AlumaCore OPGW
AlumaCore Optical Ground Wire is preferred for its performance under the most rugged
conditions. Its central aluminum pipe provides superb fiber protection making it ideal for
everything from basic installations to those applications requiring high tensions or for
extremely long spans.
Features Cable Components aluminum clad
• Fiber counts up to 96 aluminum clad steel wire aluminum allo
• Optical unit provides exceptional mech- aluminum alloy wire aluminum pip
anical and thermal protection for fibers aluminum pipe stainless stee
• Thick-walled aluminum pipe provides optical unit optical fibers
hermetic seal for optical units, excellent
Temperature Range crush resistance and low resistivity
Operating - 40ºC to + 85ºC • Stranded wires selected to optimize
mechanical and electrical properties
Storage - 50ºC to + 85ºC
• Dielectric optical units are available with
Installation - 30ºC to + 85ºC 6, 8, 12, 18 and 24 fibers
• Supplied with up to 4 optical units,
depending on fiber count
Typical Designs
FAULT OVERALL MAX SHIP LENGTH
FIBERS OPGW TOTAL CONDUCTOR AREA
CURRENT DIAMETER WEIGHT RBS aluminum clad SAG10
steel wire (per reel type)
(max) SIZE CHART #
(kA)²sec in² mm² in mm lbs/ft kg/m lbs kg
aluminum alloy wire Wood (m) Steel (m)
8 AC-53/449 39 0.1166 75.24 0.449 11.4 0.282 0.420 15122 6860 1-1453 7000 7000 aluminum allo
shaped aluminum core
8 AC-27/27/449 48 0.1166 75.24 0.449 11.4 0.211 0.315 9679 4390 1-1439 7000 7000 aluminum clad
helically wrapped
8 AC-86/535 74 0.1677 108.17 0.535 13.6 0.430 0.640 22879 10378
aluminum tape1-1442 5500 5500
stainless stee
8 AC-43/43/535 96 0.1677 108.17 0.535 13.6 0.315 0.469 14539 6595 1-1170 5500 5500 with optical fib
optical unit
12 AC-57/465 41 0.1210 78.08 0.465 11.8 0.300 0.447 16214 7355 1-1421 7000 70 00
12 AC-29/29/465 51 0.1210 78.08 0.465 11.8 0.224 0.333 10344 4692 1-1439 7000 7000
12 AC-72/504 56 0.1445 93.21 0.504 12.8 0.368 0.548 20329 9221 1-1442 6500 7000
12 AC-32/40/504 70 0.1445 93.21 0.504 12.8 0.282 0.420 13732 6229 1-917 7000 7000
24 AC-64/528 68 0.1510 97.43 0.528 13.4 0.359 0.535 18391 8342 1-1450 6700 7000
24 AC-29/34/528 81 0.1510 97.43 0.528 13.4 0.281 0.418 12351 5602 1-1439 7000 7000
24 AC-74/552 81 0.1666 107.51 0.552 14.0 0.405 0.602 21132 9585 1-1453 6000 7000
24 AC-37/37/552 98 0.1666 107.51 0.552 14.0 0.306 0.455 13556 6149 1-1438 7000 7000
36 AC-71/571 95 0.1758 113.39 0.571 14.5 0.411 0.611 20546 9320 1-1461 5900 7000
36 AC-33/38/571 110 0.1758 113.39 0.571 14.5 0.323 0.480 13779 6250 1-1438 7000 7000
36 AC-86/607 118 0.2002 129.14 0.607 15.4 0.481 0.716 24829 11263 1-1457 5000 6900
36 AC-40/47/607 141 0.2002 129.14 0.607 15.4 0.375 0.558 16646 7551 1-1439 6500 7000
48 AC-86/646 151 0.2208 142.43 0.646 16.4 0.509 0.757 25098 11384 1-1461 4700 6600
48 AC-34/52/646 172 0.2208 142.43 0.646 16.4 0.417 0.621 18053 8189 1-1439 5800 7000
48 AC-129/724 239 0.2876 185.57 0.724 18.4 0.703 1.046 35034 15891 1-1453 3400 4700
48 AC-65/65/724 292 0.2876 185.57 0.724 18.4 0.530 0.789 22524 10217 1-1438 4500 5500
72 AC-88/659 154 0.2232 143.98 0.659 16.7 0.516 0.768 25556 11592 1-1461 4700 6500
72 AC-38/49/659 177 0.2232 143.98 0.659 16.7 0.414 0.615 17698 8028 1-1438 5800 6800
72 AC-102/691 182 0.2460 158.96 0.691 17.5 0.582 0.866 29555 13406 1-1450 4100 5700
72 AC-44/58/691 212 0.2460 158.96 0.691 17.5 0.465 0.692 20566 9329 1-1439 5200 6800
96 AC-79/637 138 0.2095 135.14 0.637 16.2 0.4829 0.719 23,150 10,501 1-1166 5000 6800
96 AC-39/39/637 159 0.2095 135.14 0.637 16.2 0.3778 0.562 15,077 6,839 1-1441 6400 6800
96 AC-125/726 230 0.2813 181.48 0.726 18.4 0.6919 1.030 34,882 15,823 1-1453 3500 4800
96 AC-58/67/726 277 0.2813 181.48 0.726 18.4 0.5378 0.800 23,286 10,562 1-1439 4500 6100
* per reel type
WIR files of all these catalog designs can be found in the PLS-CADD™ online library at http://www.powline.com/files.html.
NOTE: The designs above are only a sampling of the options available from AFL. Contact customer service for a cable designed to your exact specifications.
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Specifications are subject to change without notice.
