The cables are designed to be strong enough to allow lengths of up to 700 meters to be installed between support towers. ADSS cable is designed to be lightweight and small in diameter to reduce the load on tower structures due to cable weight, wind, and ice. In the design of the cable, the internal glass optical fibers are supported with little or no strain, to maintain low optical loss throughout the life of the cable. The cable is jacketed to prevent moisture from degrading the fibers. The jacket also protects the polymer strength elements from the effect of solar ultraviolet light.
All dielectric self supporting (ADSS) cable is a type of optical fiber cable that is strong enough to support itself between structures without using conductive metal elements.
ADSS Fiber Optic Cable can be 5 loose tubes or 6 loose tubes. The fiber optic loose tube is twisted on the central reinforcing member (usually FRP) for SZ type and then extruded into the inner sheath (it can be omitted in the case of small tension and small span), and then wrapped according to the required tensile strength of Aramid yarn, and then extruded into PE or AT sheath. The optical fiber of ADSS cable is filled with ointment. The layer-stranded structure of ADSS fiber cable is easy to obtain a safe fiber excess length, although the diameter and weight are relatively large, which is more advantageous in medium and large span applications.
Flex-Span ADSS Cable includes fiber counts up to 288 optical fibers and any type or combination of single-mode or multimode fibers within the cable. Pole-to-pole span lengths range from 50m to over 200m.
ADSS cable is designed to be lightweight and small in diameter to reduce the load on tower structures due to cable weight, wind, and ice.In the design of the cable, the internal glass optical fibers are supported with little or no strain, to maintain low optical loss throughout the life of the cable. The reinforcement of aramid yarn can better increase the tensile force of the optical cable. The cable is jacketed to prevent moisture and water resistant from degrading the fibers. The jacket also protects the polymer strength elements from the effect of solar ultraviolet light.
As a kind of self-supporting aerial fiber optic cable, ADSS (All-dielectric Self-supporting) cable is designed for aerial installation and deployment, which is suitable for various outdoor applications. This comprehensive solution introduction will cover the definition, structure, advantages, and applications of ADSS cables.
No. of cable | 24 | 48 | |
Fiber Model | G.652D | ||
Design(Strength Member+Tube&Filler) | 1+5 | ||
Central Strength Member | Material | FRP | |
Diameter（±0.05）mm | 1.5 | ||
Loose Tube | Material | PBT | |
Diameter（±0.06）mm | 1.8 | 2.1 | |
Thickness（±0.03）mm | 0.30 | ||
The Max.Core NO./Tube | 6 | 12 | |
Water Blocking layer（Material） | Flooding Compound | ||
Inner sheath | Material | HDPE | |
Thickness（±0.1）mm | 0.7 | ||
Strength Member（Material） | Aramid yarn | ||
Outer Sheath | Material | HDPE | |
Thickness（±0.1）mm | 1.7 | ||
Cable Diameter（±0.2）mm | 11.9 | 12.5 | |
Cable Wetght（±10.0）kg/km | 104 | 116 | |
Rated Tensile Strength kN | 25 | 26.4 | |
Maximum Allowable Tension kN | 10 | 10.56 | |
Span | 500m | ||
Min. bending radius | Without Tension | 10.0×Cable-φ | |
Under Maximum Tension | 20.0×Cable-φ | ||
Temperature range （℃） | Installation | -20~+60 | |
Transport&Storage | -40~+70 | ||
Operation | -40~+70 | ||
Fibre Colors
No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Color | Blue | Orange | Green | Brown | Slate | White |
No. | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Color | Red | Black | Yellow | Violet | Pink | Aqua |
Loose Tube Colors
No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Color | Blue | Orange | Green | Brown |
All-dielectric self-supporting (ADSS) cable is a type of optical fiber cable that is strong enough to support itself between structures without using conductive metal elements.
UnitekFiber can supply ADSS fiber optic cable with 100-800 meter pole span.
Dielectric means it has non-conducting properties of a non-metallic, insulating material that resists the passage of electric current.
ADSS cables should be placed in Aerial and duct, but can not be direct-buried.
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