Description

Coaxia,cabl,i,,typ,o,coppe,cabl,speciall,buil,wit,,meta,shiel,an,othe,component,engineere,t,bloc,signa,interference,I,i,primaril,use,b,cabl,TV companie,t,connec,thei,satellit,antenn,facilitie,t,custome,home,an,businesses,I,i,als,sometime,use,b,telephon,companie,t,connec,centra,office,t,telephon,pole,nea,customers,Som,home,an,office,us,coaxia,cable,too,bu,it,widesprea,us,a,a,Etherne,connectivit,mediu,i,enterprise,an,dat,center,ha,bee,supplante,b,th,deploymen,o,twiste,pai,cabling.

Coaxia,cabl,i,,typ,o,coppe,cabl,speciall,buil,wit,,meta,shiel,an,othe,component,engineere,t,bloc,signa,interference,I,i,primaril,use,b,cabl,TV companie,t,connec,thei,satellit,antenn,facilitie,t,custome,home,an,businesses,I,i,als,sometime,use,b,telephon,companie,t,connec,centra,office,t,telephon,pole,nea,customers,Som,home,an,office,us,coaxia,cable,too,bu,it,widesprea,us,a,a,Etherne,connectivit,mediu,i,enterprise,an,dat,center,ha,bee,supplante,b,th,deploymen,o,twiste,pai,cabling.
I,recen,years,coaxia,cable,hav,becom,a,essentia,componen,o,ou,informatio,superhighway,The,ar,foun,i,,wid,variet,o,residential,commercia,an,industria,installations,Fro,broadcast,communit,antenn,televisio,(CATV),loca,are,networ,(LAN),close,circui,televisio,(CCTV,t,man,othe,applications,coa,ha,lai,th,foundatio,fo,,simple,cos,effectiv,communication,infrastructure.

Ho,coaxia,cable,work

Coa,cable,hav,concentri,layer,o,electrica,conductor,an,insulatin,material,Thi,constructio,ensure,signal,ar,enclose,withi,th,cabl,an,prevent,electrica,nois,fro,interferin,wit,th,signal.

Th,cente,conducto,laye,i,,thi,conductin,wire,eithe,soli,o,braide,copper,A dielectri,layer,mad,u,o,a,insulatin,materia,wit,ver,well-define,electrica,characteristics,surround,th,wire,A shiel,laye,the,surround,th,dielectri,laye,wit,meta,foi,o,braide,coppe,mesh,Th,whol,assembl,i,wrappe,i,a,insulatin,jacket,Th,oute,meta,shiel,laye,o,th,coa,cabl,i,typicall,grounde,i,th,connector,a,bot,end,t,shiel,th,signal,an,a,,plac,fo,stra,interferenc,signal,t,dissipate.

A ke,t,coaxia,cabl,desig,i,tigh,contro,o,cabl,dimension,an,materials,Together,the,ensur,th,characteristi,impedanc,o,th,cabl,take,o,,fixe,value,High-frequenc,signal,ar,partiall,reflecte,a,impedanc,mismatches,causin,errors.

Characteristi,impedanc,i,sensitiv,t,signa,frequency,Abov,1 GHz,th,cabl,make,mus,us,,dielectri,tha,doesn',attenuat,th,signa,to,much,o,chang,th,characteristi,impedanc,i,,wa,tha,create,signa,reflections.

Electrica,characteristic,o,coa,ar,application-dependen,an,crucia,fo,goo,performance,Tw,standar,characteristi,impedance,ar,5,ohm,use,i,moderat,powe,environments,an,75 ohm,commo,fo,connection,t,antenna,an,residentia,installations.

Type,o,coaxia,cables

Hard-lin,coaxia,cabl,relie,o,roun,coppe,tubin,an,,combinatio,o,metal,a,,shield,suc,a,aluminu,o,copper,Thes,cable,ar,commonl,use,t,connec,,transmitte,t,a,antenna,Triaxia,cabl,ha,,thir,laye,o,shieldin,tha,i,grounde,t,protec,signal,transmitte,dow,th,cable,Rigid-lin,coaxia,cable,ar,mad,u,o,twi,coppe,tube,tha,functio,a,unbendabl,pipes,Thes,line,ar,designe,fo,indoo,us,betwee,high-powe,radi,frequenc,(RF,transmitters,Radiatin,cabl,mimic,man,component,o,hard-lin,cable,bu,wit,tune,slot,i,th,shieldin,matche,t,th,RF wavelengt,a,whic,th,cabl,wil,operate,I,i,commonl,use,i,elevators,militar,equipmen,an,undergroun,tunnels.

Use,o,coaxia,cables

I,th,hom,an,smal,offices,shor,coaxia,cable,ar,use,fo,cabl,television,hom,vide,equipment,amateu,radi,equipmen,an,measurin,devices,Historically,coaxia,cable,wer,als,use,a,a,earl,for,o,Ethernet,supportin,speed,o,u,t,1,Mbps,bu,coa,ha,supplante,b,th,us,o,twiste,pai,cabling,However,the,remai,widel,i,us,fo,cabl,broadban,internet,Coaxia,cable,ar,als,use,i,automobiles,aircraft,militar,an,medica,equipment,a,wel,a,t,connec,satellit,dishes,radi,an,televisio,antenna,t,thei,respectiv,receivers.

Conductors

Dependin,upo,th,application,man,differen,type,o,conducto,construction,ma,b,foun,i,coaxia,cables.

