Discontinued – Max Machinery 286-300 SERIES TRANSMITTERS User Manual
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Maximum Transmission Distance
The graph below indicates typical conductor capacitance loads versus cable length for several types of
cable. For instance, 1000 feet of 7 conductor #18 gauge stranded wire will put a 0.04 uF capacitive load on
the output of the 286-3XX Series Transmitters.
Maximum Transmission Distance
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Cable Capacitance vs. Length
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1
10
100
1000
Cable Length (feet)
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2 or 4 Conductor Shielded Cable
Belden 8762 V1000 (20 GA), Belden 8723 (2 Shielded Pair)
7 Conductor Cable
National Type N W718-J (18 GA)
4 16 Gauge Wires in EMT Conduit
RG 59U Coaxial Cable
Columbia 1112 Foam
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