Halogen-free alternative to conventional coax

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Jan 22, 2003

Designers can now switch easily from fluorine-containing cables to halogen-free alternatives, using the Enviroflex cable family from Huber+Suhner.

Designers can now switch easily from fluorine-containing cables to halogen-free alternatives, using the Enviroflex cable family from Huber+Suhner.

The new range is environmentally friendly and more cost effective than equivalent RG cable types.

Using flame retardant LSFH (low smoke free of halogen) Radox materials, Enviroflex cables are highly flexible and easier to handle and dispose of than PTFE based RG cables.

The polyethylene (PE) is foamed just to the point where a dielectric constant of 2.0 is obtained to ensure the dimensional compatibility with the corresponding RG types.

This ensures that standard connectors can be used without any restrictions.

Radiation crosslinking allows the maximum application temperature of the PE to be increased from +70 to +105C.

This extended temperature range covers most applications and allows for operation in a higher power range, and connectors with soldered inner conductors can be applied.

Seven different Enviroflex cable types (ranging from 1.84 to 10.1mm diameter) are available for applications such as radio basestations, antenna systems and closed environment applications, where PTFE cables are currently used.