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Re: FDC cableing
Hi Joe, Gerard, Dave and Elton,
One more suggestion?
I suggest we get a full picture from the manufacturer regarding their
design criteria for the electrical and non-electrical specs before we
start designing a new version of the cable. I am not convinced that
removing the braid will improve things. After all, we have space and the
metal in the braid is a small fraction of the total material, right?.
I also concur that whatever we order must be in the final design
configuration.
Regards,
Fernando
Joe Beaufait wrote:
> I am glad we have decided to go ahead and purchase a sample of the 25
> pr. cable. This cable is going to be the standard for much of the data
> acquisition system and it would be very nice to see how hard it is to
> work with.
>
> On that note, there were some comments made at the Wednesday FDC
> meeting concerning the possible redesign of the cable. Daniel
> mentioned that we might ask to make the outer jacket thiner and I
> promised to look into it but, while looking at the cable diagram I
> also noticed that this cable is double shielded. It has an aluminized
> mylar layer with drain wire, and a copper braid. I believe we could do
> away with the copper braid and reduce the copper in the cable by at
> least half.
>
> I would like comments from the group on whether or not you would like
> me to pursue this.
>
> Thanks
> Joe
>
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