Rodent Protection For Fiber Optic Cables

The anti rodent fiber optic cable is suitable for use in many places with lots of rats.

Rodent protection for fiber optic cables.

Applied photonic devices danielson ct is now the general photonics division of general cable the rodents chewed completely through severing the jacket kevlar and fiber. The anti rodent cable is made of special material and has a special structure. Recently mice chewed through a section of fiber optic zipcord located inside one of our trailer offices. The cable is of relatively lightweight and has a good flexibility.

The corrugated tape is folded around the cable core with a overlap. A non toxic economical and safe bittering agent incorporated directly into afl s rodent deterrent fiber optic cable jackets reduces damage due to rodent gnawing while still offering the ruggedness expected from afl s tactical and osp fiber optic cables. The cable is an opti pak ofnr rated product manufactured by apd inc. Those methods include surrounding the cable with a physical barrier the use of lethal toxins poisons the use of repellants or the use of non lethal chemicals.

As standard the tape is 0 155 mm. During the cable manufacturing process the tape is corrugated in order to give the cable better bending performance. Its special material prevents communication interruption caused by fiber damage in the cable. There are several methods to protect cables from rodent damage and ultimately discouraging rodents from chewing on the outer surfaces of a cable assembly jacket.