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Industry-Standard Cables
Finding the right wire and cable
for your application is now easier
than ever with Alpha Essentials—
your one-stop source for the
widest range of industry-standard
cables. The breadth and depth of
Alpha Essentials products ensure
an optimum solution to your
application challenges.
High Performance,
Low Minimums
Alpha Essentials provides
you with high-performance
industry-standard cables. They
are built to perform reliably—
electrically, mechanically, and
environmentally—each and
every time. Better still, you can
order just what you need with
Alpha’s industry-leading minimum
order quantities; most products
in the Alpha Essentials line
have only a 100 ft minimum
order requirement.
Essential to Performance,
Reliability, and Productivity
Every wire and cable in your
application, no matter how simple
or complex, is critical to long-term
reliable productivity, performance,
and overall customer satisfaction.
Alpha Essentials cable is industry-
proven to provide dependable
performance day in and day out.
Standard Cables that
Go Beyond the Ordinary
Nobody gives you more choice in
insulation and jacketing materials,
shielding options, configurations,
and conductor counts. And now,
with the extensive Alpha Essentials
line, you have more choice in the
types of cable you tend to need
most. These cables go beyond the
ordinary to satisfy the rigorous
requirements of EMI performance,
transmission distances, flexibility,
and extreme temperatures.
Shielding Options to Maximize
Signal Integrity
Alpha Wire offers cables in four
shielding options to handle virtu-
ally any electrical environment.
Unshielded:
The smallest cable diameter for
use in low-noise environments.
Foil shielded:
An aluminum/polyester shield for
moderate EMI needs.
Braid shielded:
A braided copper shield, with 55%
to 85% coverage, provides good
protection against higher
frequency EMI.
Foil/braid shielded:
A combination of foil and braid
gives the best EMI protection
across a wide frequency range.
Unshielded
Foil
Foil Shield: Good
Braid
Braid Shield: Better
Braid
Foil
Foil + Braid: Best
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Table of Contents
Communication and Control Cable
A broad line of communications and control cables for
audio systems, broadcast and studio, data transmission,
business machines, security systems, control systems, and
instrumentation systems
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Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) Cable
LSZH communication and control cables lessen the effect
of corrosive gases in the event of combustion, minimize
damage to electrical components, and reduce potential
harm to people from toxic smoke and corrosive gases
93
High/Low Temperature Cable
Cables for temperatures ranging from -55°C to +200°C
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105
Tray Cable
Tray cables—designed and built to withstand harsh
industrial environments—are ideal for use in 300 V PLTC
and 600 V TC applications
Plenum Cable
Premium cables for plenum spaces without requiring
conduit in a variety of plenum-rated insulations and jackets
134
Flex Ethernet Cable
Capable of handling up to 10 million flex life cycles, Flex
Ethernet Cat 5e cable provides Ethernet communication
with the durability and reliability need to make it a perfect
solution for demanding applications
142
Coaxial Cable
50-, 75-, 93-, and 100-ohm coaxial, twinaxial, and triaxial
cables, available with insulation and jacket materials
meeting the requirements of military specifications and
regulatory agencies such as UL and CSA
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Data and Bus Cable
Industry-leading mechanical and electrical performance for
the major industrial automation protocols
153
Cords and Cordsets
For consumer and industrial devices, business and
communication machines
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Conductor Color Coding
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Communication and Control
300 V Unshielded, Multiconductor, PVC, PVC
UL AWM 2509, UL CMG
20 AWG (0.56 mm
2
)
Stranding: 7/28 (7 x 0.32 mm)
Insulation thickness: 0.016 (0.41 mm)
Color Code D
Part No.
M33403
M33404
M33406
M33408
M33410
M33412
M33415
Conductors
3
4
6
8
10
12
15
Nominal Diameter
Inch
mm
0.191
4.85
0.209
5.31
0.251
6.38
0.273
6.93
0.320
8.13
0.331
8.41
0.362
9.19
Jacket Thickness
Inch
mm
0.020
0.51
0.020
0.51
0.020
0.51
0.020
0.51
0.020
0.51
0.020
0.51
0.020
0.51
UL AWM 2509, 2576
UL CL2
UL CMG
CSA CMG FT4
Applications
• Unbalanced intercom and
sound systems
• Remote circuit controls
• Telephones
• Low-voltage circuits
Operating Temperature
• -20°C to +80°C (AWM)
• -20°C to +75°C (CMG and CL2)
Conductor Color Coding
• Chart D
Materials
• Stranded tinned copper
conductors
• PVC insulation
• Slate PVC jacket
Availability
100 ft (30.5 m)
500 ft (152 m)
1000 ft (305 m)
Bulk, cut to length
(Minimums may apply)
UL AWM 2509, UL CMG
18 AWG (0.81 mm
2
)
Stranding: 16/30 (7 x 0.25 mm)
Insulation thickness: 0.016 (0.41 mm)
Color Code D
Part No.
M33502
M33503
M33504
M33505
M33506
M33507
M33508
M33510
M33512
M33515
Conductors
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
12
15
Nominal Diameter
Inch
mm
0.208
5.28
0.220
5.59
0.241
6.12
0.264
6.71
0.288
7.32
0.288
7.32
0.313
7.95
0.366
9.30
0.378
9.60
0.423
10.74
Jacket Thickness
Inch
Mm
0.025
0.64
0.025
0.64
0.025
0.64
0.025
0.64
0.025
0.64
0.025
0.64
0.025
0.64
0.025
0.64
0.025
0.64
0.030
0.76
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Communication and Control
300 V Unshielded, Multiconductor, PVC, PVC
20 AWG (0.50 mm
2
)
Stranding: 10/30 (10 x 0.25 mm)
Insulation thickness: 0.016 (0.41 mm)
Part No.
882002
882003
882004
882005
882006
882007
882008
882010
Conductors
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
Nominal Diameter
Inch
mm
0.202
5.13
0.213
5.41
0.231
5.87
0.251
6.38
0.272
6.91
0.272
6.91
0.293
7.44
0.318
8.08
Jacket Thickness
Inch
mm
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
Color
Code
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
UL AWM 2464
UL CL2
CSA AWM I/II A/B FT4
Applications
• Control and signal wiring
• Computers
• Instrumentation
Operating Temperature
• -20°C to +90°C (CSA)
• -20°C to +80°C (AWM)
Conductor Color Coding
• See tables
Materials
• Stranded tinned copper
conductors
• PVC insulation
• Slate PVC jacket
Availability
100 ft (30.5 m)
500 ft (152 m)
1000 ft (305 m)
18 AWG (0.81 mm
2
)
Stranding: 16/30 (16 x 0.25 mm)
Insulation thickness: 0.016 (0.41 mm)
Part No.
881802
881803
881804
881805
881806
881807
881808
881809
881812
Conductors
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
12
Nominal Diameter
Inch
mm
0.222
5.64
0.234
5.94
0.255
6.48
0.278
7.06
0.289
7.34
0.302
7.67
0.341
8.66
0.379
9.63
0.408
10.36
Jacket Thickness
Inch
mm
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
0.032
0.81
Color
Code
R
F
R
R
R
R
R
R
F
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