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Hook Up & Lead Wire
Audio / Video           
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Industrial Cable 
Fiber Optic Cable
Interstate Wire Co., Inc. has been named Belden Wire and Cable’s Distributor of the Year for Region IV three consecutive years.

You can get Belden quality at lower cost faster from Interstate Wire. Why? Because we stock Belden in depth and turn it faster we can often give you lower prices and quicker delivery. And that’s why we believe quality doesn't cost - it pays!

IWC also stocks more than two dozen other quality makers of specialty wire, cable, tubing and accessories. That’s why you owe it to yourself and your firm to learn how the Interstate Wire team can make your electronic wire and cable procurement easier, less costly and more enjoyable.

We don’t want all of your business unless we can earn it an order at a time! But we do want the opportunity to come in and kick that crucial extra point or field goal.

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Total Capability: Copper Rod to Finished Product

In-house manufacturing processes starting with copper rod and including rubber compounding and plastic mixing facilities ensure consistent quality of products and allow complete control of the product.

From Stock or Special Construction

The catalog pictured below contains information on hook-up and lead wire made to industry standards produced by Belden. Most constructions in this catalog are available from stock in a wide variety of colors and packages listed on the price sheet and in the catalog. Many of these are available off the shelves of Interstate Wire Co., Inc. @ (800)527-0010.

Number Printed Wire

Thermosetting and thermoplastic constructions can be supplied with printed numbers. Price and delivery information is available upon request.

For Customers Desiring To Print

Hypalon and Neoprene constructions may require a special topcoat to facilitate printing by customers. Minimum order is 5,000’ per AWG. Order standard item and specify “Top-Coated.” Specify color.

Price and delivery information is available upon request. Orders must be in multiples of standard packages.

If you have a new or unusual application or you cannot find wire in this catalog which meets your technical requirements, Belden’s Product Engineering Group can assist you. Our Commitment to technology knows no bounds.

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Broadcast -- there is perhaps no other industry which values performance so highly, for the lack of broadcast performance has immediate, far-reaching, and embarrassing results.

That’s why the broadcast industry prefers Belden cable. From major network events such as the Olympics, space launches, and presidential news conferences to everyday audio and video applications, Belden is the local, regional, and national choice. The overwhelming reason? Performance.

In broadcast, cable performance means ensured product quality, absolute signal integrity, and no system downtime. Belden products provide performance for both critical field applications (where cable is dragged, crunched, trodden, and tread upon) and permanent studio installations (where the long run is all important). Belden products are an important link in network and cable broadcasts (NBC Nightly News, Lifetime Cable Network, CNN News, and CNN Headline News), along with film studios (Lucasfilm) and corporate broadcasting (USA Today, Merrill Lynch).

Watch television last night, or listen to the radio this morning? Chances are the link was made with Belden cable. And with dedication to development and innovation, the chance the link will be Belden increases....

The Dawn of Brilliance

Belden’s commitment to product innovation and technical excellence has resulted in a line of important audio and video cabling products -- Brilliance. Named for the sound and picture brilliance obtainable through new product innovations and improved signal integrity, Brilliance encompasses all Belden Audio/Video products. The Brilliance product line includes:

  • High Conductivity Microphone Cables
  • Analog/Digital Audio Cables
  • Speaker Cables
  • Precision Analog/Digital Video Cables
  • Triaxial Cables
  • Audio/Video Composite Cables
  • RGB & SVHS Cables
  • Multi-Media Cables
  • Fiber Optics
  • Power Supply Cords

The Look and Sound of Quality

All Belden products are built on a philosophical foundation of quality. To us this means meeting your requirements 100% of the time. The process we have adopted to meet that goal is by necessity a comprehensive one, extending to literally every Belden employee.

What this means to the broadcast user is really quite simple: every Belden broadcast cable product receives the same committed attention. Just as every broadcast customer is treated as if he or she were Tom Brokaw or Ted Turner.

Interference-Free Fiber Optic Cables

Belden offers a complete line of fiber optic cables for broadcast signal transmissions with complete freedom from EMI, RFI, lightning, ground loops, and other types of electrical interference. Cables are ruggedized to meet the most challenging application requirements and tough enough to resist mechanical damage under the most demanding field and studio conditions. Use fiber in your most corrosive and explosive environments.

Belden installed its first optic video link in 1976. Since that time, has been involved in a multitude of systems, from satellite downlinks to shuttle landings. Since fiber optics technology utilizes light traveling through an all-dielectric glass medium, a fiber video system maintains total electrical isolation from end to end.

