Source Technology Cable Electrical Specifications

SOURCE TECHNOLOGY STANDARD 5C + DRAIN 20AWG PU CABLE TECHNICAL DATA
Cable is UL and CSA Recognized, marked:"
AWM STYLE 20233...80C…300V…VW-1 …E35793…….AWM II A/B…80C…300V…FT-1… SOURCE TECHNOLOGY…5C…20AWG"
Raw Electrical test data from 100 mtr of Cable
Cable has 5 #20 AWG tinned annealed copper wires, .070" OD PP-insulated, with overall foil & #20 drain + .070" wall blue FRPU JKT, 0.350" OD.
All data values are taken at, or corrected to, +20º C for this 100 mtr length.
Measurement Type & Connections
D.C. Resistance, ohms, end-to-end, corrected to +20ºC
Cable Length
100 meter 328 feet on wooden reel, dry
Insulation colors of the 5 wires
Black
Green
Red
Orange
White
2.84
2.866
2.842
2.868
2.833
Drain
2.548
Insulation Resistance, Ohms after 1 minute at @ 500 volts DC. 1-Wire-to-group. Dry.
1.2 E13
6.0 E12
6.5 E12
5.0 E12
2.0 E12
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Single conductor Inductance, end-to-end Loop, millihenrys @ 1000 Hz.
2.7812
2.781
2.781
2.7814
2.781
2.774
Capacitance, 1 wire to group-of-4, shield floating. NFd @ 1000 Hz.
11.115
10.948
11.189
11.248
11.096
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Capacitance, 1 wire-to-shield, all else floating. NFd @ 1000 Hz.
12.929
11.772
12.148
12.237
13.04
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Capacitance, 1 wire-to-group+shield. NFd @ 1000 Hz
13.346
12.406
12.78
12.887
13.406
Capacitance, all 5 wires as parallel group, to shield drain wire
45.34 NFd, dry
(Nominal Dissipation Factor (D) for all dry capacitance values is 0.0004.)
Jacket Capacitance Wet, Shield to waterbath electrode @ 1000 Hz.
56.845 NFd, wet
(whole 100 mtr cable on reel, immersed in saline water. Ends out 15 cm.)
Pair Capacitance: Green-to-White, all else floating. 1000 Hz
Pair Capacitance: Green-to-White, all else connected in parallel
6.464 NFd dry
6.531 NFd dry
(Diametrically opposed wires, not side-by-side)
Pair Capacitance: Red-to-Black, all else floating. 1000 Hz
Pair connections: Red-to-Black, all else connected in parallel
6.482 NFd, dry
6.614 NFd, dry
(Diametrically opposed wires, not side-by-side)
Pair Capacitance: Green-to-Orange, all else floating. 1000 Hz
Pair Capacitance: Green-to-Orange, all else connected in parallel
7.135 NFd, dry
7.249 NFd, dry
(side-by-side wires)
(side-by-side wires)
Pair Inductance, Loop, for Green & Orange, paired.
Pair Inductance, Loop, for Green & White, paired.
.06619 mH, dry
.08676 mH, dry
(side-by-side wires)
(Diametrically opposed wires, not side-by-side)
96.3
115.8
(side-by-side wires)
(Diametrically opposed wires, not side-by-side)
Differential Impedance of Green-Orange pair, in ohms (calculated)
Differential Impedance of Green-White pair, in ohms (calculated)
All Test Equipment is its current calibration period. F. Motley
Inductance & capacitance: GenRad Digibridge Model 1689A
D.C. Resistance: Valhalla Scientific Digital Micro-ohm Meter, Model 4150A TC
Insulation Resistance: HP 4339A Digital High Resistance Meter