NEOPREN strain support rubber flex

NEOPREN strain support rubber flexible multicore cables are designed for outdoor use where long lengths are installed without the use of messenger supports. They are ideal for use as trailing control cables and are commonly utilised in handling and hoisting gear, elevators, construction machinery, machine tools and other machinery where there is a  need to relieve stress. 

These NEOPREN strain support rubber cables are weatherproof and thus suitable for use indoors or outdoors including applications where the cable is exposed to adverse conditions, for example: in shipyards, steelworks, scrap yards, dockyard installations and conveyor systems. 

These cables are not suitable for drum reeling installations (where cable is continuously reeled in and out on pulleys or drums under tensile loads).

PCP or Neoprene Rubber (Polychloroprene) Properties: this self-extinguishing compound has excellent resistance to oxygen, ozone and water. It also has very good resistance to acids, alkalis and solvents plus good abrasion resistance.

 

Construction – NEOPREN strain support
stranded plain copper conductors
ethylene-propylene (EPR) core insulation
central strain cord (usually hemp) and/or taping with load carrying thread 
black neoprene (PCP) rubber outer sheath

 

Technical – NEOPREN central strain
conductor make-up: class 5/6 (flexible fine stranded), see Stranding/Resistance page
bend radius: 12.5 x overall diameter (O/D) fixed, 20x O/D flexing
voltage rating: 300/500V operating, 3000V test
current rating: as per flatform, crane & drum chart, see Current Ratings page
temperature range: -25° C to +60° C flexible, -40° C to +80° C static
flame retardant: according to IEC 60332-1
core identification: 2 core = coloured to VDE 0293 without earth, see Colour Codes page
3-5 cores = as above with green/yellow earth (included in core count)
7 cores and above = numbered black cores with earth (inc. in core count)

 

A printable specification is available here: NEOPREN Strain Support Rubber Flex.

 

For other strain relief cables return to the Flatform, Crane and Drum Reeling front page.

 

All measurements should be considered nominal and images for illustration purposes only. Although Central Cables Ltd has made every reasonable effort to ensure its accuracy, the information contained herein is subject to error or omission and to change without notice. In no event will Central Cables Ltd be liable for any damages whatsoever, arising in connection with the information described.