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About Wire and Cable

About Conduit

Use For: Buildings
Flexible
Temperature Range: 15° to 190° F
Insulation:
Outer: Aluminum Armor
Inner: PVC Plastic

Also known as AC cable, this cable has an uninsulated aluminum ground wire that's in constant contact with the aluminum armor, so it can be used for bonding and grounding. The uninsulated ground wire is not counted in the number of wires. The armor acts as conduit to protect the THHN building wires. It's often used along the exterior of walls to carry power to outlet boxes. All are flame rated VW-1 to meet requirements for preventing the spread of flames based on a timed test with vertically suspended material.

Solid Wire
Wire Ga.	No. of Wires	Cable AWG	Current	OD	Inner Insulation Color	Features	Industry Designation	Specifications Met		10 ft.	25 ft.	50 ft.	100 ft.	250 ft.
600V AC
14	2	14/2	15 A @ 86° F	0.46"	Black, White	Uninsulated Ground Wire	AC, THHN	UL Listed, UL 2556 VW-1	0000000	000000	000000	000000	0000000	0000000
14	3	14/3	15 A @ 86° F	0.48"	Black, Red, White	Uninsulated Ground Wire	AC, THHN	UL Listed, UL 2556 VW-1	0000000	00000	00000	000000	000000	000000
12	2	12/2	20 A @ 86° F	0.5"	Black, White	Uninsulated Ground Wire	AC, THHN	UL Listed, UL 2556 VW-1	0000000	00000	00000	00000	000000	000000
12	3	12/3	20 A @ 86° F	0.52"	Black, Red, White	Uninsulated Ground Wire	AC, THHN	UL Listed, UL 2556 VW-1	0000000	00000	00000	000000	000000	000000
10	2	10/2	30 A @ 86° F	0.56"	Black, White	Uninsulated Ground Wire	AC, THHN	UL Listed, UL 2556 VW-1	0000000	00000	00000	000000	000000	000000
10	3	10/3	30 A @ 86° F	0.59"	Black, Red, White	Uninsulated Ground Wire	AC, THHN	UL Listed, UL 2556 VW-1	0000000	00000	000000	000000	000000	000000

Grommets for Flexible Metal Conduit and Armored Cable

Also known as antishort bushings, these grommets slide into the ends of conduit and types AC and MC armored cable to protect wire and cable from sharp edges.

Conduit Connection
Conduit Trade Size	Conduit Connection Type	Gender	For Armored Cable Gauge (Number of Wires)	For Armored Cable Type	Material	Color	Pkg. Qty.		Pkg.
5/16	Push-In	Female	14/2, 14/3, 12/2	AC, MC	Plastic	Red	100	0000000	000000
3/8	Push-In	Female	14/4, 12/3	AC, MC	Plastic	Red	100	0000000	00000
7/16	Push-In	Female	12/4, 10/2, 10/3	AC, MC	Plastic	Red	50	0000000	00000
1/2	Push-In	Female	10/4, 8/2, 8/3	AC, MC	Plastic	Red	50	0000000	00000
3/4	Push-In	Female	8/4, 6/2, 6/3	AC, MC	Plastic	Red	50	0000000	00000
1	Push-In	Female	1/3, 1/2, 1/0/2, 300 MCM (1), 350 MCM (1), 400 MCM (1), 450 MCM (1), 500 MCM (1)	AC, MC	Plastic	Red	1	00000000	0000
1 1/4	Push-In	Female	1/4, 1/0/4, 2/0/4, 1/0/3, 2/0/3, 3/0/3, 2/0/2, 3/0/2, 600 MCM (1), 650 MCM (1), 700 MCM (1), 750 MCM (1), 800 MCM (1), 900 MCM (1), 4/0/2	AC, MC	Plastic	Red	10	00000000	00000
1 1/2	Push-In	Female	3/0/4, 4/0/4, 250 MCM (3), 300 MCM (3), 250 MCM (2), 300 MCM (2), 350 MCM (2), 1000 MCM (1)	AC, MC	Plastic	Red	10	00000000	00000
2	Push-In	Female	250 MCM (4), 300 MCM (4), 350 MCM (4), 400 MCM (4), 450 MCM (4), 500 MCM (4), 350 MCM (3), 400 MCM (3), 450 MCM (3), 500 MCM (3), 400 MCM (2), 450 MCM (2), 500 MCM (2)	AC, MC	Plastic	Red	1	00000000	0000

Adapters for Flexible Metal Conduit and Armored Cable

Attach flexible metal conduit and types AC and MC armored cable to a knockout in an outlet box or enclosure. Wye adapters join two pieces of conduit or armored cable to one knockout. The snap-in end has tabs that snap into the knockout without locknuts or tools.

The screw-clamp end tightens around conduit with a screw.

Straight Adapters—Zinc

Screw-Clamp × Snap-In

Screw-Clamp
× Threaded—
With Two Screws

Screw-Clamp × Threaded

Push-In × Snap-In

Conduit Connection		For Armored Cable		Electrical Box Connection
Conduit Trade Size	Gender	OD	Type	Pipe Size	Thread Type	For Knockout Trade Size	Gender	Includes	Specifications Met		Each
Screw-Clamp Conduit Connection × Snap-In Electrical Box Connection
3/8	Female	0.44"-0.61"	AC, MC	__	__	1/2	Male	__	UL Listed, CSA Certified	0000000	00000
1/2	Female	0.71"-0.91"	AC, MC	__	__	1/2	Male	__	UL Listed, CSA Certified	0000000	0000
3/4	Female	0.84"-1.11"	AC, MC	__	__	3/4	Male	__	UL Listed, CSA Certified	0000000	0000
Screw-Clamp Conduit Connection × Threaded Electrical Box Connection
3/8	Female	0.44"-0.61"	AC, MC	1/2	NPSM	__	Male	Locknut, Two Screws	UL Listed, CSA Certified	0000000	0000
3/8	Female	0.56"-0.61"	AC, MC	1/2	NPSM	__	Male	Locknut	UL Listed, CSA Certified	0000000	0000
1/2	Female	0.86"-0.92"	AC	1/2	NPSM	__	Male	Locknut	UL Listed, CSA Certified	0000000	0000
Push-In Conduit Connection × Snap-In Electrical Box Connection
3/8	Female	0.44"-0.61"	AC, MC	__	__	1/2	Male	__	UL Listed, CSA Certified	0000000	0000

Wye Adapters—Zinc