Product Information

Specification

Applications:

Branch circuits in areas of patient care in hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient facilities, dental offices, clinics and medical centers (other than an emergency, life safety, or critical care locations), Places of Assembly, under raised floors, above suspended ceilings, environmental air-handling spaces, exposed or concealed dry locations, surface mounted, fished, any application requiring isolated or redundant grounding, normal or general-purpose power in health care settings. Places of Assembly as per NEC® Article 518, and in Patient Care Areas of Patient Care as per NEC® Article 517.

Also Known as:

MC Cable, MC Stat Cable, Interlocked Armored, Interlocked Aluminum, Aluminum Cable, Aluminum Armor, MC Stat Lite, MCI-A Aluminum

Construction:

• Armor: Interlocked Aluminum Strip (Light Green Striped)
• Conductors: Solid/Stranded Copper
• Conductor Insulation: Type THHN with protective polypropylene covering on each insulated conductor (no messy assembly tape)
• Neutral Conductor: White 120/208V, Grey for 277/480V
• Grounding: Two grounding means – (1) armor PLUS full-sized aluminum ground conductor, (2) Full-sized green insulated copper grounding conductor NEC® 250.118(10)(b)
• Maximum Temperature Rating: 90°C (Dry)
• Maximum Voltage Rating: 600V

Features & Benefits:

• Interlocking Aluminum armor
• Green armor for easy cable identification in health care applications
• Armor plus full-sized aluminum ground wire is the equipment grounding means, • second equipment grounding means is full-sized insulated copper grounding conductor
• MCI-A listed connectors required
• UL Classified for Through-Wall Penetrations
• Made in USA of US and/or imported materials

References & Ratings:

• UL 1569, UL 83, UL 1479, UL 1581, UL 2556, E80042
• Federal spec A-A–59544 (formerly J-C–30B)
• NEC 330, 300.22(C), 230.43, 250.118, 392, 396, 503, 530, 517, 518, 520, 645
• Permitted for use in Cable Trays
• May be surface mounted, fished, and/or embedded in plaster
• UL Classified 1, 2, and 3 hours through (Fire) penetration product, R–14141
• NEC 300.22(C) Environmental Air Handling Spaces
• Cable Tray Rated, install per NEC
• Patent Pending
• Meets all OSHA and HUD requirements

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