What is Fiber Optic Cable Part 2: Armored Outdoor Loose Tube

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If you read the description in part one: Loose Tube, you have the same construction but with an armor.

Part 1 quick description - Loose-tube fiber generally consists of 12 strands of fiber, but can range anywhere as low as 6, all the way up to 244 strands. Loose tube cables can be either dielectric or optionally armored. The modular buffer-tube design permits easy drop-off of groups of fibers at intermediate points, without interfering with other protected buffer tubes being routed to other locations. The loose-tube design also helps in the identification and administration of fibers in the system.

The manufacture of this cable calls the armor a steel tape armor and is the fiber cable of choice for direct burial applications. If you are directly burying this cable check out our blog post on your frost dept line. You'll want to be under that frost line to avoid damaging your strands.

http://discountlowvoltage.blogspot.com/2012/12/whats-my-frost-depth-line-for-osp.html

This is also a fan favorite when your trying to keep the rodents from chewing through your cable.
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