Air Blown Mini Cable (MINI) is small size, light weight, enhanced surface outer sheath fiber unit designed for blowing into micro tube bundles by air flow. The outer thermoplastic layer provides a high level of protection and excellent installation properties. It is usually applied in FTTX.
Product Name: Fiber Optic Air Blown Cable
Fiber: G652D: G652D, G657A1, G657A2 & multimode fiber available
Out Sheath: PE sheath material
Using Life: 20 Years
| Fiber count (F) |
Nominal diameter (mm) |
Nominal weight (kg/km) |
Min. bend radius (mm) |
Temperature (℃) |
| 2 | 2.0±0.1 | 4 | 20 times of cable diameter | -30 to +50 |
| 4 | 2.0±0.1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2.3±0.1 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2.3±0.1 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 2.3±0.1 | 5 | ||
| 24 | 2.8±0.1 | 7.5 |
| Fiber count (F) |
Blowing machine | Suitable microduct (mm) |
Blowing pressure (bar) |
Blowing distance in 5/3.5 duct (m) |
Blowing distance in 7/5.5 duct (m) |
| 2 to 12 | PLUMETTAZ PR-140 MiniJet-400 |
5/3.5 or 7/5.5 | 13 | 800 | 1500 |
| 14 to 24 | 5/3.5 or 7/5.5 | 500 | 1500 |
| Item | Testing Method | Testing Results | Specified Value | |
| Tension performance | IEC 60794-1-2-E1 | Optical fibre strain | Additional attenuation | Max. Tensile Strength = Short term Allowable tension ≈2×(Long term Allowable Tension) |
| Short term: ≤0.3％ Long term: ≤0.1％ |
Short term: <0.1 dB, reversible; Long term: ≤0.03 dB |
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| Crush | IEC 60794-1-2-E3 | Short term: <0.10 dB, reversible; Long term: ≤0.03 dB; The outer sheath has no visible crack. |
Short term crushing force =600 N Long term crushing force =300 N |
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| Repeated bending | IEC 60794-1-2-E6 | After test, ≤0.03 dB; The outer sheath has no visible crack. |
R=20 outer Φ | |
| Bending load =15N | ||||
| Bending times =25 | ||||
| Torsion | IEC 60794-1-2-E7 | After test, ≤0.03 dB; The outer sheath has no visible crack. |
Torsion angle=±180º | |
| Torsion load =15N | ||||
| Torsion times =5 | ||||
| Cable bend | IEC 60794-1-2-E11A | After test, The optical fibre can’t be broken; The outer sheath has no visible crack. |
R=20 outer Φ 10Turns Cycles times =5 |
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| All optical testing proceeded at 1550 nm | ||||
| Item | Testing Method | Testing Results | ||
| Temperature cycling | IEC 60794-1-2-F1 | Allowable additional attenuation (1550nm) | ||
| G.652B | G.652D | G.655 | ||
| ≤0.10 dB/km, reversible; | ||||
| Water penetration | Water column: 1m, 1m cable, Period:24 hours | No water leak through the open end of cable | ||
| Filling compound flow | 70℃, Period:24 hours | No compound flow from the cable | ||
| Fiber count (F) |
Nominal diameter (mm) |
Nominal weight (kg/km) |
Min. bend radius (mm) |
Temperature (℃) |
| 2 | 2.0±0.1 | 4 | 20 times of cable diameter | -30 to +50 |
| 4 | 2.0±0.1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2.3±0.1 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2.3±0.1 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 2.3±0.1 | 5 | ||
| 24 | 2.8±0.1 | 7.5 |
| Fiber count (F) |
Blowing machine | Suitable microduct (mm) |
Blowing pressure (bar) |
Blowing distance in 5/3.5 duct (m) |
Blowing distance in 7/5.5 duct (m) |
| 2 to 12 | PLUMETTAZ PR-140 MiniJet-400 |
5/3.5 or 7/5.5 | 13 | 800 | 1500 |
| 14 to 24 | 5/3.5 or 7/5.5 | 500 | 1500 |
| Item | Testing Method | Testing Results | Specified Value | |
| Tension performance | IEC 60794-1-2-E1 | Optical fibre strain | Additional attenuation | Max. Tensile Strength = Short term Allowable tension ≈2×(Long term Allowable Tension) |
| Short term: ≤0.3％ Long term: ≤0.1％ |
Short term: <0.1 dB, reversible; Long term: ≤0.03 dB |
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| Crush | IEC 60794-1-2-E3 | Short term: <0.10 dB, reversible; Long term: ≤0.03 dB; The outer sheath has no visible crack. |
Short term crushing force =600 N Long term crushing force =300 N |
|
| Repeated bending | IEC 60794-1-2-E6 | After test, ≤0.03 dB; The outer sheath has no visible crack. |
R=20 outer Φ | |
| Bending load =15N | ||||
| Bending times =25 | ||||
| Torsion | IEC 60794-1-2-E7 | After test, ≤0.03 dB; The outer sheath has no visible crack. |
Torsion angle=±180º | |
| Torsion load =15N | ||||
| Torsion times =5 | ||||
| Cable bend | IEC 60794-1-2-E11A | After test, The optical fibre can’t be broken; The outer sheath has no visible crack. |
R=20 outer Φ 10Turns Cycles times =5 |
|
| All optical testing proceeded at 1550 nm | ||||
| Item | Testing Method | Testing Results | ||
| Temperature cycling | IEC 60794-1-2-F1 | Allowable additional attenuation (1550nm) | ||
| G.652B | G.652D | G.655 | ||
| ≤0.10 dB/km, reversible; | ||||
| Water penetration | Water column: 1m, 1m cable, Period:24 hours | No water leak through the open end of cable | ||
| Filling compound flow | 70℃, Period:24 hours | No compound flow from the cable | ||
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In 2004, GL FIBER established the factory to produce optical cable products, mainly producing drop cable, outdoor optical cable, etc.
GL Fiber now have 18 sets of coloring equipments, 10 sets of secondary plastic coating equipments, 15 sets of SZ layer twisting equipments, 16 sets of sheathing equipments, 8 sets of FTTH drop cable production equipments, 20 sets of OPGW optical cable equipments, and 1 paralleling equipment And many other production auxiliary equipments. At present, the annual production capacity of optical cables reaches 12 million core-km (average daily production capacity of 45,000 core km and kinds of cables can reach 1,500 km) . Our factories can produce various types of indoor and outdoor optical cables ( such as ADSS, GYFTY, GYTS, GYTA, GYFTC8Y, air-blown micro-cable, etc.). the daily production capacity of common cables can reach 1500KM/day, the daily production capacity of drop cable can reach max. 1200km/day, and the daily production capacity of OPGW can reach 200KM/day.
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