Van Damme - Specifications - TourCat Series Category 5E cable

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TourCat Series Category 5E cable	Back

Widely expanded for this product release, the Tourcat Range now has 3 types of single Cat 5E cable and 2 multicore versions. Ethernet and Ethernet based protocols continue to proliferate in the professional and domestic audio visual market and the choice of products in the Tourcat Range now supports most applications.

The original Van Damme Tourcat is a flexible patch cable that has the feel and flexibility of Van Damme Microphone Cable.

Van Damme U/UTP Tactical Cat 5E is a rugged solid conductor unscreened cable with polyethylene cross member for touring use – ideal for longer runs.

Van Damme SF/UTP Tactical Cat 5E is a foil & braid screened version of the U/UTP Tourcat for long runs in electrically noisy environments.

In addition there are 2 multicore versions – one comprising 4 x Van Damme U/UTP Tourcat, and one with 2 x Van Damme U/UTP Tourcat cables and 4 AES/EBU screened pairs.

Applications

Van Damme Tourcat Flexible

Patch cords and link cables for Ethernet and Ethernet based protocols.
Flexible and robust so ideal for touring and dynamic use.
Ideal for use with the Neutrik Ethercon.

Van Damme Tourcat U/UTP solid conductor

Long runs of Ethernet based Digital Audio signals.
Lower skew than standard Cat 5E offers improved performance with video and data .baluns and active Cat X interfaces.
Ideal for use with the Neutrik Ethercon.

Van Damme Tourcat SF/UTP solid conductor

Foil and braid screened version of Tourcat U/UTP for electrically noisy environments.
Screening also offers greater mechanical strength.
Ideal for use with the Neutrik Ethercon.

Van Damme Tourcat 4 way U/UTP multicore

Ideal for use with cat 5E based digital consoles.
4 individual Cat 5E cables for greater flexibility – run video or digital audio with control data in the same multicore.

Van Damme Tourcat 2 x U/UTP 4 x AES/Analogue pair multicore

One multicore solution for digital audio consoles – main digital audio multicore, redundancy, left and right returns and comms all in one cable.
Also ideal for balun or Cat X interface applications with AES/Analogue pairs for additional control, DMX or audio signals.

Application notes

Van Damme Tourcat Flexible

Meets the requirements of Category 5E TIA/EIA-568-B.2-2001.
Recommended maximum distance for 100MBits/s data rate is 75 metres; longer runs are possible but not guaranteed.

Van Damme Tourcat U/UTP solid conductor

Exceeds the requirements of Category 5E TIA/EIA-568-B.2-2001.

Van Damme Tourcat Multicores

Multicores use the Van Damme Tourcat U/UTP cables.
Audio pairs in 268-460-402 suitable for AES/EBU digital or balanced analogue audio.
Cat 5E cable to cable crosstalk results in slightly reduced performance.
Cat 5E Cables still exceed the requirements of Category 5E TIA/EIA-568-B.2-2001.

Mechanical specifications - Single Tourcat Cables

Tourcat Flexible 268-450-000

Conductor	Material	Bare oxygen free copper
	Stranding	7x 0.16mm (0.14mm²) AWG 26/7
Dielectric	Material	Polyethylene
	Diameter	0.94mm
Lay up	4 x twisted pairs to TIA 568B
Screen	Material	Aluminium/polyethylene foil
	Drain wire	7x 0.16mm (0.14mm²) AWG 26/7
Overall Jacket	Material	Flexible PVC Composite Jet Black RAL 9005
	Overall diameter	6.00mm
Bend Radius	15x overall diameter
Weight (Kg/Km)	34

Tourcat U/UTP 268-460-000

Conductor	Material	Bare oxygen free copper
	Stranding	1x 0.53mm (0.22mm²) AWG 24
Dielectric	Material	Polyolefin
	Diameter	1.05mm
Lay up	4 x twisted pairs to TIA 568B around polyolefin cross member
Overall Jacket	Material	Flexible cross-linked elastomer Jet Black RAL 9005
	Overall diameter	6.80mm
Bend Radius	15x overall diameter
Weight (Kg/Km)	44.6

