© 2002, AFL, all rights reserved. PP-3-00020, Revision 7, 6.23.2022 Specifications are subject to change without notice. AFLglobal.com | 800.235.3423 1 FIBER OPTIC CABLE HARDWARE Fiber Optic Cable Hardware Formed Wire Dead End for OPGW Cable Features • Line or elevation angles greater than 30° • Specify right or left lay direction • Designed for 95% of the cable's rated breaking strength up to rated component strength (see table) • Dead end component may be reused once during initial installation Item Description Material 1a Reinforcing Rods (SRR) Aluminum clad Steel 1b Formed Wire Dead-End Aluminum clad Steel 1c Current Transfer Tab High Strength Aluminum 1d Thimble Clevis Galvanized Ductile Iron 2 Extension Link Galvanized Steel 3 Anchor Shackle Galvanized Steel Add suffix "L" for lefthand lay or "R" for righthand lay. Ordering Example: For 0.360" lefthand lay OPGW cable, the AFL number is OWD355/399CL. Structure OPGW 3 1d 1c 1b 1a 2 Current transfer tab Color mark Color code (green) L 2 L1 2.25" (57mm) 14" (356mm) 18.63" (473mm) 2.38" (60mm) 0.63" (M16) AFL NO. 1 DIAMETER RANGE COLOR CODE RATED COMPONENT STRENGTH DEAD END COMPONENT LENGTH "L1" IN. (M) STRUCTURAL REINFORCING ROD LENGTH "L2" IN. (M) MIN. (IN) MAX. (IN) MIN. (MM) MAX. (MM) OWD355/399C 0.355 0.399 9 10.1 Blue 20,000 34 (0.86) 37 (0.94) OWD400/449C 0.4 0.449 10.2 11.4 Blue 20,000 36 (0.91) 40.5 (1.03) OWD450/504C 0.45 0.504 11.5 12.8 Red 25,000 39 (0.99) 45 (1.14) OWD505/555C 0.505 0.555 12.9 14.1 Orange 25,000 42 (1.07) 47.5 (1.21) OWD556/610C 0.556 0.61 14.2 15.5 Black 25,000 45 (1.14) 51.5 (1.31) OWD611/680C 0.611 0.68 15.6 17.2 Green 25,000 49 (1.24) 56 (1.42) OWD681/755C 0.681 0.755 17.3 19.1 Pink 25,000 64 (1.63) 71.5 (1.82) OWD756/830C 0.756 0.83 19.2 21.1 Yellow 25,000 68 (1.73) 76 (1.93) OWD831/925C 0.831 0.925 21.2 23.5 Brown 25,000 73 (1.85) 81.5 (2.06) OWD926/1030C 0.926 1.03 23.6 26.2 Purple 25,000 79 (2.01) 89.5 (2.27) Ordering Information