Carflex revisited [RE-wrenches]

[jay peltz]

Hi Allan,

I have used some Locmotive cable and found it to be much less flexable than the
Cobra ( many less strands in there).  I prefer the Cobra or fine welding cable,

Jay

Peltz Power

"Allan Sindelar, Positive Energy, Inc." wrote:

> Jack,
> Anixter is at 1-800-538-5431 voice, Judy X2331or Paul X2329 for our reps;
> fax 1-480-893-1102. They're a nationwide biggie in wire and cable. I think
> Johnny (tee hee) Wiles originally turned us on to them. Here's what we get,
> taken from our purchase order line item descriptions:
>
> The array wire is item:
> 3BE-1001-02  10-1/C RHH/RHW/USE 600V Class B STR Coated CU Cond EP/HYP VW-1
> 90C. Indicate color preferences. Other gauges available too. We generally
> order 500' of each at a time, as the rolls aren't too big.
>
> We also buy Tri-Met cable from them, item is:
> 2A-1804  18-4/C TYPE TC 600V VNTC SUN RES DIR BUR K2 "IEEE 383 UL 1277"
> PLEASE PUT ON SMALLEST POSSIBLE REEL 1 X 500' PUT-UP. Also 500', although
> recently I needed 3,000 of 16/6C for one run on a big job, and they
> truck-freighted it right out from Chicago, no problem (370 lbs!).
>
> And 18/2 Type TC, which we use for lots of things: float switch and low tank
> alarm signals on water systems, LED yard lighting, relay coil circuits. Item
> is:
> 2AS-1801POS  18-1/P STR BC 600V Type TC O/A Shield W/DW 90C VNTC  CC:
> BLK/WHT+#'s, Belden 8760 or equivalent. Typically we order 1000'.
>
> Finally, although most everyone seems to use Cobra X-Flex now for battery
> cables, we used their diesel locomotive cable for same before X-Flex came
> along. It had all the correct listings for the apps. Don't have stock number
> anymore, but I could probably find it if sonebody needed it.
>
> This is what the wrenches list is really for, ain't it?
>
> Allan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack West, Talkeetna AE" <jackwest at alaska.net>
> > Allan,
> >
> > I can't get the #10USE locally.  Who is Anixter?  And how do I buy it
> > from them?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Jack West
>
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