MC-PCS Duo™ PVC Jacketed Power & Control/Signal Cable
Copper Power & Control/Signal Conductors. THHN/THWN & TFN Insulated Singles. Green Insulated Grounding Conductor. Power: 12/2 AWG Copper THHN/THWN. Signal: 16 AWG Copper TFN. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Rated VW-1. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor with Overall PVC Jacket. Sunlight Resistant. Southwire® PVC Jacketed MC-PCS Duo™ Cable meets the NEC and UL listing requirements for combining power/lighting circuits and Class 2 or Class 3 signal or control circuits in the same cable.
Application
Suitable for use as follows:
- Suitable for Wet Location per NEC 330.10(11)
- Circuits for branch power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-residential buildings.
- Power, lighting, control, and signal circuits.
- Fished or embedded in plaster.
- Concealed or exposed installations
- Places of Assembly per NEC 518.4 and theaters per NEC 520.5.
- 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
Select a set of products below for more information:
| Conductor | Ground Wire | ||||||||
| No. of Conductors | Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) | No. of Strands | Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) | Size (AWG) | No. of Strands | Nom. OD (mils) (mm) | Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | Allowable Ampacity | |
| 596185 |
2
2
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
|
718
18.25
|
241
358
|
|
| 596187 |
3
3
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
|
760
19.32
|
276
410
|
|
| 596189 |
2
2
|
10 AWG
10 AWG
|
1
1
|
20
0.51
|
10
10
|
|
777
19.75
|
292
434
|
|
| 677561 |
3
3
|
10 AWG
10 AWG
|
19
19
|
20
0.51
|
10
10
|
|
919
23.35
|
378
562
|
|
Standards & References
MC-PCS Duo™ PVC Jacketed Cable meets or exceeds the requirements of:
- UL 83
- UL 1569 (Including new Sections 9.4, 40.1(q), and 41.1(r) as detailed in the latest UL 1569 CRD)
- UL 1685
- Federal Specification A-A59544 (formerly J-C-30B)
- NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330 and 725.136(I)(1) & (2)
- Listed for use in UL 1, 2 and 3 Hour Through Penetration Firestop Systems
- Passes both " UL Test" & "FT4/IEEE 1202" (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
- REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant
Construction
MC-PCS Duo™ PVC Jacketed Cable is constructed with 12 AWG or 10 AWG CU Type THHN/THWN power and ground conductors along with a control conductor assembly composed of a 30 mil PVC jacket covering two 16 AWG CU Type TFN signal conductors. The phase conductors, ground, and signal conductor assembly are cabled together and a binder tape bearing the print legend is wrapped around the assembly. Aluminum interlocking armor is applied over the taped assembly. A sunlight resistant PVC Jacket is applied over the armor.
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