A/I-DQ(ZN)BH
A/I-DQ(ZN)BH is a DIN VDE 0888 (optical fibre) cable designation: A/I = Universal cable, indoor and outdoor; D = Bundle core (loose tube holding several fibres); Q = Swelling tape / fleece: longitudinal water tightness; (ZN) = Non-metallic strain-relief elements (glass or aramid yarn); B = Armouring (glass yarn: non-metallic rodent protection); H = Halogen-free (LSZH) sheath.
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DIN VDE 0888 (optical fibre)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
A/I | Universal cable, indoor and outdoor |
D | Bundle core (loose tube holding several fibres) |
Q | Swelling tape / fleece: longitudinal water tightness |
(ZN) | Non-metallic strain-relief elements (glass or aramid yarn) |
B | Armouring (glass yarn: non-metallic rodent protection) |
H | Halogen-free (LSZH) sheath |
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
Halogen-free compound (H). Under the CPR this shows in the additional classes: acidity a1 to a3 (EN 60754-2) and smoke s1 to s3 (EN 50399; s1a and s1b add the 3 m cube test EN 61034-2). The main class, Aca to Fca, depends on the whole construction.
Typically targeted, as declared by makers for this kind of construction in the examples this site checked (not the class of this cable):
B2ca-s1,d0,a11-CXKH-R-J, Kablo VrchlabíCca-s1b,d1,a1FG16(O)M16, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)B2ca-s1a,d1,a1FG18(O)M16, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)DcaFXQJ, Nexans NorwayCca-s1,d1,a1H07Z1-K, Nexans SpainB2caAXQJ-RMF, Prysmian Sweden (12/20 kV)Cca-s1b,d1,a1RZ1FZ1-K (AS), Top CableCca-s1a,d1,a1RZ1-K (AS), Top Cable (B2ca-s1a,d1,a1 for some sizes)
Listed as sources, alphabetically by maker. No maker pays to appear here.
A CPR class is declared by the maker in its Declaration of Performance and printed on the sheath (EN 50575 cl 7). This decoder does not assign one. What the CPR classes mean →
Sources: EN 13501-6 draft and FprEN 50575:2014 final draft (drafts, not the published texts); IEC 60332-3-24:2000+A1:2008; EN 13501-3 draft A2.
A/I-DQ(ZN)BH as the cable designer builds it, A/I-DQ(ZN)BH 1x12E9/125
Overall diameter 6.5 mm, 50 kg/km. An optical fibre cable has no conductor and no voltage: every size is its maker's, the layers no maker prints drawn at a typical value.
| Layer | Material | Thickness, mm | Over the layer, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loose tube (gel-filled, fibres inside) | PBT | 0.42 | 2.8 |
| Swelling tape (water block) | Swelling | 0.33 | 3.5 |
| Strength yarns | Glass yarn | 0.32 | 4.1 |
| Sheath | Halogen-free (LSZH) | 1.2 | 6.5 |
A/I-DQ(ZN)BH on a drum
The smallest drum that passes every check, for 6.5 mm and about 50 kg/km as the cable designer builds it. Drums as their makers print them; lengths are estimates within a few per cent of the cable makers' own tables: whole layers, wound diameter 1.05 × OD, 50 mm freeboard under the flange rim.
| Length | Drum size (its makers) | Layers | Gross weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | KTG 5 (500 mm flange), plastic KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 12 of 18 | 28–29 kg |
| 1,000 m | KTG 6 (600 mm flange), plywood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka | 16 of 18 | 57 kg |
Barrel at least 20 × OD = 130 mm for a cable of this kind (Telecom, data and control cable): KTG table, the cable's datasheet wins. A load rating is the drum maker's own.
Other lengths, drums and weights: the cable drum calculator
Load it on a truck: 1000 m on its drum in the loading planner
Laying, sizes and datasheet: A/I-DQ(ZN)BH
A/I-DQ(ZN)BH belongs to the family Fibre optic cables: the lowest laying temperature, bending radius, pulling, depth, drum handling and the test after laying, every rule with its sources. Laying and handling guide: Fibre optic cables
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