Product Information

Specification

1000 MCM Aluminum RHH/RHW-2 XLP USE-2 Direct Burial

Allowable Ampacity for 1000 MCM ALUMINUM RHH/RHW-2 XLP USE-2 DIRECT BURIAL: 480 Amps

Applications:

USE-2 cables are power distribution cables for service entrance below ground and direct burial, as well as raceways. The electrical cable is approved according to the National Electric Code, except for the use in cable trays. The maximum operating temperature for this electrical cable is 90°C in wet and dry locations. The voltage rating is 600 volts.

Also Known As:

1000 mcm wire, 1000 mcm aluminum wire, 1000 mcm wire size, rhh wire, rhh cable, bury cable, direct burial electrical cable, direct burial mc cable.

Standards:

• UL 44
• UL 854
• NEMA WC 70/ICEA S-95-658
• Requirements of the National Electrical Code
• ASTM B800, B801, B836
• Sunlight resistant
• Oil Resistant PRI/PRII
• Gas and Oil Res GRI/GRII
• RUS ACCEPTED

Construction

Conductors:

Compact bare 8000 series aluminum, with Class B stranding per ASTM. 

Insulation:

Abrasion, heat and moisture resistant cross-linked polyethylene insulation (XLP)

• Gauge: 1000

• Stranding: 58

• Conductor Diameter Inches: 1.059

• Insulation Thickness Inches: 0.125

• O.D. Inches: 1.310

• New Weight lb/1000FT: 1138 lbs

• Ampacity at 30°C: 480 Amps

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