The Bend Radius for Cable

Published: Oct. 8, 2008, 10:30 p.m.

Sure, you've heard the standard rule "No tighter than ten times the diameter." For some data cables, you might hear "four times the diameter." But what actually happens when you bend a cable? this presentation shows exactly what changes inside a cable and, for specific coaxes and twisted pairs, what the effect is as you bend tighter and tighter. Also, it will show you what happens when you 'unbend' the cable. Does the performance come back? the results are a real eye-opener (no digital pun intended) and much of what you have been led to believe isn't completely true!