Van Damme Ambicore Hybrid Power Signal Cable — 268710000
The Van Damme Ambicore 268710000 is a hybrid power signal cable that combines a 10A three-core mains power element with a precision AES/EBU screened signal pair in a single flexible multicore — engineered specifically for professional AV and touring applications where running separate power and signal cables is impractical, wasteful, or logistically impossible. Where most cable runs require two separate cables — one for power, one for signal — the 268710000 delivers both in a single run, reducing cable count, simplifying rigging, and cutting deployment time without compromising the performance of either the power or signal elements.
This is the 10A variant of the Van Damme Ambicore range, using 3 × 1.00 mm² power conductors rated to the HO5VV-F harmonised standard and a single AES/EBU-specification screened pair with a characteristic impedance of 110 ohms. It is the correct cable choice for self-powered speaker systems, stand-alone lighting fixtures requiring both DMX512 control and mains power, AES/EBU digital audio distribution combined with a power feed, and any professional AV application where signal and power need to travel the same route.
The Ambicore Concept: One Cable, Two Functions
The problem the 268710000 solves is a practical one that every touring engineer, lighting rigger, and AV contractor encounters repeatedly: audio-visual systems require both signal and power at the device, but the signal cable and the power cable follow the same route. Running two separate cables — managed separately, labelled separately, coiled separately, and stored separately — doubles the cabling workload for every run. In large systems with multiple self-powered speakers, distributed lighting fixtures, or active processing deployed away from the rack, the inefficiency compounds quickly.
The Ambicore range resolves this by integrating both elements in a single cable with a single outer jacket. The 268710000 carries 10A mains power through three 1.00 mm² cores alongside a fully screened and jacketed AES/EBU signal pair — both elements running independently within the cable, with no electrical interaction between them, and both accessible at a single termination point at each end of the run.
AES/EBU Signal Pair: Signal Performance in a Hybrid Cable
The signal pair in the 268710000 is not a compromise element included as an afterthought. Van Damme has built the AES/EBU pair to the same specification used in dedicated signal cables: 7 × 0.20 mm bare ultra-pure oxygen-free copper conductors at AWG 24/7, foam skin polyethylene insulation, a 24 µm aluminium and polyester foil screen at greater than 150% coverage, and a tinned OFC drain wire. The overall diameter of the sub-assembly is 3.90 mm in a pebble grey PVC composite jacket — individually jacketed within the outer cable to provide mechanical separation and identification at the termination point.
The characteristic impedance of the signal pair is 110 ohms — the correct specification for AES/EBU digital audio, and equally compliant for RS422, RS485, DMX512 lighting control, and timecode. This means the 268710000 signal pair is not application-specific to digital audio: in a lighting rig, the same cable that delivers mains power to a stand-alone fixture can carry the DMX512 control signal through the AES/EBU pair. In a touring sound system, it delivers power to a self-powered speaker while carrying the digital audio signal from the console or digital signal processor.
The conductor resistance of the AES/EBU pair is below 90 Ω/km, capacitance is 50 pF/m nominal, and the 110 ohm impedance is maintained consistently along the cable length — the electrical characteristics required for reliable data transmission over the distances typical of touring and installation signal runs.
Power Element: 10A Rating and HO5VV-F Compliance
The power element of the 268710000 consists of three 1.00 mm² PVC-insulated conductors compliant with the HO5VV-F harmonised standard — the European standard for flexible power cables in light-duty applications. The three-core configuration provides live, neutral, and earth connections for standard single-phase mains distribution. At 1.00 mm² conductor cross-section, the power element is rated for 10A continuous current, appropriate for self-powered speakers up to mid-power levels, stand-alone moving light fixtures, LED wash fixtures, and other professional AV devices drawing up to 10A per circuit.
The power core diameter within the overall cable is 7.00 mm ± 0.15 mm for the 268710000, contributing to the overall cable diameter of 14.2 mm ± 0.15 mm. The bend radius of 15 times the overall cable diameter reflects the presence of the larger power cores, which are less flexible than signal cable alone — a practical consideration for deployment in tight rigging environments.
Physical Construction and Identification
The outer jacket of the 268710000 is a flexible PVC composite in jet black RAL 9005, appropriate for on-stage and touring use where cable management is visible. The individually jacketed AES/EBU sub-assembly in pebble grey provides easy visual identification at the termination point — the grey pair connector terminates the signal, the black outer jacket elements terminate the power.
The maximum reel length is 500 m, making the 268710000 available for large venue and permanent installation projects as well as touring quantities. The cable is available per metre for custom run lengths.
Sourcing the Van Damme Ambicore 268710000 Through Surgesound
Surgesound supplies the Van Damme Ambicore 268710000 hybrid power signal cable to AV integrators, lighting contractors, systems contractors, and project managers across Southern Africa. As an authorised Van Damme distributor, Surgesound stocks this cable for direct supply to trade accounts — available per metre for custom run lengths or on reel for project requirements up to the 500 m maximum.
The full Ambicore range includes three additional power ratings for different load requirements — contact Surgesound to discuss the correct variant for your project, or to discuss pricing, stock availability, and project quantities for the 268710000.
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