Four different types of Outer Tapes or Jackets are offered for High Speed Cable Harnesses for increased routing and placement flexibility in designs.  In Type 1 multipoint bundle style, Acetate Cloth type or Heat Shrinkable Tube Tape is wrapped around the cables at multiple points bundling the cables only at certain sections as shown in Figure 1 below :

 

Figure 1. Type 1 Jacket/ Braid Style      

 

In Type 2 jacketing style, Acetate Cloth type of Heat Shrinkable Tube Tape is wrapped around most of the cables to form the bundle except for the delta area near the connectors as shown in Figure 2 below.

 

Figure 2. Type 2 Jacket/ Braid Style 

 

Available materials for Type 2 jacketing include Acetate cloth tape, Flourine tape (PTFE), Heat shrinkable tube and Braided tube (PET) types. 

 

Type 3-A Bundle wraps and bundles almost the entire set of cables in the harness leaving the gap of only 3mm uncovered from each connector as shown in Figure 3 below. 

 

Figure 3. Type 3-A: Almost Whole Bundle Type 

 

Type 3-B Bundle wraps and bundles the complete length of cables in the harness with the tape put on the end of each connector as shown in Figure 4 below. 

 

Figure 4. Type 3-B:  Whole Bundle Wrap Type Harness 

 

Both Acetate and Conductive Cloth type materials are used in the Type 3-B Bundle Style. 

Type 4 is Flat Bundle Type Taping Style in which Laminated Tape (PET) or Acetate Cloth Tape is attached from top and bottom side of cable with a gap of 3.0 mm from the end of each connector. Figure 4 shows the Type 4 Flat Bundle Cable Harnesses below:

 

 

Figure 5. Type 4 Flat Bundle Type Harness 

 

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