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.
Select a set of products below for more information:
| Conductor | Ground Wire | ||||||||
| No. of Conductors | Size (AWG or kcmil) | 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 | 527 13.39 | 135 201 | ||
| 560950 | 3 3 | 12 AWG 12 AWG | 1 1 | 15 0.38 | 12 12 | 549 13.96 | 159 237 | ||
| 562419 | 4 4 | 12 AWG 12 AWG | 1 1 | 15 0.38 | 12 12 | 586 14.89 | 185 275 | ||
| 587697 | 6 6 | 12 AWG 12 AWG | 1 1 | 15 0.38 | 12 12 | 624 15.86 | 235 350 | ||
| 551298 | 2 2 | 10 AWG 10 AWG | 19 19 | 20 0.51 | 10 10 | 606 15.41 | 199 297 | ||
| 551302 | 3 3 | 10 AWG 10 AWG | 19 19 | 20 0.51 | 10 10 | 652 16.58 | 240 358 | ||
| 696013 | 4 4 | 10 AWG 10 AWG | 1 1 | 20 0.51 | 10 10 | 667 16.96 | 269 400 | ||
| 555184 | 2 2 | 8 AWG 8 AWG | 19 19 | 30 0.76 | 10 10 | 732 18.60 | 259 386 | ||
| 555189 | 4 4 | 8 AWG 8 AWG | 19 19 | 30 0.76 | 10 10 | 857 21.77 | 425 633 | ||
| 561147 | 5 5 | 4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG | 19 19 | 50 1.27 | 4 4 | 2023 51.38 | 4037 6007 | ||
| 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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