Saturday, February 23, 2008

Types of cable

Cables can be sorted into several categories and types. Generally it can by sorted into two main groups, structural and informatic.
Application

* Wire rope (wire cable)
* Audiovisual cable
* Bicycle cable
* Communications cable
* Computer cable
* Mechanical cable
* Submersible cable


Cable type

Basic cable types are as follows:

Basic

* Coaxial cable
* Multicore cable (consist of more than one wire and is covered by cable jacket)
* Optical fiber cable
* Ribbon cable
* Single cable (from time to time this name is used for wire)

Construction

Based on construction and cable properties it can be sorted into the following:

* Mineral-insulated copper-clad cable
* Twinax cable
* Twisted pair cable
* Shielded cable
* Flexible cables

Special

* Arresting cable
* Bowden cable
* Heliax cable
* Direct-buried cable
* Heavy-lift cable
* Elevator cable


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