Industrial Solutions Technical Documentation

CAROL® Electronics

Over the past 70 years, Prysmian’s CAROL® brand has become synonymous with excellence in wire & cable products. Prysmian takes pride in manufacturing the most comprehensive line of CAROL® Electronics Cables for signal & data transmission, security, fire alarm & life safety, as well as sound, audio/video, & home entertainment. Explore our range and experience the reliability of CAROL®, now available for prompt delivery through our distribution partners.

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CAROL Multi-Conductor Unshielded 2-25 Conductors 18-20 AWG

Prysmian's multi-conductor array of CAROL® communication and control cable facilitates cable pull-ins and single-site installations. This cable is typically used for industrial equipment control, electric valve actuation and remote signaling, as well as communications and broadcast applications. These designs are available in a wide variety of insulation and jacketing materials, as well as shield designs to alleviate unwanted circuit noise.

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CAROL Multi-Paired Individually Foil Shielded 3-27 Pairs 18-24 AWG

Paired cable designs find frequent application in circuits requiring circuit-to-circuit isolation from noise, minimization of capacitance imbalances and a reduction of EMI interference currents. Individual shielding systems are available from Prysmian in myriad combinations to suit the unique needs of the circuit designer. As with the multi-conductor designs, a wide array of insulating and jacketing materials are available to meet specific electronic applications.

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CAROL Multi-Conductor, Foil/Braid Shield, Lo-Cap® 3-15 Conductors 24 AWG

Prysmian's complete line of CAROL® paired and unpaired, shielded computer cables—which are UL and CSA listed—are used primarily for the internal or external interconnection of electronic equipment and computers. Applications include data transmission, CAD/CAM, telemetering, data displays, computer print-out, credit verification systems and similar applications.

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EXZEL® Multi-Conductor, LSZH, Foil Shielded 2-25 Conductors 16-24 AWG

Prysmian's EXZEL® High-Endurance Electronic Cables are engineered for extreme environments where unparalleled performance is critical and cable failures are not an option. Along with improved jacketing performance, EXZEL’s innovative Dual Foil/Braid Shield technology provides more effective shielding, reducing electromagnetic and radio frequency interference (EMI/RFI) over traditional single-foil tape designs.

EXZEL® Low-Smoke, Zero-Halogen (LSZH) options reduce the toxicity and corrosive effects that may impact people and equipment by producing low amounts of smoke and acid gas during a fire, while maintaining the same flame requirements, electrical performance and longevity as traditional cable constructions.

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CAROL Mid-Capacitance, Shielded, Non-Plenum 2-4 conductor 12-18 AWG

Prysmian's CAROL® Fire Alarm Cables are fabricated with solid, bare copper conductors and insulations and jackets of premium-grade PVC. Offered both with and without shields, these cables will provide the latest in available technology for the system installer and contractor.

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Composite Access Control Cable, Plenum

Prysmian’s CAROL® wire and cable designs are fabricated with solid or stranded, bare copper conductors with insulations and jackets of premium grades of PVC. We offer both parallel and cabled designs both with and without shields. These products are suitable for a variety of applications, both in industrial and commercial environments, including telephone systems, intercoms, burglar alarms, business machines and thermostats.

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CAROL® Category Cables transmit data through computer and telecommunications systems and are available in a variety of performance levels and constructions, including Category 6 and Category 5e cables. All CAROL® Category Cables are safety listed to the NEC and CEC requirements, and most are verified for electrical performance.

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Coaxial RG 62U Type

Prysmian CAROL® Brand offers a wide range of coaxial and twinaxial designs in both unbalanced arrays and precision-balanced pairs. This product mix encompasses standard RG/U-type coaxial constructions in the more popular 50, 75 and 93 ohm designs and miniature coaxial products for smaller high-speed applications.

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Prysmian offers a variety of CAROL® Brand wire and cable for audio/video and direct burial applications. From field production cable to microphone, snake, guitar and speaker cable, these products are designed to handle demanding conditions, such as microphone hum, handling noise, crosstalk, electrostatic hum, SCR noise and common ground noise—either on stage, in a studio or at a remote venue.

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Prysmian’s CAROL® Brand products offer a vast array of quality PVC hook-up wire to meet the today's specific technical demands. Hook-up wire is also available in special colors and/or stripe combinations with a minimum of lead time. In addition, Prysmian offers a variety of put-ups to meet individual customer requirements.

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As technology becomes more complex, specifying wire and cable products to meet system performance demands becomes more time-consuming and complex. This technical section is presented to aid in the selection of materials and designs which will best suit the combination of hardware and transmission media. For technical questions regarding specific transmission designs or applications, please contact Prysmian’s Engineering Department.

