| CONDUCTOR: |
SOLID ANNEALED BARE COPPER.
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| INSULATION: |
SOLID HIGH DENSITY POLYOLEFIN COLOR CODED PER INDUSTRY STANDARDS.
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| CORE ASSEMBLY: |
INSULATED CONDUCTORS ARE TWISTED INTO PAIRS OF VARYING TWIST LENGTHS TO MINIMIZE CROSSTALK. CABLES OF 25PAIRS OR LESS ARE ASSEMBLED INTO A SINGLE GROUP. CABLES OVER 25PAIRS ARE ARRANGED INTO SUBUNITS. CORE WRAPPED WITH NON-HYGROSCOPIC TAPE.
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| SHIELD: |
.008"INCH(8 MIL) COATED CORRUGATED ALUMINUM TAPE APPLIED LONGITUDINALLY.
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| MESSENGER: |
1/4" 7STRANDED EXTRA HIGH STRENGTH GALVANIZED STEEL. MESSENGER IS PLACED NEXT TO THE SHIELDED CORE.
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| JACKET: |
OVERALL BLACK POLYETHYLENE PROVIDES AN INTEGRAL EXTRUSION WITH THE SHIELDED CORE AND MESSENGER TO CREATE A "FIGURE-8" CROSS SECTION.
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