SPEC: 22064
8-7 CU SIMpull RWU90 XLPE 1000V -40C BLUE 4921 FT
Southwire #: 55699216
Application & Features
Southwire’s RWU90 is designed for direct earth burial (with protection as required by the inspecting authority). For service entrance above or below ground. The minimum recommended installation temperature is minus 40°C (with suitable handling procedures). Maximum conductor temperature is 90°C. Note: Standard black is sunlight resistant and marked "SR". Standard coloured insulation is not sunlight resistant. SIMpull® technology on sizes #8 and larger. Cable can be installed in conduit without the aid of lubrication.
Specifications
| Cond. Size | 8 AWG 8 AWG | |
| Conductor Number | 1 1 | |
| Cond. Strands | 7 7 | |
| Diameter Over Conductor (in) (cm) | 0.141 0.36 | inch cm |
| Inner Layer Thickness (mils) (mm) | 80 2.03 | mils mm |
| Approx. OD (in) (cm) | 0.302 0.77 | inch cm |
| Copper Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | 50 74 | lbs/1000' kgs/km |
| Approx. Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | 77 115 | lbs/1000' kgs/km |
* Ampacities derived from the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code Table 1 for not more than three insulated copper conductors, rated not more than 5000 V and unshielded, in raceway or cable (based on an ambient temperature of 30 °C)
Standards & References
- ASTM B3 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire
- ASTM B8 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors
- CSA C22.2 No. 38 Thermoset-insulated wires and cables
- CSA SUN RES - for Sunlight Resistant rating
- CSA AWM I A/B FT1
Construction
- Conductor: Class B compressed stranded bare copper per ASTM B3 and ASTM B8
- Insulation: Cross Linked Polyethylene (XLPE)
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