cable
Tour Grade Classic XKE microphone cable
Van Damme Tour Grade Classic XKE
Microphone cable combines flexibility,
durability, noiseless operation and excellent
handling characteristics. Now upgraded for
this catalogue with more advanced PVC
jacketing materials. Van Damme microphone
cables can be found in film and recording
studios, high street music shops, professional
touring applications and the education sector.
Applications
• For mic and line level analogue balanced audio
• Ideal for on stage use
Application notes
• Further improved outer jacket ensures cable
remains flexible in sub zero temperatures
• Tightly packed cotton fillers ensure no static
build up and even capacitance
• Available in 10 colours for application or
length colour coding
• Close lapped copper screen for the
best compromise between effective
shielding and flexibility
• Combination of silver plated and
plain ultra pure oxygen free
copper conductors for
unsurpassed sound quality
classic mic
series
Mechanical specification
Conductor
Insulation
Material
Stranding
Material
Stranding
Material
Diameter
Colour coding
Type
Lay length
Type
Material
Average thickness
Overall diameter
Bare silver plated ultra pure oxygen free copper wire
7 x 0.10mm
Bare ultra pure oxygen free copper wire
21 x 0.10mm
XLPE Cross linked polyethylene
1.60mm ±0.10
Red, Blue
Twisted pair with cotton yarn fillers & paper wrap
25mm
80 x 0.10mm close lap spiral bare oxygen free copper wire
Flexible PVC/Neoprene composite
1.40mm
6.35mm ±0.15
Cabling
Screen
Jacket
Physical properties unaged
Jacket (at 60ºC)
Tensile strength
Elongation
Heat shock test
Test voltage
>8N/mm
2
>250%
120 ºC x 1 hour - no cracks
1000 Vdc x 1 minute OK
Electrical characteristics
Resistance
Screen
Capacitance
Conductor
Insulation
Core to core
Ohm/Km
Ohm/Km
M Ohm/Km
pF/m
<85
<85
>5000
56 nominal
Characteristics by stock code
Stock code
268-020-000
268-021-060
268-022-020
268-023-050
268-024-080
268-025-040
268-040-090
268-042-030
268-044-010
268-046-070
Description
Van
Van
Van
Van
Van
Van
Van
Van
Van
Van
Damme
Damme
Damme
Damme
Damme
Damme
Damme
Damme
Damme
Damme
Tour
Tour
Tour
Tour
Tour
Tour
Tour
Tour
Tour
Tour
Grade
Grade
Grade
Grade
Grade
Grade
Grade
Grade
Grade
Grade
Classic
Classic
Classic
Classic
Classic
Classic
Classic
Classic
Classic
Classic
XKE
XKE
XKE
XKE
XKE
XKE
XKE
XKE
XKE
XKE
mic
mic
mic
mic
mic
mic
mic
mic
mic
mic
cable
cable
cable
cable
cable
cable
cable
cable
cable
cable
jet black
ultramarine blue
traffic red
mint green
squirrel grey
sulphur yellow
traffic white
luminous bright orange
nut brown
claret violet
RAL code
9005
5002
3020
6029
7000
1016
9016
2007
8011
4008
Reel lengths
100m,
100m,
100m,
100m,
100m,
100m,
100m,
100m,
100m,
100m,
300m
300m
300m
300m
300m
300m
300m
300m
300m
300m