Van Damme Tour Grade XKE Miniature Starquad Vintage Braided Cable 268-029-000

Applications

Microphone level signals in electrically harsh environments; particularly in outside broadcasts and the film industry

Also suitable for line level analogue balanced audio

Ideal for boom microphone cables and short patchcords

Application notes

Precise cable geometry and starquad construction for excellent rejection of radio frequency and electromagnetic interference (RFI and EMI)

Starquad colour coding – white & white (+ve phase) with blue & blue (-ve phase) opposing; pairs should be terminated as shown

Helical lapped copper screen for optimal flexibility

Combination of silver plated and plain ultra pure oxygen free copper conductors for unsurpassed sound quality

Mechanical specification

Conductor

• Material  - Bare silver plated ultra pure oxygen free copper wire
• Stranding - 7 x 0.08mm
• Material - Bare ultra pure oxygen free copper wire
• Stranding - 32 x 0.08mm

Insulation

• Material - XLPE Cross linked polyethylene
• Diameter - 1.20mm ±0.10
• Colour coding - 2 x white 2 x blue

Cabling

• Type - Starquad
• Lay length - ~25mm

Screen

• Type - 80 x 0.10mm spiral lapped oxygen free copper wire

Jacket

• Material - Flexible PVC/Neoprene composite RAL 9005 Jet Black
• Overall diameter - 4.85mm ±0.15

Physical Properties

• Tensile strength - >8N/mm2
• Elongation - >250%
• Heat shock test - 120 ºC x 1 hour - no cracks
• Test voltage - 1000 Vdc x 1 minute OK

Electrical characteristics

• Resistance
• Conductor Ohm/Km - <95
• Insulation M Ohm/Km - >5000

Capacitance

• Core to core pF/m - 50 Nominal
• Core to screen pF/m - 95 Nominal