Belden Flat Cable
Belden Cable
Belden is able to offer Flat Cable products to satisfy all your needs. In addition to quality products for all standard applications, Belden is a leader in developing products for new applications in the health care, HVAC and point of sale markets. Whatever your application, Belden products are sure to suit your specific requirements and are of the highest quality at competitive prices.
When selecting a flat cable solution, one needs to know the benefits that flat cable provides. Some of these are outlined below to assist you in making an informed decision about your purchase.
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Mass Termination
Terminating flat cable is done with the entire group of conductors as a unit which is more efficient than working with individual conductors at one time.
Reliability
The simplicity of flat cable e with its parallel conductor geometry eliminates many of the common sources of wiring error and malfunction. Registration f the conductors is one-to-one with the terminating connector or board so that proper contact assignment is almost automatic.
Space and Weight Reduction
The use of flat cable often eliminates much of the conventional round wire weight and bulk. Such things as redundant insulation materials, filler and tapes are not required. In addition, the composite flat cable construction is so mechanically strong that it is not necessary to have large conductors for strength. The copper cross-section can thus be reduced to that required to carry the current load or to satisfy voltage drop requirements.
Flexibility
Flat Cable is extremely flexible when bent in the plane of its thin cross-section. This flexibility has been utilized in applications where continuous or high flexing is necessary. e.g.: drawers, doors, rotating arms etc
Greater Strength
Strength is enhanced by the fact that tensile loads are equally shared by all conductors and insulation together.
Consistent Electrical Characteristics
Because the conductor spacing is fixed and the geometry of the cable is constant, the electrical characteristics, such as impedance, capacitance, inductance, time delay, cross-talk, and attenuation are consistent.
Great Carrying Capacity
Flat cables have greater surface-t-volume ratio than their round cable counterparts,, consequently having higher efficiency in dissipating heat, This allow for higher current level for a given temperature rise and conductor cross-section.
Reduced Skewing Effects
Due to the conductors having the exact physical and electrical length, along with a continuos and consistent dialectic time delays between signals within a given flat cable are minimized.
High-Density Interconnections
The cabling density achievable using flat cable is superior to that using conventional cable because of the high wire-to-cable cross sectional density. Layers of flat cable are more effectively packed for high conductor density than with round cable.
Ease of Handling
Flat cable folds and bends readily, conforms to the mounting area, fastens easily with clamps, adhesive or double faced tape and eliminates the installation and lacing difficulties associated with round wire cabling. Visible conductors in a fixed position within the dielectric simplify coding, inspection and circuit tracing.
