MC-HL 3/C VFD AND 4/C CABLE, 600 VOLTS

UL TYPE MC-HL, XLP 90C,

APPLICATION:
Type MC-HL armored power cable for use in circuits not exceeding 600 volts cables are intended for use
as services, feeders and branch circuits for power lighting, control, and signal circuits in wet or dry locations.
Three conductor armored cables with three (3) symmetrical grounding wires can be used
as a VFD cable for use with AC motors controlled by pulse-width modulated inverters.
STANDARDS:
1. UL Type MC-HL
2. Also listed for use as Type MC per Standard 1569.
3. Overall jacket UL listed as Sunlight Resistant.
4. Cables pass UL and IEEE-383 ribbon burner flame tests and are UL listed For CT Use.
5. Cables pass IEEE- 1202/CSA FT4(70,000 BTU/hr) cable tray flame test.
6. Cables pass ICEA T-29-520 - 210,000 BTU/hr Ribbon Burner Flame Test.
7. Cables UL listed for Direct Burial.
8. Conforms to ICEA S-95-658, NEMA WC70 Standard for Non-Shielded Power Cable, 2kV or Less
9. Conforms to UL 44 Rubber Insulated Wires and Cables
10. Conforms to UL 2225 Cables and Cable Fittings for Use in Hazardous Locations.
11. Per NEC can be used in Class I, II and III, Divisions 1 and 2; and Class I, Zones 1 and 2 hazardous locations.
12. Meets ASTM D746 brittleness temperature at or below -40C
13. UL Marine Shipboard Cable
14. ABS Listed for CWCMC
CONSTRUCTION: Three or four conductors of stranded copper, XLP (cross-linked polyethylene)
insulation, three conductors twisted together with one or three uncoated copper grounding conductor,
binder tape, continuously welded and corrugated aluminum alloy sheath, black PVC jacket overall.

USAWC
Part #

Size
AWG
or
kcmil

No.
of
Conduct.

No.
of
Strands

14-03GMCHL
14-04GMCHL
12-03GMCHL
12-04GMCHL
10-03GMCHL
10-04GMCHL
8-03GMCHL
8-04GMCHL
6-03GMCHL
6-04GMCHL
4-03GMCHL
4-04GMCHL
2-03GMCHL
2-04GMCHL
1-03GMCHL
1-04GMCHL
1/0-03GMCHL
1/0-04GMCHL
2/0-03GMCHL
2/0-04GMCHL
3/0-03GMCHL
3/0-04GMCHL
4/0-03GMCHL
4/0-04GMCHL
250-03GMCHL
250-04GMCHL
350-03GMCHL
350-04GMCHL
500-03GMCHL
500-04GMCHL
750-03GMCHL
750-04GMCHL
1000-03GMCHL
1000-04GMCHL

14
14
12
12
10
10
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
1
1
1/0
1/0
2/0
2/0
3/0
3/0
4/0
4/0
250
250
350
350
500
500
750
750
1000
1000

3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4

7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
37
37
37
37
37
37
61
61
61
61

Insul..
Insul
Thick.
Mils

Nom.
Diam.
Over
Armor
Inches

PVC Jkt
Thick
Mils

Nom.
Diam.
Over
PVC Jkt.
Inches

30
30
30
30
30
30
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
65
65
65
65
65
65
80
80
80
80

0.53
0.58
0.58
0.67
0.62
0.67
0.71
0.80
0.80
0.89
0.89
0.97
1.02
1.15
1.15
1.29
1.24
1.37
1.34
1.51
1.47
1.65
1.60
1.78
1.74
1.96
1.96
2.19
2.28
2.49
2.75
3.03
3.11
3.63

50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
75
75
75
75
85
85
85

0.64
0.69
0.69
0.78
0.73
0.78
0.81
0.90
0.90
0.99
0.99
1.08
1.13
1.26
1.26
1.40
1.34
1.48
1.44
1.64
1.58
1.78
1.73
1.91
1.87
2.09
2.09
2.35
2.44
2.65
2.92
3.21
3.30
3.81

