ÖLFLEX® CHAIN TM
Highly flexible control cable with TC-ER, MTW, WTTC or CIC/TC listing acc. (UL) or c(UL) for North America
ÖLFLEX® FD CHAIN TM - Power and control cable for versatile use in power chains with UL listing an UL/cUL AWM certification.
- Core Line Performance - Medium to increased travel lengths or acceleration
- The normative multi-talent according NEC and NFPA 79
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Problem-free use in cable trays,
industrial machines or wind turbines
Benefits
- Multi-standard certification offers universal application range, reduces part varieties and saves costs
- TC-ER and MTW listings enable open wiring on cable trays as well as the usage for industrial machines with only one cable
- Resistant to contact with many mineral oil-based lubricants and other chemical media
- Ideal for export-oriented machinery and equipment manufacturers thanks to high normative acceptance by the North American NEC (National Electrical Code)
- Under consideration of the temperature range also suitable for flexible outdoor use
Application range
- In power chains or moving machine parts
- Static open wiring on and between cable tray an industrial machine acc. NEC
- Industrial machinery and machine tools
- Wind turbine engineering
- Linear robots, automated handling equipment
Product features
- High oil-resistance, according to UL OIL RES I and UL OIL RES II
- Flame-retardant according to CSA FT4
UL Vertical-Tray Flame Test - Sunlight Resistant; Direct Burial
- Water-resistant, UL 75°C WET rating
Norm references / Approvals
- Certifications USA (UL) & UL AWM:
TC-ER Tray Cable-Exposed Run
MTW Machine Tool Wire "Constant Flexing"
WTTC Wind Turbine Tray Cable
PLTC-ER Power Limited Tray Cable
ITC Instrumentation Tray Cable
DP-1 Data Processing Cable
AWM Style 20886 - Certifications Canada c(UL) & CSA AWM:
CIC/TC Control Instrumentation Cable/Tray Cable FT4, AWM I/II A/B FT4 - Class 1 Division 2 per NEC Article 501
- For use in power chains: Please comply with assembly guideline Appendix T3
Product Make-up
- Extra-fine wire strand made of bare copper
- Core insulation: PVC with nylon skin
- Cores twisted in layers in short lay lengths
- Non-woven wrapping
- Outer jacket: Specially formulated thermoplastic polymer
- Sheath colour: black (similar RAL 9005)
Classification ETIM 5
- ETIM 5.0 Class-ID: EC000104
- ETIM 5.0 Class-Description: Control cable
Core identification code
- Black with white numbers
Conductor stranding
- Extra-fine wire according to VDE 0295, class 6/IEC 60228 class 6
Torsion movement in WTG
- TW-0 & TW-2, refer to Appendix T0
Minimum bending radius
- Flexing: up from 7.5 x outer diameter
- Fixed installation: 4 x outer diameter
Nominal voltage
- UL/CSA: 600 V (TC, MTW, CIC),
1000 V (WTTC, AWM) - IEC: U0/U 300/500 V
Test voltage
- 2000 V
Protective conductor
- G = with GN-YE protective conductor
Temperature range
- Fixed installation:
-40°C (-25°C UL TC) to +90°C (UL TC, MTW, according AWM +105°C) - Flexing:
-25°C to +90°C (according UL MTW) 
Bending cycles & operation parameters
- See Selection Table A2-1 in the appendix of our online catalogue
- Unless specified otherwise, the shown product values are nominal values at room temperature. Detailed values (e.g. tolerances) are available upon request.
- Copper price basis: EUR 150/100 kg. Refer to catalogue appendix T17 for the definition and calculation of copper-related surcharges.
- Please find our standard lengths at: www.lappkabel.de/en/cable-standardlengths
- Packaging size: coil ≤ 30 kg or ≤ 250 m, otherwise drum
- Please specify the preferred type of packaging (e.g. 1 x 500 m drum or 5 x 100 m coils).
- Photographs and graphics are not to scale and do not represent detailed images of the respective products.