With so many outstanding features meeting the high signal integrity demands of the broadcast industry, fiber optics technology is finding acceptance as the transmission medium of the future. Belden has spent years designing, manufacturing, and perfecting fiber optic cable constructions to bring you the future of broadcasting today.

For more information, refer to the Fiber Optic Cables section in the Belden Audio/Video Catalog, or contact Belden Technical Support Department to custom design a fiber optic or hybrid cable to meet your special requirements.

Belden Cable -- Reliable Performance in Broadcasting Environments

Innovating Shielding Solutions

From outdoor news gathering to studios and control rooms to post production, the broadcast industry faces critical challenges from EMI/RF interference. Belden shielded cable ensures signal integrity and provides confidence in audio and video transmissions,, preventing downtime and maintaining sound and picture clarity. Because Belden shielded cable has been engineered for a variety of applications over many years, our experience in this highly specialized field of electronics provides unparalleled value for broadcast transmissions. Choose from the widest variety of innovative shielded cable available through Interstate Wire Co., Inc. For special interference problems, call on Belden to design and manufacture a custom-shielded cable solution.

Braid Shields

Braid shields provide superior structural integrity while maintaining good flexibility and flex life. These shields are ideal for minimizing low frequency interference and have lower DC resistance than foil. Braid shields are effective at audio, as well as RF ranges. Generally, the higher the braid coverage, the more effective the shield.

Foil Shields

Foil shields consist of aluminum foil laminated to a polyester or polypropylene film. The film gives the shield mechanical strength and bonus insulation. Foil shields provide 100% cable coverage. Because of their small size, foil shields are commonly used to shield individual pairs of multi-pair cables to reduce crosstalk. They have less weight, bulk, and cost less than braid shields and are generally more effective in RF ranges. Foil shields are more flexible than braid but have a shorter flex life. Drain wires are used with foil shields to make termination easier and to ground electrostatic discharges. Belden uses a shorting fold technique to maintain metal-to-metal contact for improved high frequency performance. Without the shorting fold, a slot is created through which signals can leak.

Belden improves on the traditional shorting fold by employing the Z-fold designed for use in multi-pair applications to reduce crosstalk. The Z-fold combines an isolation fold and a shorting fold. The shorting fold provides metal-to-metal contact while the isolation fold keeps shields from shorting to one another in multi-pair, individually shielded cables. The Z-fold design increases the foil shield’s range of effectiveness to higher frequencies.

Foil Tape Designs

As an innovator in shielding technology, Belden has developed several shields of exclusive design. Belden was the first to develop the aluminum/polyester foil used as a cable shield and was awarded a patent for the Beldfoil shield. The Beldfoil shield was the first to offer 100% cable coverage, improving protection against radiated emission and ingress at audio and radio frequencies.

Foil shields may be bonded to a conductor’s insulation with a layer of adhesive. The advantages of bonding include faster, easier, and more reliable termination. In addition, bonding prevents moisture from wicking under the shield. Should the cable jacket rupture, the bonded shield helps protect the cable’s insulation against contamination. Belden combines these assets in the Duobond II shield.

Combination Shields

Combination shields consist of more than one layer of shielding. They provide maximum shield efficiency across the frequency spectrum. The combination foil/braid shield combines the advantages of 100% foil coverage, plus the strength and low DC resistance of a braid. Other combination shields available include various foil/braid/foil designs, braid/braid, or foil/spiral.

Special Noise/Interference Problems in Broadcasting

Triboelectric noise is generated by mechanical motion of a cable, causing movement in the cable’s shield. Belden detects and measures triboelectric noise through the use of our own Low Noise Test equipment. The test procedure and equipment have been developed from a combination of three low noise standards -- NBS, ISA-S, and MIL-C-17.

Mechanically induced noise is a critical and frequent concern in the use of guitar cords and microphone cables. Generally, test readings should be below 150 millivolts for low impedance microphone cables and below 15 millivolts for guitar cords. The properties of special conductive tapes and insulations are employed at Belden to prevent mechanically induced noise. Consult with Belden Technical Support Department for the proper cable construction needed to combat the noise problems associated with your application.


Cable Materials To Match The Application

Insulations

Belden formulates its own insulations to provide superior performance under a variety of broadcast environment conditions while meeting the electrical requirements for specific applications. Belden cables are available in a number of U.L. Listed and C.S.A. Approved insulation compounds.

