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Variable-Frequency Drive Motor Cable
This cable is used in variable-frequency drive motors. It has a layer of braid and foil shielding that provides excellent protection against signal interference caused by voltage fluctuations and current spikes. The industry designation is WTTC, so it can be installed in cable trays or raceway in a wind turbine generator. It’s flame rated FT4 to meet requirements for preventing the spread of flames based on a timed test with material mounted to a vertical tray. The insulation resists oil.
Cable with power wires sends electricity to run a motor. Cable with power and signal wires has an individually shielded pair of wires that connect to a brake or temperature sensor, reducing the number of cables used in areas with limited space.
Cable with three uninsulated ground wires pairs a ground wire with each power wire, so you can create multiple circuits from the same cable. These wires aren’t counted in the cable’s number of wires.
- Use For: Motors, Interference Shielding
- Flexible
- Temperature Range: -40° to 220° F
- Inner Insulation: Polyethylene Plastic
Power Wire | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of | Ga. | Cable AWG | Current | OD | Outer Insulation Color | Inner Insulation Color | Industry Designation | Features | 5 ft. | 10 ft. | 20 ft. | 30 ft. | 50 ft. | 100 ft. | |
Double Shielded—1,000V AC/1,000V DC | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 14 | 14/3 | 25 A @ 86° F | 0.5" | Black | Black, White | WTTC | Three Uninsulated Ground Wires | 0000000 | ||||||
| 3 | 12 | 12/3 | 30 A @ 86° F | 0.57" | Black | Black, White | WTTC | Three Uninsulated Ground Wires | 0000000 | ||||||
- Use For: Motors, Interference Shielding
- Flexible
- Temperature Range: -40° to 220° F
- Inner Insulation: Polyethylene Plastic
Power Wire | Signal Wire | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of | Ga. | Cable AWG | No. of | Ga. | Cable AWG | Current | OD | Outer Insulation Color | Inner Insulation Color | Industry Designation | Features | 5 ft. | 10 ft. | 20 ft. | 30 ft. | 50 ft. | |
Double Shielded—1,000V AC/1,000V DC | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 16 | 16/4 | 2 | 18 | 18/2 | 18 A @ 86° F | 0.57" | Black | Black, Green/Yellow | WTTC | Uninsulated Ground Wire | 00000000 | |||||
| 4 | 14 | 14/4 | 2 | 18 | 18/2 | 25 A @ 86° F | 0.62" | Black | Black, Green/Yellow | WTTC | Uninsulated Ground Wire | 0000000 | |||||
| 4 | 12 | 12/4 | 2 | 18 | 18/2 | 30 A @ 86° F | 0.65" | Black | Black, Green/Yellow | WTTC | Uninsulated Ground Wire | 0000000 | |||||
Building Wire
- Use for buildings
- Stranded Wire: Flexible
Solid Wire: Bend and Stay - Temperature Range:
Wire with Nylon Outer Insulation: -10° to 190° F
Wire with Polyethylene Outer Insulation: -40° to 190° F
Install this copper wire in conduit and cable trays in commercial and industrial buildings. It's also known as branch circuit wire. The outer jacket is designed to be installed without applying pulling lubricant.
Stranded wire is flexible, so it’s pliable enough to be pulled around corners. Wire with a polyethylene outer insulation resists abrasion and chemicals. It’s more flexible than nylon insulated wire.
XHHW-2 wire is for dry and wet locations where wire may be exposed to dripping or splashing liquid.
