500-3 STR CU THHN BROWN/ORANGE/YELLOW/#1/0 GREEN GROUND AIA MC BLACK JKT

Southwire #: 58092999

500/3 AWG Copper THHN Insulated Power Feeder Conductors. Bare Copper Grounding Conductor. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Rated VW-1. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor with Overall PVC Jacket

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Application & Features

Suitable for use as follows:

  • Suitable for Wet Location per NEC 330.10(11)
  • Direct burial applications, installation in concrete and where exposed to cinder fills, strong chlorides, caustic alkalis, or vapors of chlorine or of hydrochloric acids.
  • Branch, feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-residential buildings.
  • Fished or embedded in plaster.
  • Concealed or exposed installations
  • Places of Assembly per NEC 518.4 and theaters per NEC 520.5.
  • As aerial cable on a messenger.
  • Installation in cable tray and approved raceways.
  • Under raised floors for information technology equipment conductors and cables per NEC 645.5(D) & 645.5(D)(2).
  • Class I Div. 2, Class II Div 2, & Class III Div. 1 Hazardous Locations.

Specifications

No. of Conductors 3 3
Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) 500 KCMIL 500 KCMIL
No. of Strands 37 37
Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) 60 1.52 mils mm
Size (AWG) 1/0 1/0
Nom. OD (mils) (mm) 2459 62.46 mils mm
Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) 6072 9035 lbs/1000' kgs/km

Standards & References

Southwire Type MC - PVC Jacketed Copper Feeder Cable meets or exceeds the following requirements:

  • UL 83
  • UL 1569
  • UL 1685
  • UL Online Product Guide Info - Metal-Clad Cable (PJAZ) ( www.ul.com )
  • Federal Specification A-A59544 (formerly J-C-30B)
  • Jacketed & Non Jacketed will both pass " UL Test" & "FT4/IEEE 1202" (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
  • NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330
  • Listed for use in UL 1, 2, and 3 Hour Through-Penetration Fire Stop Systems
  • REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant

Construction

Southwire Type MC Cable – PVC Jacketed Copper Feeder Cable is constructed with soft-drawn, copper Type THHN/THWN-2 conductors rated 90°C, and a bare copper grounding conductor for sizes 1/0 AWG and larger. The conductors are cabled together and a binder tape is wrapped around the assembly. Aluminum interlocking armor is applied over the assembly. A black, flame retardant, sunlight resistant, PVC jacket is applied over the armor. Print legend is applied to the binder tape as well as the overall PVC jacket. The jacket is available in blue or gray colors upon request, subject to economic order quantities.

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