Polyethylene insulation is lightweight, water-resistant, chemically inert, and easy to strip. Its low dielectric constant allows for low capacitance and low electrical loss making it the choice for audio and RF applications. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resists flames, oil, ozone, sunlight, and most solvents. Since it has higher dielectric constant than polyethylene, PVC insulation is best suited to audio frequency transmission.

Polypropylene provides excellent heat and abrasion resistance. Stiffer than polyethylene, it is valued for use in manufacturing miniature components where -- even with low overall diameters -- it allows very low signal loss.

Belden’s Datalene insulation provides a low dielectric constant and dissipation factor that’s well suited to high speed, low distortion data handling. Datalene is crush resistant, lightweight, and offers good performance characteristics over a wide range of temperatures.

Teflon insulated Plenum and High Temperature cables are ideal for instrumentation/control applications. Plenum cables offer significant cost savings by eliminating the need for conduit and reducing installation time. Belden plenum cables are U.L. Listed for low flame and smoke in non-conduit plenum use.

Jackets

Belden broadcast cables are manufactured in a wide selection of standard jacketing materials. Special compounds and variations of standard compounds are used to meet critical broadcast application requirements and unusual environmental conditions. Proper matching of cable jackets to their working environment can prevent deterioration due to intense heat and cold, sunlight, mechanical abuse, impact, and crowd or vehicle traffic. Our wide selection of jacketing compounds -- polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene, Teflon, Neoprene, Hypalon, silicon rubber, and natural rubber -- enables you to meet specific requirements with appropriate cable designs.

Rubber jacketing compounds feature exceptional durability for extended cable life. They withstand high-impact and abrasive conditions better than PVC and are resistant to degradation or penetration by water, alkali, or acid. While exhibiting excellent heat resistant properties, rubber jackets also provide greater cable flexibility in cold temperatures.

Attractive low-profile matte jacket finishes are available in wide color selections. Featured on highly flexible Brilliance microphone and video cables by Belden, these unique matte finish jackets exhibit brilliant aesthetics.

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You’ll Choose Belden Cable for Time-Tested Performance!

Compare Cable TV cable and the companies who produce them and you will discover the obvious: Belden has no equal in Cable TV cables. That’s because Belden drop cables are time-tested for performance. Performance that guarantees outstanding value. We guarantee this performance because our drop cable is tested with equipment that simulates every known environmental and electrical performance condition. As a result, you can count on positive, reliable, trouble-free operation each time you choose Belden Cable TV drop cable.

You’ll Choose Belden Drop Cable for Innovative Quality!

You can also count on Belden for new product and technology innovations that deliver optimum Cable TV performance. At the Belden Engineering Center in Richmond, Indiana, our Cable TV specialists have produced many innovations. Among them: improved insulation materials, new shielding methods and important Cable TV breakthroughs like SEED (Shield Effectiveness Evaluation Device) shield testing and DUOBOND PLUS Shielding. The result of these efforts? Drop cable that performs according to the highest quality and performance standards: yours!

You’ll Choose Belden Drop Cable For Our Outstanding Product Selection!

For the biggest choice in products, materials and shielding designs, Belden has no equal! Our Belden cables are application engineered in a wide selection of sizes and materials, with each offering the benefits you need in physical, electrical and cost-requirement applications. You can select cables with copper-covered steel center conductors shielded with DUOBOND II, III, IV, or DUOBOND PLUS. You can specify PVC or polyethylene jacketed cables -- with or without CoreGuard protection. You can specify cables with galvanized steel messengers for extensive overhead runs and applications which need additional support. Finally, you can specify Plenum products including FLAMARREST for your air plenum applications.

You’ll Choose Belden Drop Cable for These Manufacturing Advantages!