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Industrial Cord & Cordsets

Prysmian’s flexible cord products are available today for commercial, industrial and specialty applications. Our contractor-grade extension cords, specialty cords, utility lights and accessories provide power for tools and equipment, and temporary lighting on residential, commercial and industrial job sites.

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Super Vu-Tron Multi-Conductor Type SOOW 10-14 AWG

CAROL® Rubber Cord is the best choice for portable power applications, as it is more durable in harsh conditions. Rubber surpasses plastic compounds in flexibility, high-temperature performance, durability, resistance to oil and chemicals and more. Our offering includes Types SJOOW/SOOW, Type SO, Type SV and Type SVO to meet today’s commercial and industrial applications.

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Carol Ultra Flex Types SJEOOW-SEOOW

CAROL® Plastic Cords can be used in a variety of commercial and industrial applications—both indoor and outdoor where resistance to oil, chemicals and abrasion is mandatory—for powering equipment such as appliances (washers, mixers and lamps); portable tools, lights and motors; hospital, sound and floor maintenance equipment; and even in thermostats and other control systems. 

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Prysmian Diesel Locomotive Cable 2000 Volts (EPR-XL-CPE)

CAROL® Industrial Cords are single heavy-duty conductor and multiconductor cords for various heavy-duty temporary and permanent power applications where flexibility and durability are critical. Our offering includes Type W and Type W Extra-Flex, Type G, Type G-GC, Welding, Entertainment/Stage Lighting and DLO constructions for applications such as portable power systems; industrial and light to medium-duty mining; heavy-duty service as power supply cable; battery and welding leads; and locomotives, shipyards and wind farms.

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CarolGrene Ultra Flex Types EVJ and EV

Prysmian offers a full line of CAROL® specialty cords including Electric Vehicle (EV) cable, hook-up wire, heater cord, lamp cord, sprinkler wire and fixture wire.

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CAROL® FrogHide® Ultra Flex® Outdoor Extension Cords

Prysmian offers a complete line of high-quality Outdoor Extension Cords designed to provide the best electrical performance for your application. Our brands include CAROL® FrogHide® Ultra Flex® extension cords, Lifetime Plus® Super Flex® extension cords, CAROL® All Weather and High Visibility All Weather extension cords, and Safety Orange® general-purpose outdoor extension cords and Powr-Centers®.

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CAROL Air Conditioner Replacement Cords

Prysmian offers a complete line of Power Supply Replacement Cords for use with power tools and household appliances. The three-conductor cords have either right angle or straight caps with a variety of plug configurations.

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Plug-it Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)

Prysmian's complete line of CAROL® includes extension cord accessories, including adapters, utility lights, ground fault circuit interrupters and surge protector plugs.

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Shock Safe Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) Powr-Center

CAROL® Specialty Extension Cord Products are uniquely designed for specific uses by contractors, do-it-yourselfers and homeowners alike.

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As applications become more intricate, specifying wire and cable products to meet commercial, industrial and specialty requirements has become more time-consuming and complex. This technical information is presented to aid in the selection of cord products to best suit specific designs and applications. For technical issues and questions, please contact your local Prysmian distributor, your retailer or your Inside Sales Representative.

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This information and technical data guide will help in the correct selection and matching of Prysmian cordset products to your application. For difficult applications or more detailed technical questions, please contact your local Prysmian distributor, your retailer, or your Inside Sales Representative.

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Industrial Accessories

Prysmian specializes in the design, manufacturing, testing, and installation of high-quality wire, cable, and cable accessories for all voltage levels. Our comprehensive range includes splicing, terminating, grounding, and glanding products, as well as glands, cleats, fixings, tooling, and resins. 

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ColdFit™ Cold Shrink Termination

Our comprehensive range includes splicing, terminating, grounding, and glanding products, such as splices, terminations (indoor and outdoor), connectors, loadbreak elbows, deadbreak T bodies, as well as glands, cleats, fixings, tooling, and resins. 

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Elaspeed 5-35kV Compact Splice

Prysmian Elaspeed™ splices incorporate cutting-edge cold shrink EPDM technology, mirroring that of medium-voltage cable, and are widely esteemed as the premier "delivery system" for medium-voltage cable accessories. This solution is simple, robust, reliable, user-friendly, safe, and flexible, requiring no special tools or torches. The cold shrinking process ensures concentric splice recovery. 

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Cable Preparation Tools

Prysmian is proud to offer some of the industry’s finest cable preparation tools for use on Low and Medium Voltage cables. Using cable preparation tools specifically designed to assist in the installation of Low and Medium Voltage Accessories can help to mitigate the risks of failures due to improper cable preparation procedures.

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