Southwire MC-PCS HCF Duo™ Type MC All Purpose Hospital 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
• Power, lighting, control, and signal circuits
• Installation in cable tray and approved raceways
• Under raised floors for information technology equipment conductors and cables per NEC Article 645.5
• 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
• Unjacketed Type MC cables are rated for dry, indoor locations only per NEC 330.10(A)(10)
• Anti-Short bushing not required
Southwire MC-PCS HCF Duo™ 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
| Cond. Size | 12 AWG 12 AWG | |
| Conductor Number | 2 2 | |
| Color | BK,WE BK,WE | |
| Diameter Over Conductor (in) (cm) | 0.080 0.20 | inch cm |
| Cond. Strands | 19 19 | |
| Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) | 20 0.51 | mils mm |
| Ground Size | 1x12 1x12 | |
| Diameter Over Armor (in) (cm) | 0.651 1.65 | inch cm |
| Approx. Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | 170 253 | lbs/1000' kgs/km |
Note: Conductor number = number of phase conductors plus neutral. Does not include green ground.
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