Gelgon FT

FT Filler / Polyester / Oval

The Gelgon FT is a water swellable polyester single-end yarn construction. The SAP coating is custom designed for Fil-Tec and applies with our proprietary process. The oval shape lends itself very well to fill the interstices between conductors. This is our economy version of our Gelgon FTW. For longitudinal and helical applications.

Features & Benefits

  • For copper and aluminum power cables
  • Our water blocking yarns are the best replacement to flooding compounds and powder SAP materials used by cable makers to water block the cable
  • Virtual elimination of dust. Promotes a safer work environment by eliminating fugitive particles that can cause operator health concern and premature wearing of moving parts of the equipment
  • Improves operating speeds when compared to the use of flooding compounds and electrostatically applied SAP
  • Cables made using our Gelgon water blocking yarn solution pass the 15 minutes and one hour water penetration tests. They additionally pass the connector and aging tests (500 cycles)
  • Extremely fast reaction speed when in contact with water. 80-85% of gel forms in the first minute
Product Base Denier Yield Yd/Lb Yield M/KG Break (lbs) Break (kg) Absorption (g/g) Profile
FT 6500 840 3225 6500     75 Oval
FT 5000 1000 2358 5000 20.1 9.12 75 Oval
FT 4200 1300 2084 4200     75 Oval
FT 3600 1500 1792 3600 26.90 12.20 75 Oval
FT 2610 2000 1295 2610     75 Oval
FT 2600 2000 1280 2600 42.20 19.14 75 Oval
FT 2000 2600 996 2000 53.9 24.45 75 Oval
FT 1500 3600 722 1500 71.70 32.5 75 Oval
FT 1400 2600 689 1400 45.00 20.41 100 Oval
FT 1010 5200 497 1010 104.1 47.2 75 Oval
FT 1000 5200 497 1000 94.5 42.86 75 Oval
FT 800 6700 389 800 121.7 55.2 75 Oval
FT 750 5200 373 750 94.5 42.86 100 Oval
FT 700 7800 344 700 145.5 66.0 75 Oval
FT 500 10400 249 500 194.0 88.0 75 Oval
FT 350 15600 172 350 275.7 125.1 75 Oval
FT 250 20800 124 250 367.6 166.7 75 Oval