As a full-line manufacturer, we offer you an outstanding selection to meet all your drop cable needs! Compare our product selection and quality features; then make the obvious choice: Belden -- for all your drop cable needs!
  • We offer a full selection of Cable TV products including Series 59, 6, 7 and 11, UL/NEC, CSA, messengered, dual, burial, and plenum cables.
  • We perform 100% sweep testing on Belden drop cable and guarantee the lowest published structural return loss values for Series 59, 6, 7, and 11: 20dB/5MHz-1GHz.
  • We guarantee that all drop cable produced since May 1991 utilizes gas-injected dielectric, reducing attenuation.
  • A LDPE (low density polyethylene) jacket on our burial cables is included to provide a softer jacket and allow for easier termination in lower temperatures.
  • Put up length consistency of 1000 ft. plus or minus 10% (5% on UnReel) one piece will guarantee you no short lengths and will reduce your scrap.
  • We provide a higher shield effectiveness than quad shield designs with our DUOBOND PLUS...the highest shield effectiveness in the industry.
  • We include a non-drip gel barrier in our CoreGuard drop cable to improve corrosion resistance and stop moisture penetration after the cable has been installed.
  • We provide messengered products with the highest breaking strength in the industry: .051 inch diameter -- 266 lb.; .062 inch diameter -- 390 lb.; .072 inch diameter -- 515 lb. (special).
  • Belden drop cable conforms to UL/NEC and CSA requirements.
  • We provide a competitive freight policy and payment terms to make purchasing Belden cables easy!

You’ll Choose Belden Drop Cable For These Packaging Advantages!

Belden drop cable (including plenum products) is available in the UnReel corrugated dispenser -- a unique packaging system developed by Belden to save time, cut costs and labor, and eliminate the need for dereeling equipment. Lightweight and more economical than conventional drums or reels, these dispensers have prepunched handles for easy individual transport and rectangular boxes for easy pallet delivery and storage. Unreeled cable pulls out smoothly with no kinking, twisting or backlashing and rolls out 60% faster per hour than conventional cable rolls. Unreel ships, stores and dispenses in one sensible
carton, which since its introduction has always been fully recyclable and biodegradable. Look for the letter “U” in the put up description.

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Belden is pleased to offer a full line of Flat Cable products to satisfy your needs. In addition to quality products for all standard applications, Belden is proud to be a leader in developing products for new applications in the health care, HVAC, and point-of-sale markets.

Whatever your application, Belden is committed to offering quality products, at a competitive price, in a timely manner. Should your needs require a product not shown in our catalog, please contact an Interstate Wire Co., Inc. Sales Representative. Our team of qualified, dedicated professionals stand ready to serve you in selecting a Belden solution.

When selecting a cable solution, one needs to know the benefits flat cable provides:

Mass Termination


Terminating flat cable is done with the entire group of conductors as a unit which is more efficient than working with individual conductors at one time.

Reliability


The simplicity of flat cable with its parallel conductor geometry eliminates many of the common sources of wiring error and malfunction. Registration of the conductors is one-to-one with the terminating connector or board so that proper contact assignment is almost automatic.

Space and Weight Reduction


The use of flat cable often eliminates much of the conventional round wire weight and bulk. Such things as redundant insulating materials, fillers, and tapes are not required. In addition, the composite flat cable construction is so mechanically strong that it is not necessary to have large conductors for strength. The copper cross-section can thus be reduced to that required to carry the current load or to satisfy voltage drop requirements.

Flexibility


Flat Cable is extremely flexible when bent in the plane of its thin cross-section. This flexibility has been utilized in applications where continuous or high flexing is necessary, e.g., drawers, doors, rotating arms, etc.

Greater Strength


Strength is enhanced by the fact that tensile loads are equally shared by all conductors and insulation together.

Consistent Electrical Characteristics


Because the conductor spacing is fixed and the geometry of the cable is constant, the electrical characteristics, such as impedance, capacitance, inductance, time delay, cross-talk, and attenuation are consistent.

Greater Current Carrying Capacity


Flat Cables have greater surface-to-volume ratio than their round cable counterparts, consequently having higher efficiency in dissipating heat. This allows a higher current level for a given temperature rise and conductor cross-section.

Reduced Skewing Effects


Due to the conductors having the exact physical and electrical length, along with a continuous and consistent dielectric, time delays between signals within a given flat cable are minimized.

High-Density Interconnections


The cabling density achievable using flat cable is superior to that using conventional cable because of the high wire-to-cable cross-sectional density. Layers of flat cable are more effectively packed for high conductor density than with round cable.

Ease of Handling


Flat cable folds and bends readily, conforms to the mounting area, fastens easily with clamps, adhesive, or double-faced tape, and eliminates the installation and lacing difficulties associated with round wire cabling. Visible conductors in a fixed position within the dielectric simplify coding, inspection, and circuit tracing.

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Belden Cables for Industrial Automation

If automation is your objective... Belden is a name you can count on for reliable cabling. Selecting Belden as your supplier minimizes the multi-vendor nightmares most project managers fear. Belden Industrial offers the broadest cable selection in the world to serve industrial projects.

