Circa Telecom

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General Inquiries	Module Questions	Grounding & Bonding
Terminal (BET) Help	Installation Support

Is there a protector for residential applications?	Are the 66 block and 110 connectors Category 3 or Category 5e rated?
What about outdoor applications?	What type of cable do your protectors use? And what do the A, B, C, etc. mean in the suffix of the part numbers?

Is there a protector for residential applications?
Circa offers a residential solution with their weather proof 1357 or 512/525 plastic enclosure equipped with Gas or Solid State station protectors. These units are available in a 1 to 30 pair configuration, in a variety of voltage ranges and are pole or wall mountable. Station protectors use screw terminal connectors which accept a variety of wire gauges. A six and twelve pair 5 pin BET is also available for larger residential applications in an outdoor enclosure if preferred.

What about outdoor applications?
Circa offers a variety of metal and plastic enclosures for use in outdoor applications.

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Are the 66 block and 110 connectors Category 3 or Category 5e rated?
The 66 block connectors are only Category 3 rated. The 110 connectors are rated to Category 5e. Currently, we do not offer a 5 pin protector solution that is rated above Category 3. We currently do not have external certification verifying our Category 3 or Category 5e compliance.

What type of cable do your protectors use? And what do the A, B, C, etc. mean in the suffix of the part numbers?
All of our incoming stubs have an 8 mil corrugated aluminum shield as per UL, CSA, Telcordia, and NEC. The indoor cables are Communications Riser cable (CMR) and the outdoor cables are grease (gel) filled Outside Plant (OSP) cable. Outgoing stubs are either shielded or unshielded cable. Circa Telecom uses letters to denote the type and gauge of stub cables, and numbers to indicate the cable length. Below is what each letter represents.

Designation Letter	Cable Descriptions
A	24 AWG shielded
B	24 AWG unshielded
C	26 AWG shielded
D	26 AWG unshielded
E	22 AWG shielded
F	22 AWG shielded, grease (gel) filled
G	19 AWG shielded, grease (gel) filled

The number indicates the cable length in feet. For example, a unit with a E15 suffix would have 15 feet of 22 AWG shielded cable.

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