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Hitachi Cable Manchester is an OEM Cable Manufacturer of Fiber Optic Cable, Premise Cable, Electronic Round Cable, Electronic Ribbon Cable and Custom Wire Cable

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Nanocore™ Zipcord Loosetube Cable

Nanocore™ Zip Cord Loose Tube Plenum Cable

RoHS Compliant Fiber Optic CablesIndoor Loose Tube Fiber Optic Cable

  • 250 micron Loose Tube Design Allows for Higher Fiber Strand Counts in a Smaller Overall Diameter Cable
  • Ideal for MT and MTP/MPO Style Connectors
  • No Gel Design Makes Installation Quick, Easy and Clean
  • Each Fiber is Color Coded for Easy Identification
  • Flexible and Easy to Handle
  • Lightweight, Flexible Aramid Yarns Enhance Strength

  • Features
  • Part Numbers
  • Applications
  • Specifications

Loose Tube Cable Features

  • Cables with Improved Attenuation Available
  • Low Smoke Zero Halogen Available
  • Cables with Extended 10 Gigabit Ethernet Support Distances Available
  • Standard Colors are Yellow for Singlemode, Orange for Multimode and Teal for 10 Gigabit
Nanocore™ Zipcord Loosetube Fiber Optic Cable Diagram
Dielectric Materials Plenum
Overall Jacket Low-Smoke, Flame Retardant Thermoplastic
Fiber Count50 UM OM250 UM OM350 UM OM48.3 UM OS28.3 UM OS2BI
1261546-1261539-1261882-1261547-1261713-12
2461546-2461539-2461882-2461547-2461713-24

Loose Tube Cable Applications

  • Ideal for MT and MTP/MPO Style Connectors
  • The Optimal Cabling Solution for High Density Mainframe Data Centers, Super Computing Clusters and Parallel Optics Interconnections
  • The Smallest diameter, Highest Fiber Count Cables With the Reliability Necessary for Systems With High Up-Time Expectations

Fiber Distances by Application (conventional), pre-QSFP Release
Fiber Distances & Loss Budgets by Application (Based on QSFP Rev. 1 Specification Dec. 2006)
Understanding OM1, OM2, OM3, OS1 and OS2 Glass Types

Download PDF Specification on Loosetube Cable

Loose Tube Cable Optical Specifications

TIA/EIA-568-B.3
ISO/IEC 11801, 2nd Edition
Bellcore GR-409-CORE
HCM Fiber Performance ParametersMax Attenuation (dB/Km)Min Bandwidth OFL MHz-KmMin Bandwidth* MHz-KmGigabit Ethernet Support Distance (meters)10 Gigabit Ethernet Support Distance (meters)
 850 nm1300 nm850 nm1300 nm850 nm1300 nm850 nm1300 nm850 nm1300 nm
OM13.51.0200500220na30055033na
OM23.51.0700500850na750550150na
OM33.251.015005002000na1000550300na
OM43.31.035005004700na1100550550na
*EMBc for OM2, OM3 & OM4 fibers. RML for OM1 fibers.          
           
 1310 nm1550 nm        
OS20.500.50        
OS2 BI**0.500.50        
**OS2 BI utilizes bend-insensitive optical glass         

Loose Tube Cable Mechanical Specifications

FIBER COUNTCABLE O.D. MAXIMUM LOAD INSTALLOPERATION CABLE WEIGHT
 in.mmlbs-fNlbs-fNlbs/1000 ftkg/1000m
12.118 x .2553.0 x 6.471285696428411.316.8
24.118 x .2553.0 x 6.471285696428411.417.0
  • Bend Radius, No Load = 10x Cable Overall Diameter
  • Bend Radius, Load = 15x Cable Overall Diameter

Bend Radius for Cables that Contain Corning® ClearCurve® Glass are Typically 25% to 50% Smaller than Conventional Cable Designs. Call for More Technical Details.

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Phone:
603.669.4347

Hitachi Cable Manchester, Inc.
900 Holt Avenue, East Industrial Park
Manchester, NH 03109