{"product_id":"fathom-rov-tether-rov-ready","title":"Fathom ROV Tether (ROV-ready)","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003eA note about the communication’s length: Blue Robotics has conducted ranged communications testing and found that 300m is the maximum communications length for the Standard Fathom Tether and 200m is the maximum communications length for the Slim Fathom Tether. We do not manufacture ROV-ready tethers in lengths longer than 300m for Standard and 200m for Slim.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fathom Tether is a high quality tether cable designed specifically for ROVs and other subsea applications. It is neutrally buoyant, has 300-350 lb breaking strength, and is embedded with water-blocking fibers to seal any leaks. With diameters of 4mm and 7.6mm, these tethers are slimmer than the vast majority of comparable ROV tethers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tether carries one or four unshielded twisted pairs (UTP) of 26AWG wire. These pairs are colored and arranged in the same fashion as a Cat5 networking cable including cross-talk resistance. A pre-installed \u003ca href=\"\/products\/misc-elec-binder-770-plug-r1\"\u003eBinder 770 plug\u003c\/a\u003e makes it easy to connect to the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/fxti-asm-r1-rp\"\u003eFXTI\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/tms-asm-kit-vp\"\u003eFathom Spool\u003c\/a\u003e. A cable penetrator is installed at the other end to interface with the BlueROV2 or any of our watertight enclosures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe slim tether really shines when it comes to its size. Its slim profile makes it ultra low-drag, making it ideal for deep dives, high current dives, and long distance dives where the drag from the tether is really noticeable. The size also makes it incredibly portable and easy to handle. A hundred meter tether weighs just 3 lb (1.4 kg) and can be managed by hand very easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the slim tether only has two wires, it can only be used for the primary communication of the BlueROV2. There are no spare twisted pairs when using this cable, which means that it is not compatible with applications where you need extra tether pairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe core of the cable contains Kevlar strands for strength and Dacron fibers for space filling. Both fibers are impregnated with waterblocking compound to block any leaks caused by nicks or rips in the cable. The high-visibility yellow polyurethane foam jacket resists abrasion and provides neutral buoyancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stiffness of the cable is designed to be flexible enough to give plenty of freedom to your ROV, but stiff enough that it does not become tangled easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe capabilities of this tether are meant to provide design flexibility and a wide variety of uses. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pololu.com\/category\/70\/crimp-connector-housings\"\u003ePololu\u003c\/a\u003e carries the 3 position 0.1” (2.54mm) Crimp Connector Housings and male crimp pins that may be used for connecting your own devices to the spare tether terminations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also have this cable available \u003ca href=\"\/products\/fathom-rov-tether-by-the-meter\"\u003eby the meter\u003c\/a\u003e with no terminations at either end.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Robotics","offers":[{"title":"Standard (4) \/ 25 m (82 ft)","offer_id":58742227698038,"sku":"BR-100862-025","price":260.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard (4) \/ 50 m (164 ft)","offer_id":58742227730806,"sku":"BR-100862-050","price":440.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard (4) \/ 100 m (330 ft)","offer_id":58742227763574,"sku":"BR-100862-100","price":830.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard (4) \/ 150 m (492 ft)","offer_id":58742227796342,"sku":"BR-100862-150","price":1220.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard (4) \/ 200 m (656 ft)","offer_id":58742227829110,"sku":"BR-100862-200","price":1590.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard (4) \/ 300 m (984 ft)","offer_id":58742227861878,"sku":"BR-100862-300","price":2330.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Slim (1) \/ 50 m (164 ft)","offer_id":58742227599734,"sku":"BR-100985-050","price":250.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Slim (1) \/ 100 m (330 ft)","offer_id":58742227632502,"sku":"BR-100985-100","price":440.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Slim (1) \/ 200 m (656 ft)","offer_id":58742227665270,"sku":"BR-100985-200","price":820.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/5745\/2662\/files\/FATHOM-TETHER-NB-4P-26AWG-100-R3-RP-3-scaled.jpg?v=1789561613","url":"https:\/\/www.substore.fi\/products\/fathom-rov-tether-rov-ready","provider":"Sub Marine Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}