Soli,Conductors
Soli,coppe,conductor,ar,popula,o,man,CCTV installations,Soli,conductor,provid,les,chanc,fo,distortio,an,lin,los,tha,coppe,covere,steel,However,coppe,i,,sof,materia,an,wil,brea,i,repeatedl,flexed,I,i,bes,use,o,permanen,installation.

Strande,Conductors
Man,smal,strand,o,coppe,ca,b,use,t,mak,u,an,gaug,size,Strande,conductor,provid,increase,flexibilit,ove,soli,conductors,Thi,desig,ha,becom,popula,fo,us,o,pa,an,til,cameras,robotic,an,othe,application,tha,requir,repeate,flexing.

Copper-Covere,Stee,Conductors
I,som,application,strengt,i,,ke,requirement,Stee,conductor,covere,wit,coppe,ma,b,neede,t,preven,breakag,i,a,activ,environment,Coppe,covere,stee,conductor,provid,adde,strengt,an,RF suppor,an,ar,ofte,use,i,CATV an,MATV applications.

Th,Dieletric

Th,inne,conducto,o,,coaxia,cabl,i,separate,b,a,insulatin,materia,fro,th,surroundin,shield(s),Thi,"dielectric" materia,i,ofte,chose,i,orde,t,maintai,consisten,electrica,propertie,an,minimiz,signa,loss,Th,resul,i,,clear,troubl,fre,transmission.

Note: foame,dielectri,material,provid,,lightweigh,compositio,suitabl,fo,man,coaxia,constructions,Foamin,th,dielectri,als,contribute,t,increase,clarit,i,hig,spee,transmissions.

Popula,Dielectri,Material,include:

PE-Soli,Polyethylene: goo,fo,lo,temperatur,applications.

FPE-Foame,Polyethylene: provide,lowe,attenuatio,an,capacitanc,tha,soli,PE.

Ai,Spaced: support,,lowe,dielectri,constan,tha,Polyethylen,whil,allowin,fo,,smal,diamete,cabl,size.

FEP-Fluorinate,Ethylen,Propylene: excellen,fo,hig,temperatur,an,plenu,applications,Lo,dielectri,constan,fo,clea,signa,transmission.

FFEP-Foame,Fluorinate,Ethylen,Propylene: extremel,lo,dielectri,constant.

Shielding

I,coaxia,applications,shieldin,i,a,importan,par,o,th,overal,compositio,o,th,cable,Shieldin,no,onl,protect,th,los,o,signa,i,hig,frequenc,application,bu,als,help,t,preven,EMI (electromagneti,interference,an,RFI (radi,frequenc,interference,i,th,circuit,Ther,ar,thre,popula,type,o,shieldin,availabl,fro,Coleman/CCI: overal,foil,brai,an,foil/braid.

Foi,Shield
Foi,shield,ar,commonl,use,a,a,effective,lo,cos,applicatio,t,preven,EMI/RFI interference,Th,constructio,consist,o,,laye,o,aluminu,wit,,polyeste,backin,tha,i,overlappe,t,provid,100,coverage.

Brai,Shield
Brai,shield,ar,constructe,o,thi,strand,o,aluminum,coppe,coate,aluminu,tinne,coppe,o,bar,coppe,tha,ar,interwoven,Man,differen,coverage,ar,availabl,wit,40-67,aluminu,an,95,coppe,bein,th,mos,popular,Hig,percentag,braide,shield,offe,a,excellen,protectio,fro,EMI an,RFI an,ar,popula,i,CCTV applications.

Foil/Brai,Shield
Foil/brai,shieldin,i,extremel,popula,wit,CATV an,MATV applications,Th,100,aluminu,foi,i,accompanie,b,,braide,shiel,t,provid,improve,protectio,fro,EMI an,RFI.

Tri-Shield
Constructio,consist,o,,foil-braid-foil-shield.

Quad-Shield
Constructio,consist,o,,foil-braid-foil-brai,shield,Ver,popula,fo,CATV an,MATV application,i,hig,EMI/RFI location,suc,a,urba,areas.

Th,Jacket

Th,oute,sheat,foun,o,mos,coaxia,cable,i,calle,th,jacket,Th,mai,functio,o,th,jacke,i,fo,protectio,fro,th,environmen,an,mechanica,damag,a,wel,a,a,additiona,for,o,insulation,Th,compound,use,t,mak,th,jacke,ma,hav,differen,temperatur,ratings,Th,temperatur,ratin,o,,cable,alon,wit,th,locatio,ratin,(i.e,plenum,wet,sunligh,resistan,etc.,wil,determin,th,minimu,o,maximu,operatin,temperatur,o,th,cable,I,today,multi-applicatio,world,man,jacketin,choice,exist:

PVC-Polyviny,Chloride: Ver,flexibl,thermo-plasti,materia,commonl,use,o,genera,purpos,coaxia,products,Temperatur,rating: -4,t,80°C.

PE-Polyethylene: A thermo-plasti,materia,whic,exhibit,excellen,electrica,properties,Ofte,use,i,direc,buria,applications,Temperatur,rating: -55 t,85°C.

FEP-Fluorinate,Ethylen,Propylene: A thermo-plasti,materia,wit,goo,insulatin,properties,Excellen,i,hig,temperature,plenu,an,chemica,environments,Temperatur,rating: -5,t,200°C.

Dua,Qua,Shiel,Coa,Cable

18AWG Coa,wit,2 Powe,Conductors

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