We wrote in an earlier blog about romex wiring and why it should be a replacement for knob and tube wiring and aluminum wiring for residences today kb electric llc will provide useful information on another type of wiring known as mc cable metal clad cable.
Type mc electrical cable.
Old electrical wiring types photo guide to types of electrical wiring in older buildings.
12 2 gauge mc lite cable protects the inner thhn thwn solid conductors with an aluminum interlocking armored jacket.
Cable consists of one or more conductors wrapped in a sheath.
The sheath binds the inner wires together and its outer markings indicate the number of wires and size or gauge awg of wire within the sheathing.
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Afc s colorspec id system allows for the easy identification of cables without the need to open any panels.
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What is mc cable.
We illustrate a variety of types of electrical wiring found in older buildings.
Uses and advantages of metal clad cable.
Afc manufactures standard type mc cables including mc tuff mc lite and other mc cables in a variety of specialty configurations most featuring the colorspec id system.
Mc cable may be used under the following conditions.
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The armor features phase circuit stripes for easy identification.
Type mc cable is a general purpose cable used in the pulp and paper oil and gas mining petroleum and chemical industries as well as in commercial buildings.
In ventilated non ventilated or ladder type cable trays in dry or wet conditions.
Type mc cable can be used to replace wire and conduit in applications such as cable tray power lighting service feeders and branch circuits as permitted by the national electrical code.
Exposed or concealed wiring in dry or wet conditions.
Mc cable metal clad cable is a type of cable that typically.
While varying somewhat by area of the country in the u s latin america europe and other areas there are recognizable generations of electrical wiring knob tube greenfield armored cable or bx wiring plastic or nm.
Solid mc lite cable model 2102s30.
The lower the gauge the thicker the wire and the greater its capacity for electrical current.
Ul listed for through wall penetrations.
Afc cable systems 14 3 x 100 ft.