Loose Tube Figure 8 Installation in aerial, up to 80m span Cable design • • Loose Tube containing fibres and filled with a suitable water tightness compound. Loose tubes SZ stranded around the CSM. Longitudinal Water Tightness: dry core with water swellable elements. Peripheral Strength Elements Outer Sheath: PE. Black 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 radius Temperature range Technical data Number of fibres (x12) Cable diameter Cable weigth 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 © PRYSMIAN GROUP 2012, All Rights Reserved All sizes and values without tolerances are reference values. Specifications are for product as supplied by Prysmian Group: any modification or alteration afterwards of product may give different result. The information contained within this document must not be copied, reprinted or reproduced in any form, either wholly or in part, without the written consent of Prysmian. The information is believed to be correct at the time of issue. Prysmian Group reserves the right to amend this specification without prior notice. This specification is not contractually valid unless specifically authorised by Prysmian Group.