Lab-Flex® Family
The Lab Flex® family of cables offer you high performance flexible cable assemblies with the lowest insertion loss and highest frequency response when compared other cables of the same diameter. They are designed with stainless steel connectors along with the strongest cable to connector termination of all the cables types. A wide range of diameters, protective coverings and electrical options are available.
The Solder Sleeve Advantage
One advantage of using Lab-Flex® cables is the cable to connector termination utilizing solder sleeves. Common methods of cable terminations such as crimping or clamping the outer cable braids to the connector body does not capture all the of the braid, which leads to intermittent electrical performance and low connector (retention) pull strength. With the Lab-Flex® solder sleeve, both the inner and outer braid are directly soldered 360 degrees around the sleeve. This solder sleeve provides the best braid to connector termination assuring superior electrical performance and the highest connector (retention) pull strength.
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Features:
• Up to 50 GHz
• 40% Lower Loss than Solid Dielectrics
• Superior Shielding Effectiveness
• Direct Solder Sleeve to Outer Braids for superior reliability
• Available with Protective Coverings of:
- Stainless Steel Armor
- Various Weatherizing Jackets
- Armored & Weatherized together
- Extended Boots
• Stainless Steel Connectors
• Phased Matched Pairs and Sets Available
(standard tolerance is ± one degree per GHz or +/- 2.8 picoseconds)
• Silver Plated Copper Conductors
Typical Applications:
• Test Cables
• Low Loss Jumpers
• High Frequency Interconnects
• Mobile & Fixed Satcom Systems
• Instrumentation
• Antenna Systems
• Telecommunication Systems
Quick Specifications:
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LAB-FLEX®
Cable Code
|
100 |
125 |
160 |
200 |
290 |
335 |
| Diameter (inch) |
0.100 |
0.122 |
0.160 |
0.195 |
0.292 |
0.335 |
| Frequency, Max (GHz) |
50 |
50 |
40 |
31 |
18 |
18 |
Loss @ 5 GHz
(dB/100ft) |
55.0 |
39.0 |
29.0 |
20.0 |
10.0 |
12.3 |
| Electrical Data |
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| Impedance, nominal (Ohms) |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
| Velocity of Propagation (%) |
78 |
78 |
76 |
80 |
84 |
80 |
Shielding Effectiveness
@ 1 GHz (dB/ft) |
>85 |
>90 |
>90 |
>90 |
>90 |
>90 |
| Capacitance (pF/ft) |
25 |
26 |
27 |
25 |
24 |
25 |
| Delay (ns/ft) |
1.30 |
1.30 |
1.34 |
1.27 |
1.21 |
1.27 |
| Mechanical Data |
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| Weight (lbs/100ft) |
1.30 |
1.80 |
4.00 |
5.60 |
7.50 |
8.50 |
Temperature
Range (°C) |
-65 to +200 |
-65 to +200 |
-65 to +200 |
-65 to +200 |
-65 to +200 |
-65 to +200 |
Minimum Bend
Radius (inch) |
0.5 |
0.60 |
0.90 |
1.00 |
1.60 |
2.00 |
| Construction Data |
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Inner Conductor
Silver Plated Copper (inches) |
Solid
0.020 |
Solid
0.025 |
Solid
0.035 |
Solid
0.051 |
Solid
0.089 |
Solid
0.088 |
Dielectric
Taped Micro-Porous PTFE (inches) |
0.061 |
0.075 |
0.105 |
0.145 |
0.235 |
0.251 |
First Outer Shield
Flat Silver Plated
Copper Braid (inches) |
0.067 |
0.081 |
0.117 |
0.152 |
0.249 |
0.258 |
Second Outer Shield
Metalized Film Tape Interlayer (inches) |
0.083 |
0.088 |
0.124 |
0.158 |
n/a |
0.264 |
Third Outer Shield
Round Silver Plated
Braid (inches) |
n/a |
0.104 |
0.142 |
0.168 |
0.267 |
0.284 |
Jacket O.D.
