Rodent Protection For Fiber Optic Cables

The corrugated tape is folded around the cable core with a overlap.

Rodent protection for fiber optic cables.

I know that outdoors fiber cable is. As standard the tape is 0 155 mm. Glass yarn anti rodent fiber optic cable outdoor cablestranded loose tube cable with aluminum steel tape gyta gyts stranded loose tube cable with steel tape double sheaths gyty53. Its special material prevents communication interruption caused by fiber damage in the cable.

Those methods include surrounding the cable with a physical barrier the use of lethal toxins poisons the use of repellants or the use of non lethal chemicals. The cable is an opti pak ofnr rated product manufactured by apd inc. During the cable manufacturing process the tape is corrugated in order to give the cable better bending performance. The anti rodent fiber optic cable is suitable for use in many places with lots of rats.

This rodent protection gives a 100 effective protection. Applied photonic devices danielson ct is now the general photonics division of general cable the rodents chewed completely through severing the jacket kevlar and fiber. The cable is of relatively lightweight and has a good flexibility. There are several methods to protect cables from rodent damage and ultimately discouraging rodents from chewing on the outer surfaces of a cable assembly jacket.