Metal Clad Cable

MCAP® Type MC All Purpose

14 AWG through 8 AWG Copper THHN Insulated Conductors. Full-Sized Aluminum Equipment Grounding/ Bonding Conductor. UL Listed. 600 Volt. Rated VW1. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor is Part of Equipment Bonding/Grounding Path.

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Application & Features

Southwire MCAP ® Type MC Cable - All Purpose is suitable for use as follows:

Wherever standard AC or MC Cable is permitted.
Branch circuit wiring in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-residential buildings.
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).
Use UL Listed Type MCI-A connectors

Specifications

Select a set of products below for more information:

	Conductor					Ground Wire		Neutral Wire
	Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2)	No. of Conductors	Stranding	Nom. OD (mils) (mm)	Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)	Size (AWG)	Ground Size UOM	Size (AWG)	Conductor Colors
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	2 2	Solid Solid	481 12.22	92 137	10 10	AWG AWG		BLK, RED BLK, RED
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	2 2	Stranded Stranded	447 11.37	90 134	10 10		12 12	PUR, WHT PUR, WHT
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	3 3	Solid Solid	512 13.03	118 176	10 10	AWG AWG	12 12	ORG, YLW, GRY ORG, YLW, GRY
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	3 3	Stranded Stranded	468 11.89	116 173	10 10		12 12	RED, PUR, WHT RED, PUR, WHT
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	4 4	Stranded Stranded	568 14.43	152 226			12 12	BLK, RED, WHT-BLK, WHT-RED BLK, RED, WHT-BLK, WHT-RED
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	6 6	Solid Solid	610 15.49	199 297			12 12	BLK, RED, BLU, WHT-BLK, WHT-RED, WHT-BLU BLK, RED, BLU, WHT-BLK, WHT-RED, WHT-BLU
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	8 8	Solid Solid	648 16.46	251 374			12 12	BLK, BLK-WHT, RED, RED-WHT, BLU, BLU-WHT, WHT, WHT-BLK BLK, BLK-WHT, RED, RED-WHT, BLU, BLU-WHT, WHT, WHT-BLK
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	2 2	Solid Solid	561 14.27	132 197	8 8	AWG AWG	10 10	RED, WHT RED, WHT
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	2 2	Stranded Stranded	570 14.48	135 201	8 8	AWG AWG	10 10	BRN, GRY BRN, GRY
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	4 4	Solid Solid	619 15.74	210 313			10 10	BLK, RED, WHT-BLK, WHT-RED BLK, RED, WHT-BLK, WHT-RED
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	4 4	Stranded Stranded	636 16.17	216 322	8 8		10 10	BLK, WHT, RED, BLU BLK, WHT, RED, BLU
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	6 6	Solid Solid	709 18.03	293 436	8 8	AWG AWG	10 10	BLK, BLK-WHT, RED, RED-WHT, WHT, WHT-BLK BLK, BLK-WHT, RED, RED-WHT, WHT, WHT-BLK
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	6 6	Stranded Stranded	731 18.57	325 484			10 10	BLK, RED, BLU, WHT-BLK, WHT-RED, WHT-BLU BLK, RED, BLU, WHT-BLK, WHT-RED, WHT-BLU
More Options	8 AWG 8 AWG	2 2	Stranded Stranded	688 17.48	199 296	8 8	AWG AWG	8 8	BLK, WHT BLK, WHT
More Options	8 AWG 8 AWG	3 3	Stranded Stranded	722 18.36	266 395	8 8	AWG AWG	8 8	BLK, RED, WHT BLK, RED, WHT

Standards & References

Southwire MCAP® Type MC Cable meets or exceeds the following:

UL 83 • UL 1569 • UL 1063
UL Online Product Guide Info - Metal-Clad Cable (PJAZ) ( www.ul.com )
NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330 • Federal Specification A-A59544 (formerly J-C-30B)
FT4/IEEE 1202 (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
Listed for use in UL 1, 2, and 3 Hour Through-Penetration Firestop Systems
REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant

Construction

Southwire MCAP ® Type MC Cable is constructed with solid soft-drawn copper Type THHN circuit conductors rated 90ºC dry and a full-sized bare 8000 Series aluminum grounding/bonding conductor. This cable is available in sizes 14-8 AWG. The insulated conductors are cabled together and wrapped with a binder tape bearing the print legend. The bare aluminum grounding/bonding conductor is located outside the binding tape and has the same lay as the insulated conductors. Aluminum interlocking armor is snugly applied over the assembly. The aluminum armor and bare aluminum conductor are in intimate contact and together form the equipment ground path. To ensure proper installation, refer to the installation instructions provided with every reel and coil.

An armor assembly that is an equipment grounding conductor per NEC 250.118(10)(b).
Installation instructions included with every reel and coil.
Simplified product application and installation over other armored products.
Faster conductor make-up, wiring device installation and trim-out when grounding bonding conductor is terminated per installation instructions.
Reduces installation costs up to 50% over pipe and wire.
UL Classified 1, 2, and 3 hour Through Penetration Firestop Systems: W-J-3037, W-L-3110, W-L-3113, W-L-3117, W-L-3120, W-L-3121, W-L-3160, C-AJ-3115, C-AJ-3140, C-AJ-3142, C-AJ-3145, C-AJ-3173, C-AJ-3202, C-AJ-4065, C-AJ-4066, F-C-3038.
Cable reverse wound on reel for ease of pulling and installation. When pulling from coils, pull from inside to ensure ease of installation.
Anti-short bushings are not required for use with MC cable per the NEC and UL

Resources

2010 Southwire MC Catalog Web

Cu MC Cable EPD