{"id":2898,"date":"2020-03-04T13:46:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T21:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/?p=2898"},"modified":"2020-04-02T12:50:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T19:50:24","slug":"new-fiber-optic-cable-quadrant-in-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/new-fiber-optic-cable-quadrant-in-development\/","title":{"rendered":"New Fiber Optic Cable Quadrant in development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are familiar with DCD product, you may already know our standard fiber optic quadrant, which uses rollers to provide a 26\u201d bend radius, suitable for low count fiber optic cables:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2925 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fiber-optic-quadrant-old-design.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"613\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fiber-optic-quadrant-old-design.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fiber-optic-quadrant-old-design-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In working with our Outside Plant Engineer consultant, we have recently been approached to develop a fully supported cable guide to assist in installing High Count Fiber Optic Cable. Compared to Low fiber count, Singlemode fiber-optic cables or ultra-high-fiber-count (UHFC) cables can have fiber counts in the thousands. They are very sensitive to bending and must be installed above a minimum bend radius to prevent damage. Large diameter (40\u201d+) wheels are often recommended to meet bend radius requirements and avoid damaging cable during installation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a standard fiber optic sheave may not offer enough protection to avoid contact pressure concentrations from sheave rollers. DCD received some industry input that a better solution for installing this cable was required for these cables. In response, DCD has developed a new design of fiber optic cable quadrant, using gently curved solid block sheaves made from a low friction, highly durable plastic. The sheaves are machined to provide a very smooth contour and maintain the required bend radius on the cable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2923 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fiber-optic-quadrant-new-design.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"613\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fiber-optic-quadrant-new-design.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fiber-optic-quadrant-new-design-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With this manufacturing capability, the contoured sheaves can be applied to our standard 32200-312 design to make the quadrant suitable for a UHFC type cable. Dubbed a 32200-312F, this quadrant will provide a 26\u201d radius surface to guide the cable around a bend, while taking advantage of our tried and true sheave hanger design that has been used in the market for over 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d love to hear from you! If you are installing UHFC cable and other installation requirements, we can develop custom configurations to suit your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are familiar with DCD product, you may already know our standard fiber optic quadrant, which uses rollers to provide a 26\u201d bend radius, suitable for low count fiber [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-room"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2898"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2932,"href":"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2898\/revisions\/2932"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dcddesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}