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.
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
Select a set of products below for more information:
| 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
|
|
542
13.78
|
140
209
|
|
| 560950 |
3
3
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
|
553
14.06
|
163
242
|
|
| 562419 |
4
4
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
|
590
15.00
|
189
282
|
|
| 587697 |
6
6
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
|
628
15.96
|
240
358
|
|
| 551298 |
2
2
|
10 AWG
10 AWG
|
19
19
|
20
0.51
|
10
10
|
|
630
16.01
|
209
311
|
|
| 551302 |
3
3
|
10 AWG
10 AWG
|
19
19
|
20
0.51
|
10
10
|
|
678
17.24
|
254
378
|
|
| 696013 |
4
4
|
10 AWG
10 AWG
|
1
1
|
20
0.51
|
10
10
|
|
683
17.37
|
278
414
|
|
| 555184 |
2
2
|
8 AWG
8 AWG
|
19
19
|
30
0.76
|
10
10
|
|
685
17.40
|
264
393
|
|
| 555189 |
4
4
|
8 AWG
8 AWG
|
19
19
|
30
0.76
|
10
10
|
|
872
22.15
|
437
651
|
|
| 561147 |
5
5
|
4/0 AWG
4/0 AWG
|
19
19
|
50
1.27
|
4
4
|
|
2023
51.38
|
4080
6072
|
|
| 559998 |
3
3
|
250 KCMIL
250 KCMIL
|
37
37
|
60
1.52
|
2
2
|
|
1832
46.54
|
3069
4568
|
|
| 567885 |
4
4
|
500 KCMIL
500 KCMIL
|
37
37
|
60
1.52
|
500
500
|
|
2708
68.78
|
8674
12908
|
|
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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