overall jacket properties:
Jacket Material ~ Flexible PVC composite
Overall diameter ~ 3.50 mm
Bend radius ~ 15 x overall diameter
Tensile strength ~ 0.85Kg/mm2
Elongation ~ >250%
Heat shock ~ 120 °Cx h no cracks
Temp Range ~ -10 to +60 degrees C
Cable Weight kg/km ~ 17kg
Cable colours ( code ) ~ Black ( 000 ) ~ Brown ( 010 ) ~ Red ( 020 ) ~ Orange ( 030 ) ~ Yellow ( 040 ) ~ Green ( 050 ) ~
Blue ( 060 ) ~ Purple ( 070 ) ~ Grey ( 080 ) ~ White ( 090 )

 

 

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