FAQ

Excel CAT6 and 6a patch leads are constructed using 26AWG stranded copper wires and not solid copper cores.

Cables referred to as Central loose tube fibre are cable which have been constructed around a silica gel filled tube containing up to 4 colour coded fibres.

Om3 and OM4 tight buffered optical cables have been designed specifically for internal and external applications, these compact and lightweight cable are extremely flexible and are and easy to install, they are constructed around an E-Glass strength member and is covered with a flame retardant, low smoke zero halogen outer sheath.

Cables with added protection will typically have the term CST and SWA which stand for Corrugated steel tape and Steel wire armoured, these cables would typically be installed in direct burial but not always, a cable have either of these does not mean that the cable is protected indefinitely but rather that it aids in protection and does not guarantee it.

All products sold into EU are CPR compliant which is demostrated by the DOP - Declarations of Performance which can be found on the product specification files section on the product page.

As an associate ECP, you wll be required to renew your ECP status with Mayflex every 2 years.

Any cable which is deemed to be permanent once installed is within the scope of CPR. Covering power, data and communication cables such as copper, fibre, coax and multi-conductor cables with the exception of patch leads.

ESP stands for Excel Solutions Partner.

ECP stands for Excel Cabling Partner, those associates who have obtained ECP status can apply for the Excel 25 year warranty on their installations.

The term used in the market is Screen and not shielded, they are either Unscreened cabling system or Screened Cabling System.

PVC cabling an handle temperatures to -20 C whereas PE Polyethylene cable can handle -40 C, the Excel Enbeam Duct Grade and Direct Burial cables are PE sheathed.

Anext is knowm as Alien Crosstalk where other cable signals interfere with another set of cables.

The different classes for copper cabling are: Class D for Cat5e, Class E for Cat6 and Class EA for Cat6A

The minimum backbox depth for the 100-181 and 100-014 is 52mm Top, Side and Bottom for the Euromod 25 x 50mm Flat Keystone Shutter.

Cabinet assembly and the misalignment of doors is attributed to missing feet on the cabinet, once feet are installed, this should resolve all door alignment issues.

The BS6701:2016 + A:2017 Telecommunications equipment and telecomminications cabling specifications for installation, operation and maintenance covers rack earth connnections.

The bend radius of the 190-071 during installation is 52mm vs installed at 26mm.

The key difference between the standards for Category 6A is the requirements for Near End Cross Talk (NEXT) performance. The ‘A’ in Category 6A means augmented, which means that the requirements for Category 6 are Augmented up to 500 MHz. With the ISO and EN standards the NEXT limit equation is simply extended above 250 MHz to 500 MHz using the same equation. The TIA standard relaxes the limit at 330 MHz.

All claims should be made through the Customer Services team accompanied by any relevant sales, invoice and/or incident numbers and will ultimately be reviewed by the Commercial Manager.

When an item has been returned to the supplier, they will test the item/s. Once the fault has been confirmed, a credit will then be issued, please note, depending on supplier this can take a few weeks