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Custom Cable Assemblies

Custom-designed subsea connectors and cable assemblies, including oil-filled assemblies, splices, breakouts and molding, built in a NAVSEA PRO-020 certified facility.

Description

BIRNS custom-designs and manufactures connectors from nearly any material and performs oil-filled cable assembly, splices and breakouts, and molding of epoxy, polyurethane, neoprene and other materials in its NAVSEA S9320-AM-PRO-020 certified facility.

Key features

  • In-house testing: hydrostatic to 20,000 PSI, electrical to 10kV, helium leak, triple optical, and mechanical pull to 16,000 pounds
  • Electrical: high density (186 ways), high voltage (4.0kV/conductor), complex wiring (TSP, TST, TSQ) and coax; work per IPC-A-610C by J-STD-001 Class 3 certified staff
  • Fiber optics: single-mode or multi-mode, typical per-contact loss <0.5dB
  • Mechanical termination of load-bearing cables with Aramid fiber or steel stress members

Specifications

Hydrostatic testto 20,000 PSI
Electrical testto 10 kV
Pull testto 16,000 lb
Max contacts186 ways
High voltage4.0 kV/conductor
Fiber optic loss<0.5 dB per contact (typical)

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