SPECIFICATION CONTROL DRAWING
TITLE
55A1842
Date
FOUR CONDUCTOR CABLE, RADIATION-CROSSLINKED, MODIFIED ETFE INSULATED,
SHIELDED, JACKETED, NORMAL WEIGHT, 600 VOLT
02-26-04
Revision
B
This specification sheet forms a part of the latest issue of Raychem Specification 55A.
COMPONENT WIRE - 55A0812
SHIELD - SILVER-COATED COPPER
JACKET - RADIATION-CROSSLINKED,
MODIFIED ETFE
CABLE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
PART NUMBER
1/
55A1842-26-*
55A1842-24-*
55A1842-22-*
55A1842-20-*
55A1842-18-*
55A1842-16-*
55A1842-14-*
55A1842-12-*
55A1842-10-*
55A1842- 8-*
55A1842- 6-*
55A1842- 4-*
CONDUCTOR
SIZE
(AWG)
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
SHIELD
SIZE
(AWG)
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
36
34
34
34
JACKET THICKNESS
(inches)
MINIMUM
.006
.006
.006
.006
.006
.007
.007
.007
.008
.009
.012
.016
NOMINAL
.008
.008
.008
.008
.008
.009
.009
.009
.010
.011
.014
.018
OUTSIDE DIAMETER
(inches)
NOMINAL
.130
.142
.154
.173
.202
.221
.262
.304
.365
.520
.637
.812
MAXIMUM
.150
.165
.179
.202
.237
.259
.308
.357
.430
.613
.753
.960
MAXIMUM
WEIGHT
(lbs/1000 ft.)
14.7
18.0
22.5
30.0
42.2
51.4
74.0
104.
162.
305.
455.
743.
CABLE RATINGS AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
TEMPERATURE RATING: 200°C
Maximum continuous conductor temperature
VOLTAGE RATING: 600 volts (rms) at sea level
ACCELERATED AGING: 300 ± 3°C for 7 hours
BLOCKING: 200 ± 3°C for 6 hours
DIELECTRIC WITHSTAND: 1500 volts (rms), 60 Hz
FLAMMABILITY: Procedure 1,
3 seconds (maximum); 3 in. (maximum);
no flaming of facial tissue
JACKET COLOR: White preferred
JACKET ELONGATION AND TENSILE STRENGTH:
Elongation, 50% (minimum)
Tensile Strength, 5000 lbf/in² (minimum)
JACKET FLAWS:
Spark Test, 1000 volts (rms)
Impulse Dielectric Test, 6.0 kV (peak)
NOTE: Nominal values are for information only.
Nominal values are not requirements.
Users should evaluate the suitability of this product for their application. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Tyco Electronics also reserves the right to make changes in materials or processing, which do not affect compliance with any specification, without notification to Buyer.
1/ COLORS AND COLOR CODE DESIGNATORS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-681. HOWEVER, DUE TO LENGTH LIMITATIONS OF THE RAYCHEM PART NUMBER,
AN ALTERNATIVE COLOR CODE MAY REPLACE MIL-STD-681 COLOR CODE DESIGNATORS. (EXAMPLE: “901/902...” MAY BE REPLACED BY “Axxx”.) OTHER CODES AND
SUFFIXES MAY BE ADDED TO THE PART NUMBER, AS NECESSARY, TO CAPTURE ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY THE PURCHASE ORDER.
DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES, AND UNLESS OTHERWISE DESIGNATED ARE NOMINAL.
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Wire & Cable
501 Oakside Avenue
Redwood City, CA 94063-3800
Phone: 1-800-227-8816
Fax: 1-650-361-6297
LIFE CYCLE: 230 ± 3°C for 500 hours
LOW TEMPERATURE-COLD BEND: -65 ± 2°C for 4 hours
SHIELD COVERAGE: 85% (minimum)
VOLTAGE WITHSTAND TEST(Post Environmental):
1000 volts (rms), 60 Hz, 1 minute
PART NUMBER:
The "*" in the part numbers above shall be replaced
by color code designators with a slash separating
the component wire colors and a dash separating
the component wire colors from the jacket color.
Colors shown do not necessarily reflect the sequence of
manufacturing.
1/ Example: AWG 20, brown, red, orange and yellow
component wires; white jacket:
55A1842-20-1/2/3/4-9
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