COPPER PHASE CONDUCTORS

Weight
lbs/1000 ft

Copper
Grounding
Conductor
AWG

Net

Copper

90 C
90C
AMPACITY
@ 30C
AMBIENT

3 X #18
3 X #18
3 X #16
3 X #16
3 X #14
3 X #14
3 X #14
1 X #10
3 X #12
1 X #8
3 X #12
1 X #8
3 X #10
1 X #6
3 X #10
1 X #6
3 X #10
1 X #6
3 X #10
1 X #6
3 X #8
1 X #4
3 X #8
1 X #4
3 X #8
1 X #4
3 X #7
1 X #3
3 X #6
1 X #2
3 X #5
1 X #1
1 X #1/0
1 X #1/0

163
226
243
291
305
354
392
473
534
641
716
860
1013
1267
1119
1526
1496
1862
1801
2351
2262
2921
2722
3491
3195
4142
4284
5536
6035
7704
8854
11449
11611
15377

57
70
87
107
135
167
192
236
303
375
447
567
711
901
870
1113
1074
1385
1329
1725
1707
2201
2112
2741
2469
3217
3438
4487
4875
6381
7248
9522
9590
12678

15
15
20
20
30
30
55
44
75
60
95
76
130
104
150
120
170
136
195
156
225
180
260
208
290
232
350
280
430
344
535
428
615
492

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Specification
MCHLARMOREDPOWER,3/CVFDand4/C

XLP/PVC,CTUse,600V,90C
1.

SCOPE
1.1 ThisspecificationdescribesthreeandfourconductorXLPcrosslinkedpolyethyleneinsulated,TypeMCHLarmored
powercableforuseincircuitsnotexceeding600voltsatconductortemperaturesof90Cinwetordrylocations.
Cablesareintendedforuseasservices,feedersandbranchcircuitsforpowerlighting,control,andsignalcircuitsinwet
ordrylocationsincludingcabletray,raceways,directburial,embeddedinconcreteandasaerialcableonamessenger.
Threeconductorarmoredcableswiththree(3)symmetricalgroundingwirescanbeusedasaVFDcableforusewithAC
motorscontrolledbypulsewidthmodulatedinverters.
1.2 ForuseinClassI,IIandIII,Divisions1and2;andClassI,Zones1and2hazardouslocationsperNECarticles501,502,
503and505
2 STANDARDS
2.1 Thefollowingstandardsshallformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentspecifiedherein:
2.1.1
ICEAPub.No.S95658,NemaPub.No.WC70StandardforNonShieldedPowerCables,2kVorLess
2.1.2
UL44RubberInsulatedWiresandCables
2.1.3
UL1569MetalCladCables
2.1.4
UL2225CablesandCableFittingsforUseinHazardousLocations
3 CONDUCTORS
3.1 ClassBstrandedbareannealeduncoatedcopperperASTMB3.10AWGandsmallerarecompressedClassBstranding
perASTMB8.8AWGandlargerarecompactstrandingperASTMB496.GroundingconductorareclassBstrandedbare
annealedcopperperASTMB3andB8.Wherespecifiedsingleorthreesplitgroundwiresareusedandsizedin
accordancewithNECTable250.122.
4 INSULATION
4.1 Eachconductorshallbeinsulatedwith(XLP)crosslinkedpolyethylenemeetingtherequirementsofICEAS95658,UL
44andListedXHHW2.
5 CIRCUITIDENTIFICATION
5.1 6AWGandsmallerarecolorcodedperICEAMethod1,TableE2.4AWGandlargerareblackwithprintednumbersper
ICEAMethod4.
6 ASSEMBLY
6.1 Theinsulatedconductorsandgroundwire(s)shallbecabledtogetherwithnonhygroscopicfillers,whennecessaryto
makeround.
7 CABLETAPE
7.1 Asuitablecabletapeshallbeappliedovertheassemblytoholdthecoretogetherandprovidebeddingforthearmor.
8 ARMOR
8.1 ContinuouslyweldedandcorrugatedaluminumalloysheathperUL1569andUL2225.
9 JACKET
9.1 Aflameretardant,moistureandsunlightresistantPolyvinylChloride(black)shallbeappliedoverall.
10 IDENTIFICATION
10.1Allcableshallbeidentifiedbymeansofsurfaceinkprintingindicatingmanufacturer,size,insulationtype,insulation
thickness,voltagerating,insulationlevel,yearofmanufactureandULdesignations.
11 TESTS
11.1IndividualconductorsandcompletedcablesshallbetestedinaccordancewithULrequirementsofMCHLcableshaving
XHHW2insulatedconductors

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