Fiber Optical Cable Figure-8 Type

Double Jacket, Single Armor, Self-supporting, Aerial Loose Tube Fiber Optic Cable. The armored Fig-8 is the same as the above design described with the addition of an armor/PE sheath The armor is a corrugated tape of 0.15 electrolytic chrome coated steel (ECCS). The electrically continuous metal shield is coated to bond to the outer jacket and is formed to enclose the core tube completely with an overlap. Over the shield is a black High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) outer jacket. An integral outer jacket and web, of HDPE, covers the fiber optic cable and the supporting strand, connecting the two members.