Fiber optic cables are disclosed that have a toning lobe that allows the
conductive wire to migrate toward the main cable body while still
allowing adequate separation performance of the toning lobe. More
specifically, the fiber optic cable includes a main cable body having at
least one optical waveguide and a toning lobe. The toning lobe is
connected to the main cable body by a web that frangible. In one
embodiment, the toning lobe and the web have a generally tear drop shape.
The web includes a neck portion adjacent to the main cable body and a web
body, wherein the web body generally increases in thickness towards the
toning lobe. The shape of the toning lobe allows a conductive wire of the
toning lobe to migrate from a center of the toning lobe toward the main
cable body while still providing adequate separation performance of the
toning lobe.