Metal Clad Cable

Red Alert® Type MC-FPLP Fire Alarm and Control

Sizes 14 & 12 AWG Type THHN/THWN Insulated Copper Singles. 18/6 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

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	Conductor					Ground Wire		Neutral Wire
	Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2)	No. of Conductors	Stranding	Nom. OD (mils) (mm)	Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)	Size (AWG)	Ground Size UOM	Size (AWG)	Conductor Colors
More Options	18 AWG 18 AWG	6 6	Solid Solid	771 19.58	252 375	14 14	AWG AWG		BLACK/RED/BLACK/RED/GREEN GRND BLACK/RED/BLACK/RED/GREEN GRND
More Options	16 AWG 16 AWG	2 2		621 15.78	101 150	16 16	AWG AWG		/GREEN GRND /GREEN GRND
More Options	14 AWG 14 AWG	2 2	Solid Solid	432 10.98	90 135	14 14	AWG AWG	14 14	BLUE/WHITE/GREEN GRND BLUE/WHITE/GREEN GRND
More Options	14 AWG 14 AWG	2 2	Stranded Stranded	449 11.41	94 141	14 14	AWG AWG		BLACK/RED/GREEN GRND BLACK/RED/GREEN GRND
More Options	14 AWG 14 AWG	4 4	Solid Solid	658 16.72	155 230	16 16	AWG AWG		BLACK/WHITE/BLACK/WHITE/GREENGRND BLACK/WHITE/BLACK/WHITE/GREENGRND
More Options	14/14 AWG 14/14 AWG	4 4	Solid Solid	691 17.56	176 262	14 14	AWG AWG		BLACK/WHITE/GREEN GRND/BLACK/WHITE BLACK/WHITE/GREEN GRND/BLACK/WHITE
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	2 2	Stranded Stranded	504 12.82	125 186	12 12	AWG AWG		BLACK/RED/GREEN GRND BLACK/RED/GREEN GRND
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	6 6	Stranded Stranded	775 19.70	502 747	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	BLK, RED, BLU, WHT-BLK, WHT-RED, WHT-BLU, GRN BLK, RED, BLU, WHT-BLK, WHT-RED, WHT-BLU, GRN

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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