[RE-wrenches] Battery cable rating

[William Miller]

Friends:

We are being required by a local building department to upgrade the type of 
battery cable we are using.  We are using a cable listed by SAE for 
automotive applications.  It is abrasion, acid and fuel resistant.  We like 
the cable and think it is entirely adequate, but it does not have a UL listing.

Examining cables supplied by OutBack and Xantrex, we see UL listings for 
MTW, THW or AWM.  Regarding MTW and THW, the 2005 NEC indicates these wires 
do not have acid resistance as a property.  Regarding AWM, it is apparently 
not intended for field installation as indicated by the passage found at 
this link: 
http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/offerings/industries/wireandcable/

Have any of you faced these issues?  What cable are you using and where do 
you purchase it?

Thanks in advance,

William Miller

Please note new e-mail address and domain:

William Miller
Miller Solar
Voice :805-438-5600     Fax: 805-438-4607
email: william at millersolar.com
http://millersolar.com
License No. C-10-773985
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