16-26 25/C CU PVC/NYLON CDRS/TPE PHASE ID TYPE TC-ER/WTTC/ITC/PLTC/MTW F
Application & Features
Southwire’s Machine Flex® control tray cables 600/1000 Volt conform to NFPA 79 and are suited for use in wet and dry areas, conduits, ducts, troughs, trays, direct burial and where superior electrical properties are desired. These cables are capable of operating continuously at the conductor temperature not in excess of 75°C in wet locations and 90°C in dry locations, 130°C for emergency overload, and 150°C for short circuit conditions. For uses in Class I, II, Division 2 hazardous locations per NEC® Article 501 and 502. Constructions with 3 or more conductors are listed for exposed runs (TC-ER) per NEC® 336.10. Southwire’s machine tray cable is ideal for use in CNC machines, grinding, cutting, metal forming, buffing, bottling equipment, conveyors, processing & packaging equipment, assembly lines, control panels, food and beverage, oil sands, plant expansion, wind energy and data centers. Multiple approvals for multiple applications. Cable is rated for -40°C cold impact. Two conductor cables contain no green/yellow ground.
Specifications
| Cond. Size | 16 AWG 16 AWG | |
| Conductor Number | 25.0 25.0 | |
| Cond. Strands | 26 26 | |
| Diameter Over Conductor (in) (cm) | 0.059 0.15 | inch cm |
| Inner Layer Thickness (mils) (mm) | 20 0.51 | mils mm |
| Outer Layer Thickness (mils) (mm) | 65 1.65 | mils mm |
| Approx. OD (in) (cm) | 0.717 1.82 | inch cm |
| Copper Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | 202 301 | lbs/1000' kgs/km |
| Approx. Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | 345 513 | lbs/1000' kgs/km |
| DC Resistance at 25C (ohms/1000') (ohms/km) | 4.487 6.68 | ohms/1000' ohms/km |
| AC Resistance at 75C (ohms/1000') (ohms/km) | 5.406 8.05 | ohms/1000' ohms/km |
| Min. Bend Radius (in) (cm) | 2.8 7.11 | inch cm |
| Allowable Ampacity Raceway 75C | - - | |
| Allowable Ampacity Raceway 90C | 8 8 |
* Ampacities based upon 2023 NEC Table 310.16 and do not take into account the overcurrent protection limitations in NEC 240.4(D) of 15 Amps for 14 AWG CU, 20 Amps for 12 AWG CU, and 30 Amps for 10 AWG CU (independent of the conductor temperature rating and stranding if size is present in table). Also, see NEC sections 310.15 and 110.14(C) for additional requirements.
* Ampacities have been adjusted for more than Three Current-Carrying Conductors.
* Cond. Number includes the green ground except for 2/C stock numbers.
^ No Fillers
Standards & References
- ASTM B172 Standard Specification for Rope-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors Having Bunch-Stranded Copper Conductors
- ASTM B174 Standard Specification for Bunch-Stranded Copper
- UL 13 Power-Limited Circuit Cables
- UL 66 Fixture Wire Type TFFN (for sizes 18 and 16 AWG)
- UL 83 Thermoplastic Insulated Wire and Cables (sizes 14 AWG to 1000 kcmil)
- UL 758 AWM Style 2587
- UL 1063 Machine Tool Wiring (MTW)
- UL 1277 TC-ER
- UL 1690 Data Processing Cable (DP-1)
- UL 2250 Instrumentation Tray Cable
- UL 2277 Type WTTC
- CSA C22.2 No. 210 Appliance wiring material products I/II A/B (Sizes 16 - 8AWG)
- CSA C22.2 No.230 Tray Cables - Rated TC
- CSA C22.2 No. 239 Control and instrumentation cables
- ICEA S-95-658 (NEMA WC70) Power Cables Rated 2000 Volts or Less for the Distribution of Electrical Energy
- IEEE 1202 FT4 Flame Test (70,000) BTU/hr Vertical Tray Test
Construction
- Conductor: Class K, Flexible stranded bare annealed copper per ASTM B3, B172, and B174
- Insulation: Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) with nylon layer THHN
- Ground: One Green Ground with Yellow Stripe THHN
- Jacket: Sunlight Resistant Gray Thermoplastic Elastomer TPE: Other jacket colors available upon request