Armorlite® Type MC Isolated Ground

12/2 AWG Copper THHN/THWN Insulated Conductors. Two Insulated Grounding Conductors. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Rated VW-1. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor.

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Application

Suitable for use as follows:

  • Applications requiring redundant, dedicated or isolated grounding paths.
  • Branch, feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multiresidential buildings.
  • For sensitive electronic equipment.
  • Fished or embedded in plaster.
  • Concealed or exposed installations.
  • Environmental air-handling spaces per NEC 300.22 (C)
  • Places of Assembly per NEC 518.4 and theaters per NEC 520.5.
  • Installation in cable tray and approved raceways.
  • Under raised floors for information technology equipment conductors and cables per NEC 645.5(D) & 645.5(D)(2).
  • Class I Div. 2, Class II Div 2, & Class III Div. 1 Hazardous Locations.

Specifications

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Conductor Ground Wire
No. of Conductors Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) No. of Strands Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) Size (AWG) No. of Strands Nom. OD (mils) (mm) Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) Allowable Ampacity
551104
2 2
12 AWG 12 AWG
19 19
15 0.38
12 12
529 13.45
138 205
695973
3 3
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
540 13.73
159 237
695981
4 4
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
590 15.00
189 282
551298
2 2
10 AWG 10 AWG
19 19
20 0.51
10 10
617 15.68
205 306
696005
3 3
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
624 15.86
233 347
696013
4 4
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
670 17.04
274 407

Standards & References

Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Cable - Isolated Ground meets or exceeds the following requirements:

  • UL 83
  • UL 1569
  • UL 1685
  • UL Online Product Guide Info - Metal-Clad Cable (PJAZ) ( www.ul.com )
  • Federal Specification A-A59544 (formerly J-C-30B)
  • NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330
  • Listed for use in UL 1, 2 and 3 Hour Through Penetration Firestop Systems
  • Jacketed & Non Jacketed will both pass " UL Test" & "FT4/IEEE 1202" (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
  • REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant

Construction

Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Cable - Isolated Ground is constructed with soft-drawn copper, Type THHN/THWN conductors rated 90°C dry and two insulated grounding conductors--one solid green and the second green with a yellow stripe. The conductors are cabled together and a binder tape bearing the print legend is wrapped around the assembly. Aluminum interlocking armor is applied over the assembly. Also available with overall PVC jacket.

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