Hilton:
This is an intriguing concept: The universal PV AC/DC cable. It has a
red, black and white #10, a green #8, it's rated for 600 V AC or DC and for
wet locations with a metallic cover. I'd buy a roll. Where do we get it?
William Miller
At 11:54 AM 11/9/2012, you wrote:
This subject interests me as I had been considering using waterproof
metallic armored cable. I can get pre-made cable with just about any
number of conductors of any size, sheathed in a flexible metallic layer
and then a UV resistant waterproof layer. The stuff is direct burial as
well. Buying 4 conductor and ground #8 would handle 95% of my residential
work. I could overkill with #6, or 6 conductor, and the savings on all the
screwing around with conduit would still make it better. In bulk it's
actually about the same price per foot as individually purchased wire and
conduit.
The thing I like about it is that it eliminates all the cutting,
measuring, bending, and pulling, or in the case of PVC, stocking of
fittings, measuring, cutting, gluing, and pulling. Just roll it off the reel.
The question is, will the AHJ accept it for a >250VDC interior run? Maybe
with the right end fittings?
Hilton
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