Extruded FEP (inches) |
0.100 |
0.122 |
0.160 |
0.195 |
0.292 |
0.335 |
P = CW Power in watts at sea level and 23°C Loss is calculated as dB/100 feet
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Lab-Flex®
100
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Lab-Flex®
125
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Lab-Flex®
160
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Lab-Flex®
200
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Lab-Flex®
335
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Lab-Flex®
290
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Freq. GHz
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Loss
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P
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Loss
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P
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Loss
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P
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Loss
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P
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Loss
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P
|
Loss
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P
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|
1
|
23.95
|
470
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15.81
|
670
|
12.6
|
532
|
8.6
|
740
|
5.3
|
1620
|
4.3
|
1940
|
|
2
|
35.96
|
376
|
24.15
|
534
|
17.9
|
367
|
12.3
|
507
|
7.6
|
1100
|
6.1
|
1320
|
|
4
|
47.95
|
283
|
32.48
|
397
|
25.5
|
286
|
17.7
|
358
|
10.9
|
780
|
8.8
|
940
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|
6
|
59.94
|
210
|
40.82
|
290
|
31.5
|
198
|
21.9
|
279
|
13.6
|
630
|
10.9
|
750
|
|
8
|
68.60
|
170
|
47.15
|
234
|
36.6
|
169
|
25.5
|
220
|
15.9
|
530
|
12.7
|
630
|
|
10
|
77.30
|
150
|
53.47
|
207
|
41.2
|
159
|
28.7
|
208
|
18.0
|
470
|
14.4
|
570
|
|
12
|
86.04
|
130
|
59.80
|
180
|
45.6
|
134
|
31.7
|
194
|
19.9
|
420
|
15.9
|
500
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|
14
|
92.88
|
120
|
64.93
|
170
|
49.8
|
121
|
34.4
|
178
|
21.7
|
390
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17.3
|
460
|
|
16
|
99.72
|
110
|
70.06
|
160
|
53.6
|
112
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37.0
|
166
|
23.4
|
360
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18.7
|
430
|
|
18
|
106.56
|
100
|
75.19
|
150
|
57.3
|
106
|
39.5
|
156
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25.0
|
330
|
20.0
|
400
|
|
20
|
112.33
|
98
|
79.63
|
143
|
62.0
|
101
|
41.8
|
147
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|
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|
|
|
22
|
118.10
|
95
|
84.07
|
135
|
65.0
|
95
|
44.1
|
140
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|
|
|
|
|
24
|
123.87
|
93
|
88.51
|
128
|
67.0
|
90
|
46.2
|
134
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|
|
|
|
|
26
|
129.65
|
90
|
92.95
|
120
|
71.5
|
86
|
48.3
|
132
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|
|
|
|
|
28
|
134.76
|
87
|
97.29
|
117
|
73.5
|
82
|
50.4
|
122
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|
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|
|
|
30
|
139.86
|
83
|
101.64
|
113
|
76.4
|
79
|
52.3
|
119
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30 GHz
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|
|
|
32
|
144.97
|
80
|
105.98
|
110
|
79.0
|
77
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34
|
149.63
|
78
|
109.45
|
108
|
82.0
|
75
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
36
|
154.29
|
75
|
112.92
|
105
|
84.5
|
72
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
38
|
158.94
|
73
|
116.39
|
103
|
87.0
|
69
|
|
|
|
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|
40
|
163.60
|
70
|
119.86
|
100
|
90.0
|
64
|
40 GHz
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|
|
42
|
168.00
|
67
|
124.18
|
95
|
|
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|
44
|
172.32
|
64
|
128.49
|
90
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|
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|
46
|
176.56
|
61
|
132.81
|
85
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|
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50
|
184.81
|
55
|
137.12
|
80
|
50 GHz
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