Armorlite® Type MC PVC Jacketed Copper Feeder Cable
Southwire #: 56076789
500/4 AWG Copper THHN Insulated Power Feeder Conductors. Bare Copper Grounding Conductor. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Rated VW-1. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor with Overall PVC Jacket
Application
Suitable for use as follows:
- Suitable for Wet Location per NEC 330.10(11)
- Direct burial applications, installation in concrete and where exposed to cinder fills, strong chlorides, caustic alkalis, or vapors of chlorine or of hydrochloric acids.
- Branch, feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-residential buildings.
- Fished or embedded in plaster.
- Concealed or exposed installations
- Places of Assembly per NEC 518.4 and theaters per NEC 520.5.
- As aerial cable on a messenger.
- 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
| Stock # | 56076789 56076789 | |
| No. of Conductors | 4 4 | |
| Size (AWG or kcmil) AWG or kcmil mm2 | 500 KCMIL 500 KCMIL | |
| No. of Strands | 34 34 | |
| Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) | 60 1.52 | mils mm |
| Size (AWG) | 3/0 3/0 | |
| Nom. OD (mils) (mm) | 2589 65.76 | mils mm |
| Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | 3348 4982 | lbs/1000' kgs/km |
Standards & References
Southwire Type MC - PVC Jacketed Copper Feeder Cable 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)
- Jacketed & Non Jacketed will both pass " UL Test" & "FT4/IEEE 1202" (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
- NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330
- Listed for use in UL 1, 2, and 3 Hour Through-Penetration Fire Stop Systems
- REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant
Construction
Southwire Type MC Cable – PVC Jacketed Copper Feeder Cable is constructed with soft-drawn, copper Type THHN/THWN-2 conductors rated 90°C, and a bare copper grounding conductor for sizes 1/0 AWG and larger. The conductors are cabled together and a binder tape is wrapped around the assembly. Aluminum interlocking armor is applied over the assembly. A black, flame retardant, sunlight resistant, PVC jacket is applied over the armor. Print legend is applied to the binder tape as well as the overall PVC jacket. The jacket is available in blue or gray colors upon request, subject to economic order quantities.
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