Outside Telephone Cable

Filled, Direct Burial Distribution
BWFA
RUS/RDUP Spec. PE-54
For direct burial or duct applications such as distribution circuits and service
entrance wires where the cable must withstand installation stresses.
RUS/RDUP Designation: BWFA & BWFY
Deactivated specification - still manufactured.
Electrical Characteristics
See Table D on page 22 in this section.
See referenced pages in the
Hardware & Supplies section:
Installation Hardware
Buried Service Wire Splice
Kits - B-8
Scotchlok? Connectors - B-11
Rigid Buried Splice Closures
- B-8
Suggested Prep Tools
820 Multi-wire Stripper/
Cutter - H-8
Armored Cable Slitter - I-10
MK01A Multi-wire Stripper/
Cutter - I-11




Conductors Solid annealed copper in 19, 22 and 24 AWG.
Insulation Each conductor is insulated with color-coded solid polyolefin. The insulation of the tip
conductor is marked with a stripe of the mating ring insulation color.
Core Assembly Individual conductor dimensions are tightly controlled to limit resistance unbalance
of twisted pairs. Pair twist lays are varied to minimize crosstalk and meet capacitance
unbalance limits.
Filling
Compound
The wire core is completely filled with an 80