2/0 AWG HD CU CONTACT WIRE SOUTHWEAR - SPL INDENT PRINT + 30% WEAR INDIC
Application & Features
SouthWear® Contact Wire is mechanically rugged commonly used as an overhead power source on streetcars, trolleys, electric trolley buses, light rail, commuter rail and high speed railway mass transit systems. Features a 30% wear mark on the side of the wire to provide visual identification when the percentage of wear has met or exceeded the industries allowable safe tolerance for wear. Southwire hard drawn copper trolley wire is ideal for line speeds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h).
• Industry Standard Tensile Strength and Breaking Load
• Increase in Conductivity over CuMG, CuAG, and CuSN
• High Tensile Strength and Breaking Load
• Ships on N-42 wooden reels (S-77 steel reels available per SW reel policy)
• RoHS/Proposition 65 Compliant
• Available with top lobe identification marking per IEEE 1896-2016
• Southwire SPEED Qualified for low volume requests
• Stable and Reliable for Long Term use
• Buy America Compliant
Specifications
| Cond. Size | 99900 MILS 99900 MILS | |
| Conductor Number | 1.0 1.0 | |
| Approx. OD (in) (cm) | 0.392 1.00 | inch cm |
| Approx. Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | 417 620 | lbs/1000' kgs/km |
| DC Resistance at 25C (ohms/1000') (ohms/km) | 0.077 0.12 | ohms/1000' ohms/km |
| Max Pull Tension (lbs) (kg) | 5438 2466.63 | lbs kg |
Standards & References
- ASTM B47 Copper Trolley Wire
- EN 50149 Railway Applications. Fixed Installations. Electric Traction. Copper and Copper Alloy Grooved Contact Wires.