Bx Cable With Aluminum Ground

12 2 gauge mc the afc cable systems 250 ft.

Bx cable with aluminum ground.

Southwire romex simpull 250 ft 12 3 non metallic wire by the roll southwire 250 ft 12 2 uf wire. Although the code states that type ac cable metal jackets can be used as a grounding means we cannot find if the older version type bx is also compliant. Ul listed for through wall penetrations. Landscape lighting cables connectors.

Home products our products lie in the walls of your home in the transmission lines that power our neighborhoods in the places we work schools where we learn and the hospitals that keep us well. The aluminum type has a copper ground wire of the same guage as the hot and neutral wires while the steel only has a bare 22 guage aluminum wire. Network data cables. Metal clad cable may be used for branch feeder and service for distribution in commercial industrial and multi residential construction.

Because vinyl is not conductive grounding is achieved by a separate bare copper ground wire in the bundle. Bx cable is grounded via its metal armor or internal green plastic coated ground wire. Armored or metal clad cables used in exterior installations. The bonding wire is unique to ac cable and this.

Southwire armorlite 250 ft 12 2 solid aluminum mc cable. Southwire is one of the world s leading manufacturers of wire and cable tools components and assembled solutions. One the market there is two types of common bx cable sold in home improvement centers. One type has a steel outer sheath and the other type has an aluminum outer sheath type.

The afc cable systems 250 ft. Power cord by the foot primary wire. A little bs on bx cables. 6 2c metal clad mc cable with ground aluminum armored stranded copper conductors for custom lengths please call 855 880 8010 applications.

Better yet use a special armored cable cutting tool. The armor features phase circuit stripes for easy identification. Use metal clad mc with a metal sheath specifically listed as impervious to water or underground feeder branch circuit cable uf either by itself or in a conduit system approved for use in wet locations if you desire additional. The biggest difference between the two cable systems is that mc has full size ground wire while ac uses a combination of the jacket and a thin bonding strip or wire to function as the equipment ground.

Bx is cut with a hacksaw.