Armorlite® Type MC Isolated Ground

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

measurement

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		538 13.69	154 229
562419	4 4	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	12 12		574 14.59	178 265
587697	6 6	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	12 12		611 15.52	227 337
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

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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