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.

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/ 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.

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SPECIFICATION CONTROL DRAWING

55A1142

FOUR CONDUCTOR CABLE, SHIELDED, JACKETED, GENERAL PURPOSE, 600 VOLT

1-30-09

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This specification sheet forms a part of the latest issue of Raychem Specification 55A.

JACKET - RADIATION-CROSSLINKED,

MODIFIED ETFE

COMPONENT WIRES - 55A0112

CABLE RATINGS AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

TITLE

Date

Revision

SHIELD - SILVER-COATED COPPER

CABLE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

PART NUMBER

1/

CONDUCTOR

SIZE

(AWG)

SHIELD

SIZE

(AWG)

JACKET THICKNESS

(inches)

OUTSIDE DIAMETER

(inches)

MAXIMUM

WEIGHT

(lbs/1000 ft.)

MINIMUM

NOMINAL

NOMINAL

MAXIMUM

55A1142-26-*

26

38

.006

.008

.110

.127

12.1

55A1142-24-*

24

38

.006

.008

.123

.141

15.6

55A1142-22-*

22

38

.006

.008

.137

.159

20.5

55A1142-20-*

20

38

.006

.008

.154

.179

28.1

55A1142-18-*

18

38

.006

.008

.178

.208

39.4

55A1142-16-*

16

38

.006

.008

.198

.231

48.4

55A1142-14-*

14

38

.007

.009

.241

.282

71.5

55A1142-12-*

12

38

.007

.009

.284

.334

102.

55A1142-10-*

10

38

.008

.010

.347

.408

156.

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.

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.

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/ Example: AWG 20, black, brown, red and orange component wires;

white jacket: 55A1142-20-0/1/2/3-9