Note to paragraph (c)(4)(ii): Channel cores and similar slotted single component core designs do not need to be tested for cold bend.
Example: Optical Cable, G.657 class A, 4 fibers, Armored, XYZ Company, 1050 meters, Reel Number 3, 7 CFR 1755.902 . Minimum Bending Diameter: Residual (Installed): 20 times Cable O.D., Loaded Condition: 40 times Cable O.D.
Appendix to § 1755.902
Fiber Optic Cables
Bulletin 1753F-601(PE-90) Qualifications Test Data
[Initial qualification and three year re-qualification test data required for TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM product acceptance. Please note that some tests may apply only to a particular cable design.]
Paragraph | Test | Initial qualification | 3 Year re-qualification |
(e)(4)(i) | Shrinkback | X | |
(e)(4)(ii) | Cold Bend | X | |
(t)(1) | Sheath Slitting Cord | X | |
(t)(2) | Material Compatibility | X | |
(t)(3) | Cable Low & High Bend | X | X |
(t)(4) | Compound Flow | X | |
(t)(5) | Cyclic Flexing | X | X |
(t)(6) | Water Penetration | X | X |
(t)(7) | Cable Impact | X | X |
(t)(8) | Cable Tensile Loading & Fiber Strain | X | X |
(t)(9) | Cable Compression | X | |
(t)(10) | Cable Twist | X | X |
(t)(11) | Cable Lighting Damage Susceptibility | X | |
(t)(12) | Cable External Freezing | X | |
(t)(13) | Cable Temperature Cycling | X | X |
(t)(14) | Cable Sheath Adherence | X | |
(t)(15) | Mid-Span | X | X |
(t)(16)(i) | Static Tensile Testing of Aerial Self-Supporting Cables | X | X |
(t)(16)(ii) | Cable Galloping | X | |
(y)(2)(i) | Thermal Reel Wrap test | X |
7 C.F.R. §1755.902