Fire Retardant RG59 B/U Coaxial cables
APPLICATION
The cables are designed for CCTV, security, smoke detection and evacuation monitoring applications, where continued functionality is required during a fire situation. Due to the zero halogen low smoke construction, this cable is ideal for use in public, commercial and industrial environment
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STANDARDS
- Basic design adapted to MIL-C-17
FIRE PERFORMANCE
| Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test) | EN 60332-1-2; IEC 60332-1-2; BS EN 60332-1-2; VDE 0482-332-1; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F1); NF C32-070-2.1(C2); CEI 20-35/1-2; EN 50265-2-1*; DIN VDE 0482-265-2-1* |
| Reduced Fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cable test) | EN 60332-3-24 (cat. C); IEC 60332-3-24; BS EN 60332-3-24; VDE 0482-332-3; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F2); NF C32-070-2.2(C1);CEI 20-22/3-4; EN 50266-2-4*; DIN VDE 0482-266-2-4 |
| Halogen Free | IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-1; CEI 20-37/2-1; BS 6425-1* |
| No Corrosive Gas Emission | IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-2; CEI 20-37/2-2 ; BS 6425-2* |
| Minimum Smoke Emission | IEC 61034-1&2; EN 61034 -1&2; DIN VDE 0482-1034-1&2; CEI 20-37/3-1&2; EN 50268-1&2*; BS 7622-1&2* |
| No Toxic gases | NES 02-713; NF C 20-454 |
Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.
CABLE CONSTRUCTION
| Conductors | Copper clad steel or bare copper, solid according to IEC 60228 class 1 |
| Insulation | PE compound |
| Overall Screen | Plain copper wire braid |
| Outer Sheath | Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1(Thermosetting LSZH compound type SW2-SW4 as per BS 7655-2.6 can be offered.). UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti rodent and anti termite properties can be offered as option |
PHYSICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
| Temperature Range During Operation (Fixed State) | -30°C - +75°C |
| Temperature range during installation (mobile state) | -5oC - +60oC |
| Minimum Bending Radius | 10 X Overall Diameter |
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
| Impedance | 75±5Ω |
| Capacitance | 67 nF/km |
| Velocity ratio | 67% |
| Insulation resistance | >2000 Mohm.Km |
| Shield coverage | 95% |
| DC resistance | |
| Inner conductor | 161 Ω/km |
| Outer conductor | 8.5 Ω/km |
ATTENUATION
| Frequency | Attenuation | Attenuation |
|---|---|---|
| MHz | dB/100 m | dB/100ft |
| 50 | 7.4 | 2.26 |
| 100 | 10.7 | 3.26 |
| 200 | 15.7 | 4.79 |
| 400 | 22.7 | 6.92 |
| 500 | 25.7 | 7.84 |
| 600 | 28.7 | 8.75 |
| 860 | 34.8 | 10.61 |
| 1000 | 38.0 | 11.59 |
RETURN LOSS
| Frequency | Return Loss |
|---|---|
| MHz | dB |
| 30-300 | >31 |
| 300-600 | >28 |
| 600-900 | >24 |
CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS
| Cable Code | Conductor Diameter | Insulation Diameter | Nominal No.x Diameter | Nominal Overall Diameter | Approx.Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mm | mm | No. x mm | mm | kg/km | |
RG59 B/U LH |
0.58 ± 0.03 |
3.70 ± 0.10 m |
120 x 0.15 |
6.20 |
55 |





