[RE-wrenches] battery cables

[Chance Currington]

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From: Bob-O Schultze <bob-o at electronconnection.com>
To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:29:26 AM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] battery cables

This is a pet peeve of mine. Welding cable is designed to live it's whole life surrounded by hot sparks and dragged across cement floors, yet it is not "listed" for use in a home. That pretty much means that the manufacturer hasn't spent the dough to do the UL testing. Most of us use a wire manufactured by Cobra Wire & Cable called CobraFlex which is listed. It comes in 2/0 and 4/0 sizes and others.
I'm a little concerned that you list yourself as a "Lead Installer" and don't know this. Never done a permitted battery-based system before?
Bob-O

On Mar 11, 2009, at 6:59 AM, Jeff Blick wrote:
Hi wrenches,
I have been looking through the codebook for guidance in selecting battery cables for a large UPS system.  The code doesn’t appear to have much to say about the actual type of wire used.  My electrical supplier is suggesting welding cable, but I feel like I read somewhere that welding cable is not appropriate.  I know it needs to be 4/0 or larger, just wondering what type of wire others are using for this application.  Thanks!
 
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