Tourcat SF/UTP 268-462-000

Conductor	Material	Bare oxygen free copper
	Size
Dielectric	Material	Polyolefin
	Diameter	1.05mm
Lay up	4 x twisted pairs to TIA 568B around polyolefin cross member
Screen	Material	Aluminium/polyester foil + 82% coverage tinned copper braid
Overall Jacket	Material	Flexible cross-linked elastomer Jet Black RAL 9005
	Overall diameter	7.40mm
Bend Radius	15x overall diameter
Weight (Kg/Km)	56.5

AES/EBU screened pair

Conductor	Material	Bare oxygen free copper
	Size	7x 0.20mm (0.22mm2) AWG 24/7
Insulation	Type	Foil skin polyolefin
	Colour	Red/Black
Drain wire	Material	7x 0.20mm (0.22mm2) AWG 24/7
Overall Jacket	Material	PVC
	Overall diameter	4.00mm

Electrical specifications - elements

	268-450-000	268-460-000
Dielectric test	1500Vdc x 1 min	500Vdc x 1 min
Insulation resistance	>5000 MOhm/km	>9000 MOhm/km
Conductor resistance	135 Ohms/km	88 Ohms/km
Impedance	100 Ohms ± 10	100 Ohms ± 10
Capacitance (core to core)	55pF/m	55pF/m
Skew	0.40 ns/m max	0.30 ns/m

	268-462-000	268-460-402 AES pair
Dielectric test	500Vdc x 1 min	500Vdc x 1 min
Insulation resistance	>9000 MOhm/km	>9000 MOhm/km
Conductor resistance	88 Ohms/km	81 Ohms/km
Impedance	100 Ohms ± 10	110 Ohms ± 10
Capacitance (core to core)	55pF/m	53pF/m
Skew	0.40 ns/m max	N/A

Cat 5E electrical specifications - attenuation
Attenuation	268-450-000 flexible	268-460-000 U/UTP
Mhz	dB/100m	dB/100m
1	3.20	2.00
4	6.50	4.00
10	9.90	6.30
16	12.30	7.50
20	13.80	9.00
31.25	17.70	10.40
62.50	25.70	16.80
100	33.00	21.80

Attenuation	268-460-004 268-460-402	268-462-000 SF/UTP
Mhz	dB/100m	dB/100m
1	2.00	2.30
4	4.10	4.80
10	6.40	7.60
16	7.80	9.10
20	9.00	10.50
31.25	10.70	11.90
62.50	17.50	18.00
100	23.50	24.80

Cat 5E electrical specifications - NEXT
Next	268-450-000 flexible	268-460-000 U/UTP
Mhz	dB	dB
1	62	83
4	53	78
10	47	74
16	44	73
20	42	73
31.25	40	71
62.50	35	68
100	32	55

NEXT	268-460-004 268-460-402	268-462-000 SF/UTP
Mhz	dB	dB
1	82	87
4	78	78
10	76	78
16	75	75
20	73	72
31.25	73	70
62.50	63	67
100	50	60

Mechanical Specifications - Multicore

Stock code	268-460-004
Description	Multicore comprising 4 x 268-460-000 U/UTP Cat 5E cables laid up with central thermoplastic fillers
Identification	Numbered 1 – 4
Overall Jacket	RAL 9005 Black special PVC Composite
Overall Diameter	18.30mm
Bend Radius	15 x Overall Diameter
Weight (Kg/Km)	431

Stock code	268-460-402
Description	Multicore comprising 2 x 268-460-000 U/UTP Cat 5E cables and 4 x EAS/EBU twisted pairs laid up with polyester fillers
Identification	Cat 5E element numbered 1 – 2, AES pairs numbered 1 - 4
Overall Jacket	RAL 9005 Black special PVC Composite
Overall Diameter	21.0mm
Bend Radius	15 x Overall Diameter
Weight (Kg/Km)	392

Stock code and description

Stock code	Description
268-450-000	Van Damme Tourcat Cat 5E flexible stranded conductor
268-460-000	Van Damme Tourcat Cat 5E U/UTP solid conductor
268-462-000	Van Damme Tourcat Cat 5E SF/UTP solid conductor
268-460-004	Van Damme Tourcat 4 x U/UTP solid conductor multicore
268-460-402	Van Damme Tourcat 2 x U/UTP solid conductor 4 x AES/EBU screened pair multicore

Maximum reel length 500m apart from 268-450-000 – 1000m

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