2003 04 Rapier N 7
2003 04 Rapier N 7
2003 04 Rapier N 7
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Specifications are subject to change without notice. Cables are designed and tested according to the main national and international specifications (IEC specifications).
For applications requiring Low fibre count designs for duct and direct buried (with steel-plastic-laminate) in
anything from 48 to 432-fibres, single tube with 4 to 12 bundles of 12-fibres.
the Rapier® portfolio provides a Design parameters
fast and efficient means of
DUCT DUCT
building an access network.
Fibrecount 48 - 144 48 - 144
Rapier® cables contain a number
Nominal outer diameter mm 13.2 18.2
of 12-fibre bundles in unique
Cable weight kg/km 120 280
colours, each bundle having an
easy-peel coating. Lower fibre
count designs use a central tube
Performance specifications
structure with the inner tube Op Inst Op Inst
protecting the bundles when ring- Tensile strength N 1100 1100
cutting the outer layer. Min. bend diameter mm 270 540 360 720
The inner tube has a Pirelli Crush N 2000 5000
patented break-out window for Operation °C -20 + 60
easy access to the bundles. Temperatures Installation °C -10 + 40
In higher fibre count designs, a Storage °C -40 + 70
number of bundles are contained
in stranded tubes, each with its High fibre count designs for duct application contain six tubes each containing 4 to 6
own break-out window. bundles of 12-fibres.
The most significant cost savings Design parameters
are made in break-out times (as
DUCT DUCT
the cables do not contain gel)
Fibrecount 288 432
particularly for mid-span access,
Nominal outer diameter mm 18.0 22.0
leaving the bundles intact in the
Cable weight kg/km 210 300
joint (as bare fibres or in bundles
as preferred). Up to two-thirds of
Performance specifications
cable preparation time can be
saved by making use of the Pirelli Op Inst Op Inst
Rapier® solution. Tensile strength N 3300 4500
Min. bend diameter mm 450 800 450 800
Pirelli are able to supply the cable, Crush N 1500 2000
the fibre management solutions Operation °C -20 + 70
required and the service or the Temperatures Installation °C -10 + 40
resource to complete the Storage °C -40 + 70
introduction of Rapier® cables in
your network.
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