Red Alert® Type MC-FPLP Fire Alarm and Control

14-2 SOL CU THHN B/W/CTG TSP + 16-2 SOL CU TFN B/W/G RED AIA FIRE ALARMMC FPL 1000 FT

Southwire #: 64748402

14/2 AWG Type THHN/THWN Insulated Copper Singles. 16/2 AWG Type TFN Insulated Copper Singles. Green Insulated or Tinned Copper Grounding Conductor. UL Listed as Type MC and Type FPLP. 600 Volt Type MC and 300 Volt Type FPLP. Rated VW-1. Red Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor.

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Application & Features

Red Alert® Type MC-FPLP Cable is suitable for use as follows:

Wiring in Plenums, Ducts or Other Spaces Used for Environmental Air-Handling Purposes per NEC 300.22(C) & 760.135(C).
Power-Limited and Non-Power Limited fire alarm circuits, including smoke detectors, bells, horns, fire alarm control panel equipment, and initiation and signaling devices
Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 remote control, signaling, and power-limited circuits.
Power, lighting, control, and signal circuits.
Fished or embedded in plaster
Concealed or exposed installations.
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).

Specifications

Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2)	14 AWG 14 AWG
No. of Conductors	4 4
Stranding	Solid Solid
Nom. OD (mils) (mm)	658 16.72	mils mm
Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)	155 230	lbs/1000' kgs/km
Size (AWG)	16 16
Ground Size UOM	AWG AWG
Conductor Colors	BLACK/WHITE/BLACK/WHITE/GREENGRND BLACK/WHITE/BLACK/WHITE/GREENGRND

Standards & References

Red Alert® Type MC-FPLP Cable meets or exceeds the following requirements:

UL 83
UL 1063
UL 1569
UL 1424
UL Online Product Guide Info - Metal-Clad Cable (PJAZ) ( www.ul.com )
NFPA 262-2002 Standard Method of Test For Flame and Smoke of Wire and Cables for Use in AirHandling Spaces
Federal Specification A-A59544 (formerly J-C-30B)
IEEE 1202 (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
NFPA 70 (National Electric Code)
Approved for the State of Rhode Island Fire Systems
Listed for use in UL 1, 2, and 3 Hour Through-Penetration Firestop Systems
REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant

Construction

Type TFN conductors are provided for sizes 18 AWG and 16 AWG cables. The cable is dual rated as 90°C dry, 600 Volt Type MC and 105°C dry, 300 Volt Type FPLP cable.

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