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Pvc coated mc cable nec.
Afc also offers parking deck lot cable pvc jacketed mc cable which is mc cable with galvanized steel armor with a pvc jacket.
I never seen or should i say i never noticed mc be used outside like this.
Armorlite type mc pvc jacketed neutral per phase cable view pdf.
Are their any nec restriction for this application.
Nec article 334 metal clad cable type mc is a factory assembly of one or more conductors each individually insulated and enclosed in a metallic sheath of interlocking tape or a smooth or corrugated tube metal clad cable type mc is rated for use up to 5 000 volts.
I would like to use pvc coated mc cable imbedded in concrete in a 2 story residential application for branch circuits for lighting and power.
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The revised 2014 code language makes it clear that a corrosion resistant jacket must be present over the cable and then the 3 conditions apply.
Also used in continuous runs to outdoor or underground swimming pool motors pumps and related equipment per nec 680 fished exposed or concealed cable trays direct sunlight and hazardous locations up to class i ii div.
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I noticed an install done today where mc cable was used outside under a canvas awning to supply fluorescent strip fixtures on a store front.
This cable is great for signal circuits in wet dirty or oily locations can be buried directly in earth or concrete surface mounted or trenched for use in parking deck or parking lot applications golf courses docks swimming pool motors and many more.
Jacketed metal clad cable and teck cable metal clad cable type mc ref.
There are a number of changes in the 2002 national electrical code nec regarding metal clad type mc cable that should be reviewed before your next electrical project in the 1999 nec article 334 covered type mc cable.
I checked the nec thinking that i would find something prohibiting such use.
The most common is the pvc coated sunlight resistant direct burial listed mc cable in the image.
Previous wording did not require the corrosion resistant jacket as a prerequisite to use the 3 conditions.
2 and class iii div.
1 2 nec articles 501 502 503 530 galvanized steel armor with pvc jacket.
