Description

For secure fire alarm systems where a strong connection and reliability are crucial, you can’t go past our fire alarm cable
Ensure maximum safety and security with EXACT Fire Alarm Cables, which are engineered as lifelines to safety systems and for securing buildings

Fire Alarm Cable Description
Cable Description: EXACT 18/2 Fire Alarm Cable
Conductor: Solid Bare Copper
Number of Conductors: 2 (Twisted)
Size: 18 AWG
Insulation:Premium Polyolefin (Flame-Retardant & RoHS Compliant)
Conductor Color Code: 1. Black 2. Red
Ripcord: Applied longitudinally under the jacket
Jacket: Premium PVC (Flame-Retardant, Sun Res & RoHS Compliant)
Nominal Cable Diameter (in): 0.162
Temperature Rating (°F):
Installation: +32 to + 140 Storage & Operation: -4 to + 167
Lengths available: 1000 ft
Color options: Red
Custom cable constructions, lengths, colors, and packaging are available.

Available size (Solid conductor)

Available size (Stranded conductor)

Fire alarm systems serve as lifelines to safe and secure buildings. As one of the original manufacturers of fire alarm cable, EXACT Cable knows proper cable selection is critical to effective system performance. With over 100 fire alarm cable types varying by cable construction, environmental rating, color, and striping options, we have the right fire alarm cable for your application. Match the right cable to the demands of your system and ensure a safe building.

Key Features
These products are solid conductor or multi conductor cables that come in a shielded and unshielded version.
The variations are PVC, Plenum, shielded and unshielded which automatically puts this cable in at least
4 types of different applications. Standard ways of asking for it would be fire alarm cable, shielded fire alarm cable, FPLR cable and FPLP cable which stated for Riser and Plenum.

Application
There are many uses for fire alarm cables, including smoke alarms, smoke detectors, voice communications, microprocessor-controlled systems, pull boxes for fire alarm signals, burglar alarms, and other low-voltage applications. Fire alarm circuits control and power various applications such as safety functions, elevator capture and shutdown, door release, and damper control.

What are the types of fire alarm cables?
Fire alarm wire is available in various types, but there are two major categories, namely, power-limited alarm cable and non-power-limited alarm cable; these two major categories are subdivided into five specific types, of which power-limited accounts for three and non-power-limited accounts for two. They are: FPL,FPLR ,FPLP,NPLF, and NPLFP. Next, we will discuss the individual types one by one:

Power-Limited Fire Alarm Cable:
FPL: This stands for “Power-Limited Alarm Cable.” FPL cables are a general-purpose type that can be used for horizontal and vertical installations within the building as long as they do not pass through plenum areas.

FPLR: “Power-Limited Fire Alarm Riser Cable” is represented by FPLR. FPLR cables are designed for use in risers or vertical shafts within buildings. These cables have increased fire resistance to stop the vertical spread of flame and smoke between floors and can therefore be used where it is necessary to run through multiple floors whilst maintaining fire safety.

FPLP: “Power-Limited Fire Alarm Plenum Cable” is abbreviated as FPLP. FPLP cable meaning it’s designed for installation in plenum spaces with air circulation, such as shafts and ducts, above suspended ceilings, or below raised floors. Plenum-rated cables have low-smoke and low-flame characteristics to reduce the spread of fire and smoke in air-handling systems.

Difference Between Shielded and Unshielded Cable

Wires are the components that fit inside the cable. Typically, only the entire cable does or doesn’t have shielding. Some designs require the wires inside the cabling to have individual shielding or shielding wrapped around wire pairs. This application of wire shielding may be necessary in cases of heavy exposure to excessive EMI noise or to prevent cross-talk between wires inside the cabling. Generally, the shielding consists of an aluminum polyester foil surrounding the wires inside the cabling. But you can special order braid or foil and braid shielded cabling for fire alarms. Braided shielding makes terminating the cabling easier. By using foil-braid shielding, you get the benefits of foil coverage and the advantage of the ease of termination from the braiding.