Flexible Cables with Optical Fibre Elements (OFE)
Applications
For data transmission without electromagnetic smog. Used in festoon and e-chain systems on cranes and other material handling equipments.
Design
| 1. Optical Fibres | Fibre diameter: 9/125 μm; 50/125 μm; 62.5/125 μm Fibres laid in a jelly filled high performance thermoplastic tube. |
| 2. Strain Relief | High-end synthetic rovings |
| 3. Reinforcement | Braid, synthetic threads with very high tensile strength |
| 4. Outer sheath | Rubber compound 5GM5 refer to DIN VDE 0207 part 21 |
| Colour: | Orange |
Marking
RHEYCORD-OFE M
Number of fibres – Diameter NEXANS – year
Fibre Identification
DIN VDE 0888
Standards
In line with DIN VDE 0168
Mechanical properties
| Torsional stress | . 120 ‹/m |
| Tests | alternating/reversed bending test, roller bending test, |
| torsional resistance test | |
| Travelling speed (festoon, e-chain) | up to 240 m/min (for higher speed contact us) |
Chemical properties
Oil resistant.
For indoor and outdoor applications. Moisture, UV and ozone resistance.
Flame-retardant according to IEC 60 332 part 1.
Electrical and Thermal properties
| Max. surface temperature: | |
| – fixed installation | – 40 °C up to + 80 °C |
| – mobile operation | – 30 °C up to + 60 °C |
RHEYCORD®-OFE M
| Type | Outer Diameter | Weight approx. |
Max. tensile load. |
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| Min. (mm) | Max. (mm) | (kg/km) | (N) | ||
| MULTI-MODE/GRADED INDEX | 6 G 50/125 | 9 | 11 | 100 | 800 |
| 12 G 50/125* | |||||
| 18 G 50/125 | |||||
| 24 G 50/125 | |||||
| 6 G 62.5/125 | |||||
| 12 G 62.5/125* | |||||
| 18 G 62.5/125 | |||||
| 24 G 62.5/125 | |||||
| MONO-MODE/SINGLE MODE | 6 E 9/125 | ||||
| 12 E 9/125* | |||||
| 18 E 9/125 | |||||
| 24 E 9/125 | |||||
