SPEC: 60257

12-3 SOL CU THHN BROWN/ORANGE/GRAY/GREEN GRND/AL GRND MCAP HCF GREEN AIA 4500 FT

Southwire #: 55574105

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Application & Features

Southwire MC-AP HCF Type MC All Purpose Heath Care Facility Cable is suitable for use as follows:
- Branch-circuit wiring for patient care areas of hospitals, medical centers, and other health care facilities (when installed in accordance with NEC® Articles 517 and 330, and mechanically protected per Article 300.4). Such areas include nursing homes, dental offices, clinics, and outpatient facilities. Use in hazardous anesthetizing areas is prohibited.
- Applications requiring redundant, dedicated or isolated grounding paths.
- 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(E)
- Class I Div. 2, Class II Div 2, & Class III Div. 1 Hazardous Locations.
- Use with UL Listed MCI-A fittings.
- Binder tape with print legend wrapped around assembly.
- Type THHN/THWN rated 90ºC Dry.
- Armor is in contact with aluminum grounding/bonding conductor and serves as a redundant equipment grounding path component

Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Cable - meets or exceeds the following requirements:
- 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

Specifications

Cond. Size 12 AWG 12 AWG
Conductor Number 3 3
Color BN,OE,GY BN,OE,GY
Diameter Over Conductor (in) (cm) 0.080 0.20 inch cm
Cond. Strands Solid Solid
Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) 20 0.51 mils mm
Ground Size 1x10 1x10
Diameter Over Armor (in) (cm) 0.538 1.37 inch cm
Approx. Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) 144 214 lbs/1000' kgs/km

Note: Conductor number = number of phase conductors plus neutral. Does not include green ground.
TBA stock codes are estimations only and actual product may vary. Please wait until a stock code is assigned to purchase connectors and/or fittings.

Standards & References

  • ASTM B3 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire
  • ASTM B8 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors
  • UL 83 Thermoplastic Insulated Wires and Cables
  • UL 1569 Metal-Clad Cables
  • UL 1479 Standard for Safety Fire Tests of Penetration Firestops
  • UL 1685 FT4 Vertical-Tray Fire Propagation and Smoke Release Test
  • IEEE 1202 FT4 Flame Test (70,000) BTU/hr Vertical Tray Test
  • RoHS-2 (European Directive 2011/65/EU)
  • Buy American: Compliant with Buy American Requirements, found in 49 U.S.C. § 5323(j); specify “Made in the USA Only!” when ordering to ensure your project receives American made products.

Construction

  1. Conductor:Solid or 19 strands class C compressed copper per ASTM B3 and ASTM B8
  2. Insulation:All phases are insulated with Polyvinyl Chloride with Nylon Sheath Type THHN/THWN
  3. Binder:Mylar tape
  4. Ground:A Green insulated Polyvinyl Chloride with Nylon Sheath Type THHN/THWN ground. Redundant grounding provided by a bare 8000 series aluminum grounding/bonding conductor and armor.
  5. Armor:Green Aluminum Interlocked Armor

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