CORNING 144E81-Y3131-A1 MIC Unitized Tight Buffered Interlocking Armored Cable
Important Information
Corning MIC® interlocking armored riser cables are designed for use in intrabuilding backbone and horizontal installations. They use individually jacketed 900 µm buffered fibers enabling easy, consistent stripping and facilitating termination. The fibers are grouped into 6-, 12-, or 24-fiber jacketed subunits and surrounded by a dielectric central member. The core is protected by a flexible, spirally wrapped, aluminum interlocking armor that offers easy, one-step installation and up to six times the crush protection of non-interlocking armored cables. With a flame-retardant outer jacket, this cable is particularly useful for heavy traffic or more challenging mechanical exposure conditions and applications requiring extra rugged cables. This cable is available in 12 different jacket colors – blue, orange, green, brown, slate, white, red, black, yellow, violet, rose and aqua. The colored jacket allows for easy visual identification of the cables. The standard jacket color will be determined by the dominant fiber type in the cable and will use the standard part numbers shown here. Contact Customer Care at 1-800-743-2675 to order other color options.
Features and Benefits
24-fiber jacketed subunits
Quick and easy identification
Flexible, interlocking armor design
Seven times crush protection compared to non-armored cables
900 µm buffered fibers
Easy, consistent stripping
Flame-retardant jacket
Rugged and durable
Specifications
| General Specifications | |
| Environment | Indoor |
| Cable Type | Tight-Buffered |
| Product Type | Interlocking Armor |
| Fiber Category | Single-mode (OS2) |
| Flame Rating | Riser (OFCR) |
| Application | General Purpose Horizontal |
| Fiber Count | 144 |
| Standards | |
| RoHS | Free of hazardous substances according to RoHS 2011/65/EU |
| Approvals and Listings | National Electrical Code® (NEC®) OFCR, FT-4 |
| Flame Test Method | UL-1666 and CSA FT-4 (for riser and general building applications), ICEA S-83-596 |
| Environmental Conditions | |
| Temperature Range, Installation | -10 °C to 60 °C (14 ° to 140 °F) |
| Temperature Range, Operation | 20 °C to 70 °C (-4 °F to 158 °F ) |
| Temperature Range, Storage | -40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F ) |
| Cable Design | |
| Central Element | Jacketed GRP |
| Fiber Count | 144 |
| Number of Ripcords | 14 |
| Outer Jacket Color | Yellow |
| Outer Jacket Material | Flame-retardant |
| Tensile Strength Elements and/or Armoring – Layer 1 | Dielectric strength members |
| Cable Design | |
| Fibers per Subunit | 24 |
| Number of Active Tubes | 6 |
| Subunit Color | Yellow |
| Subunit Diameter | 6.8 mm (0.27 in) |
| Tight Buffer Color Subunit | Blue, Orange, Green |
| Tight-Buffer Color Subunit, Layer 1 | Brown, Slate, White, Red, Black, Yellow, Violet, Rose, Aqua |
| Tight Buffer Color Subunit, Layer 2 | Blue, Orange, Green, Brown, Slate, White, Red, Black, Yellow, Violet, Rose, Aqua |
| Flame Rating | Riser (OFCR) |
| Mechanical Specifications | |
| Max. Tensile Strength, Short-Term | 1320 N (296.75 lbf) |
| Min. Bend Radius Installation | 469.5 mm (18.48 in) |
| Min. Bend Radius Operation | 313 mm (12.32 in) |
| Nominal Inner Cable Diameter | 24.6 mm (0.97 in) |
| Nominal Outer Diameter | 31.3 mm (1.23 in ) |
| Optical Characteristics | |
| Fiber Code | E |
| Fiber Name | SMF-28e+® fiber |
| Fiber Type | Single-mode |
| Performance Option Code | 31 |
| Maximum Attenuation | 0.4 dB/km / 0.4 dB/km / 0.4 dB/km |
| Wavelengths | 1310 nm / 1383 nm / 1550 nm |
| Fiber Category | G.652.D |
Dimensions |
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| Cable Weight | 6727 kg/km (4520.34 lb/1000 ft) |
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Customer Support
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FAX: 828-325-5060
International: +1-828-901-5000
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Documents / Resources
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