Product Information

Specification

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

Allowable Ampacity for 500 MCM ALUMINUM RHH/RHW-2 XLP USE-2 DIRECT BURIAL: 330 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:

500 mcm wire, 500 mcm aluminum wire, 500 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)

Specifications:

• Gauge: 500

• Stranding: 35

• Conductor Diameter Inches: 0.736

• Insulation Thickness Inches: 0.110

• O.D. Inches: 0.960

• New Weight lb/1000FT: 1998 lbs

• Ampacity at 30°C: 330 Amps

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