Skip to main content

1-661-295-1295

Cat 5e Ethernet High Flex Cable

  • Flex Life: 10,000,000 Cycles Nominal
  • Ideal for Motion and Harsh Environment Applications
  • Exceeds ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A and TIA/EIA-568-B Cat 5e Specs
  • Supporting Data Rates to 1 Gb/second

Cicoil High Flex Cat 5e Ethernet Cables are designed for both flexible and hi-flex application. Their superior flexibility is beneficial to repeated motion applications, and with tight routing and installation requirements. A flat profile, ultra-flex wire strands, and extremely bendable Flexx-Sil™ jacketing enable very small bend radii (flexible = 0.84" flat, 1.26" round; flex for continuous motion = 1.4" flat, 2.1" round), and deliver a 10 Million flex cycle life, with no wire compression, corkscrewing, or distortion.

Applications PLC and DCS Automation Networks, Field Level Networking and Ethernet Networks

Cat 5e Ethernet Flex Cable

Flex Cable vs Flexible Cable?

Flex cables differ from flexible cables in their ability to provide continuous flexing over a very high number of cycles without failure. Cicoil cables suit both High Flex and Flexible cable requirements. Flexible cable cycle life is measured in the thousands; Flex cable pushes into the millions. Unless otherwise specified Cicoil cables provide a nominal cycle life of 10,000,000. Cicoil flat cable has inherent design attributes that make them the ultimate choice for flex in motion control, robotics, semi-conductor manufacturing, and other critical automation applications.

Ultra-Flex Wire is at the Core

Every Cicoil cable incorporates finely stranded, ultra-flexible wire conductors. Standard 24 AWG wire has 7 base strands, ‘flexible’ wire has 19 base strands, while Cicoil High-Flex wire has 66 base strands. All Cicoil wire has base strands no larger than 40 AWG maximum, versus the 36 AWG and larger found in other ‘flexible’ wires.

Inherently Small Bend Radius

Cable jacketing material also greatly impacts the cable flexibility. The picture above shows two flat cables at rest. The cable using a PTFE jacket (foreground) has a natural bend radius twice as large as the Cicoil cable (rear) that features our proprietary Flexx-Sil™ jacketing. Tighter bends mean more compact automation without reducing cable reliablility and life. 
Catalog Page

  • Narrow Your Selection

    Conductor Gauge
    Cross-Section Profile
    Conductor Gauge
    Cross-Section Profile
    Part Number
    30 AWG
    Flat
    DC-500
    Details

    Bulk Cable

    • Conductor Gauge: 30 AWG
    • Cross-Section Profile: Flat
    • Amp Rating: 3
    • No. of Paired Conductors: 4
    • A - Width (inches): 0.45
    • B - Height (inches): 0.14
    DC-500
    Part Numbers Order Through
    DC-500 Cicoil

    Complete Assemblies

    Signal (J1): RJ45 DC-500
    Cable Length (ft) Part Numbers Order Through
    3 DC-500-CA003 Digi-Key
    6 DC-500-CA006 Digi-Key
    12 DC-500-CA-012 Digi-Key

    Other connector types available. Please contact Cicoil.

    E-mail or Speak to an Engineer: 661-295-1295 Option 4

    Click the DIGI-KEY order button where available to purchase from Digi-Key Prices shown are Cicoil list prices. DigiKey prices may vary.

    28 AWG
    Round
    DC-501
    Details

    Bulk Cable

    • Conductor Gauge: 28 AWG
    • Cross-Section Profile: Round
    • Amp Rating: 3
    • No. of Paired Conductors: 4
    • Diameter: 0.21
    DC-501
    Part Numbers Order Through
    DC-501 Cicoil

    Complete Assemblies

    Signal (J1): RJ45 DC-501
    Cable Length (ft) Part Numbers Order Through
    3 DC-501-CA003 Cicoil
    6 DC-501-CA006 Cicoil
    12 DC-501-CA-012 Cicoil

    Other connector types available. Please contact Cicoil.

    E-mail or Speak to an Engineer: 661-295-1295 Option 4

    Click the DIGI-KEY order button where available to purchase from Digi-Key Prices shown are Cicoil list prices. DigiKey prices may vary.