MC-PCS HCF Duo™ Power & Control/Signal Cable for Healthcare Facilities
Copper Power & Control/Signal Conductors. THHN/THWN & TFN Insulated Singles. Green Insulated Grounding Conductor. Full-Sized Bare Aluminum Equipment Grounding/Bonding Conductor. Power: 12 AWG & 10 AWG THHN. Signal: 16 AWG TFN. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Rated VW-1. Rated 90ºC Dry Locations. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor is part of redundant equipment bonding/grounding path. Southwire® MC-PCS HCF 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 & Features
MC-PCS HCF Duo™ Cable is suitable for use as follows:
- Branch-circuit wiring for patient care areas of hospitals, medical centers, and other health care facilities (when installed in accordance with NEC® Articles 517 and 330, and mechanically protected per Article 300.4). Such areas include nursing homes, dental offices, clinics, and outpatient facilities. Use in hazardous anesthetizing areas is prohibited.
- Power, lighting, control, and signal circuits requiring redundant, dedicated, or isolated grounding paths.
- LED lighting with 0-10V dimming
- Fished or embedded in plaster.
- Concealed or exposed installations.
- Environmental air-handling spaces per NEC 300.22 (C).
- 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)
- Use with UL Listed MCI-A fittings.
- Class I Div. 2, Class II Div. 2, & Class III Div. 1 Hazardous Locations.
Specifications
| Conductor | Ground Wire | ||||||
| No. of Conductors | Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) | No. of Strands | Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) | Size (AWG) | Nom. OD (mils) (mm) | Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | |
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2
2
|
14 AWG
14 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
14
14
|
580
14.75
|
128
190
|
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5
5
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
19
19
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
580
14.73
|
151
224
|
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3
3
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
654
16.63
|
184
273
|
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2
2
|
10 AWG
10 AWG
|
1
1
|
20
0.51
|
10
10
|
667
16.95
|
198
294
|
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2
2
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
608
15.46
|
153
228
|
Standards & References
MC-PCS HCF Duo™ 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)
- National Electrical Code (NFPA 70), Article 330 and 725.136(I)(1) & (2) as described in the latest UL 1569 CRD)
- 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
The power conductors, insulated green ground, and signal conductor assembly are cabled together and a binder tape bearing the print legend is wrapped around the cabled assembly. A bare aluminum grounding/bonding conductor is located outside the binder tape, has the same lay as the insulated conductors, and maintains intimate contact with the overall armor. Green aluminum interlocking armor is applied over the cabled assembly. Yellow stripe/blocks are printed on the outside of the armor and circuit identifying print is applied on every fourth yellow stripe/block. The cable is also available with steel armor or with an overall PVC jacket.