Product Description
Either one, two, or three soft-drawn copper conductors covered with HMW or cross-linked polyethylene around a hard drawn bare copper neutral that serves as the messenger and supporting member.
Application
These cables are suitable for overhead installation between poles or buildings and from pole to building weatherhead.
Specification Data
| ASTM B-1 | Hard-drawn copper wire |
| ASTM B-3 | Soft or annealed copper wire |
| ASTM B-8 | Concentric-lay-stranded copper conductors, soft or hard temper |
| ANSI/ICEA S-76-474 |
Product Data
Duplex
| Code Word | Copper Phase Conductor | Bare Copper Neutral Messenger | Weight Per 1000 Ft. (lbs.) | Allowable Ampacities+ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size (AWG) | Stranding | Insulation Thickness (mils.) | Size (AWG) | Stranding | Rated Strength (lbs.) | Polyethylene | XLP | Polyethylene | XLP | |
| Kappa | 8 | 7 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 777 | 114 | 116 | 70 | 85 |
| Lambda | 6 | 7 | 45 | 8 | SOLID | 826 | 155 | 157 | 90 | 110 |
| Omicron | 6 | 7 | 45 | 6 | SOLID | 1280 | 188 | 190 | 90 | 110 |
| Sigma | 6 | 7 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 1228 | 189 | 191 | 90 | 110 |
Triplex
| Code Word | Copper Phase Conductor | Bare Copper Neutral Messenger | Weight Per 1000 Ft. (lbs.) | Allowable Ampacities+ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size (AWG) | Stranding | Insulation Thickness (mils.) | Size (AWG) | Stranding | Rated Strength (lbs.) | Polyethylene | XLP | Polyethylene | XLP | |
| Pica | 8 | 7 | 45 | 10 | SOLID | 529 | 164 | 168 | 70 | 85 |
| Biodoni | 8 | 7 | 45 | 8 | SOLID | 826 | 185 | 189 | 70 | 85 |
| Garamond | 8 | 7 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 777 | 186 | 190 | 70 | 85 |
| Tudor | 6 | 7 | 45 | 8 | SOLID | 826 | 254 | 260 | 90 | 110 |
| Futura | 6 | 7 | 45 | 6 | SOLID | 1280 | 281 | 288 | 90 | 110 |
| Gothic | 6 | 7 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 1228 | 285 | 291 | 90 | 110 |
| Nonpareil | 4 | 7 | 45 | 6 | SOLID | 1280 | 390 | 396 | 115 | 145 |
| Ionic | 4 | 7 | 45 | 4 | SOLID | 1970 | 438 | 443 | 115 | 145 |
| Caslon | 4 | 7 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 1938 | 442 | 447 | 115 | 145 |
| Minion | 2 | 7 | 45 | 4 | SOLID | 1970 | 609 | 617 | 155 | 195 |
| Primer | 2 | 7 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 1938 | 614 | 622 | 155 | 195 |
| Century | 2 | 7 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 3050 | 692 | 701 | 155 | 195 |
| Corinthian | 1/0 | 19 | 60 | 1/0 | 7 | 4752 | 1055 | 1066 | 205 | 265 |
| Doric | 2/0 | 19 | 60 | 2/0 | 7 | 5926 | 1319 | 1331 | 235 | 300 |
| Tuscan | 3/0 | 19 | 60 | 3/0 | 7 | 7366 | 1665 | 1667 | 275 | 350 |
| Composite | 4/0 | 19 | 60 | 4/0 | 7 | 9154 | 2088 | 2085 | 315 | 405 |
Quadruplex
| Code Word | Copper Phase Conductor | Bare Copper Neutral Messenger | Weight Per 1000 Ft. (lbs.) | Allowable Ampacities+ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size (AWG) | Stranding | Insulation Thickness (mils.) | Size (AWG) | Stranding | Rated Strength (lbs.) | Polyethylene | XLP | Polyethylene | XLP | |
| Atlanta | 6 | 7 | 45 | 6 | Solid | 1280 | 368 | 374 | 75 | 95 |
| Tallahassee | 6 | 7 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 1228 | 369 | 376 | 75 | 95 |
| Richmond | 4 | 7 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 1938 | 573 | 581 | 100 | 125 |
| Baton Rouge | 4 | 7 | 45 | 4 | Solid | 1970 | 570 | 578 | 100 | 125 |
| Jackson | 2 | 7 | 45 | 2 | Solid | 3003 | 889 | 889 | 135 | 170 |
| Seattle | 2 | 7 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 3050 | 893 | 893 | 135 | 170 |
| Nashville | 1/0 | 19 | 60 | 1/0 | 7 | 4752 | 1420 | 1457 | 180 | 230 |
| Lincoln | 2/0 | 19 | 60 | 2/0 | 7 | 5926 | 1773 | 1773 | 205 | 265 |
| Raleigh | 3/0 | 19 | 60 | 3/0 | 7 | 7366 | 2220 | 2220 | 235 | 305 |
| Denver | 4/0 | 19 | 60 | 4/0 | 7 | 9154 | 2781 | 2803 | 270 | 350 |
+Ampacity figures for black insulation only. Based on conductor temperature of 75 C for polyethylene insulated conductors, 90 C for XLP insulated conductors, 40 C ambient temperature; 2 ft./sec. wind in sun.
*Manufactured with pride in DeKalb, IL USA.
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