Belden industrial cables complete the loop in a process facility by providing instrument cables to sense variations, data and fiber optic cables to distribute digital signals, and control cables to actuate and physically execute a command. Belden protects the integrity of these cables with a variety of insulating, shielding, jacketing and armoring options. Belden Industrial is supported by regional specialists located throughout North America and the World.

Industrial Data Solutions


Corrosive chemicals. Damaging moisture. Temperature extremes. They’ve made process industries like oil, gas, and petrochemical; chemical; pharmaceutical; mining; power generation; wastewater treatment, pulp and paper, and food processing “off limits” to traditional data cables.

But now, Belden has a complete line of digital cables that can handle them all. Imagine, a full range of industrial cables -- with multiple armoring and jacketing options -- to integrate voice, video, data and power; whatever the application, whatever the condition. We call them Industrial Data Solutions.

Data Tray Cables


New, high-performance data cables that can be run in the same tray or conduit with 600V power and control cables, eliminating the need to run a separate wireway. Consult your PLC & DCS vendor for recommended installation practices concerning separation and ampacity issues.

Data Bus Cables


Designed to ISA/IEC SP-50 fieldbus specifications, these new cables support the trend toward smart digital instrument-monitoring technology.

Tray Optics Cables


New industrial fiber optic cables are UL/NEC rated, approved for use in cable trays and conduit.

DeviceBus Cables


Works with DeviceNet Communications Link and Honeywell’s SDS Smart Distributed System.

Industrial Twinax Cables


For use with PLCs and DCSs. Numerous options allow easy modification to any industrial application.

New Products


· Industrial Ethernet Cable
· IEEE 802.4 MAP & Mini-MAP Cable
· Armored Data Cable
· Industrial RS-485 Cable
· Profibus Cable

If you have a demanding application, demand more information on these revolutionary Industrial Data Cables or request information on Belden Analog, Power, and Control Cables. Just call Interstate Wire Co., Inc. at 1-800-527-0010.

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Since 1902, Belden Wire & Cable products, processes and development strategies have been driven by the needs and desires of our valued customers. By listening and responding with high-quality, cost-effective solutions, Belden has maintained a tradition of quality, consistency, and innovation.

From the leading edge of our fiber optic technology to the roots of our long-standing total quality commitment, our customer-oriented focus has never changed.

Today’s Changing Environment


Today’s computer operating environment requires integration of dissimilar mainframes and networks (Ethernet, IBM Token Ring, Arcnet, etc.) and must accommodate transmissions of all types -- voice, data and video. Belden fiber optic cabling products have been designed and manufactured to satisfy such operating environment challenges. One of the more popular solutions consists of fiber as a backbone or trunk cable with twisted pair to the desk. Other system environments and plans call for all-fiber networks. Whatever the system challenge, Belden is ready to deliver its cable (fiber or metallic), manufactured to tightly controlled specifications, for the unique solution your situation requires.

Because fiber optics is the recognized technology for cost-effective investment in the future of communications, today’s large scale fiber installations are laying the foundation for tomorrow’s communications. Alternative Local Carriers (ALCs) are installing Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) in most major metropolitan areas. The Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) is bringing new light-speed communication to corporate campuses and universities, helping them to operate more effectively and reliably while allowing for future system growth. Fiber To The Curb (FTTC) economically delivers fiber near the home by sharing the large cost of electronics.

Today’s changing environments demand network cabling solutions which are adaptable and “future-proof.” Belden fiber optic cables not only offer you a hedge against your future system needs, but the inherent advantages of fiber optic technology as well: immunity from electromagnetic interference, high bandwidth performance, space efficiency and security. All fibers feature a dual-window construction, which allows for future system upgrade. It’s no wonder Belden fiber optics have become the natural choice for closed circuit television, government network security, factory automation and major commercial networks.
In applications such as video conferencing, medical imaging, and CAD/CAM, Belden fiber optics feature unparalleled performance.

In tomorrow’s operating environment, the development and implementation of standards such as SONET, FDDI-II, ATM and Fiber Channel will increase the installation of fiber networks and create more efficient use of currently imbedded fiber lines. Belden is committed to the development and support of highly effective fiber solutions. From micro to macro, standard or complex, Belden offers a fiber optic cable designed for your current and future environments.


Interstate Wire Co Inc, Dallas, TX