[RE-wrenches] Battery Cable REvistied

[William Miller]

Ray:

I have been using a cable rated as MTW and this has been accepted by the AHJ.

William Miller


At 08:57 AM 11/29/2010, you wrote:
>HI All;
>
>I have struggled for years to get the right battery cable; in the old, old 
>days we used welding cable, which was better than THHN, but not with the AHJs.
>Then we used a SAE battery cable with 532 strands that was ideal, but not 
>UL listed.
>Next we used Cobra X flex, but at over 2000 strands, we had the problem it 
>wasn't rated for some of the mechanical lugs and breakers.  (too fine a 
>stranding)
>
>Now I've found what I think is the perfect cable: Cobra Cop Flex, class I. 
>http://cobrawire.com/copflex/class_i.php
>It's UL listed RHH, RHW , but is coarser stranded 532 strands, but not as 
>coarse as standard THHN (19 strands).
>
>What do you guys think? RHH, RHW meets the code, with the coarser 
>stranding not being a problem with regular lugs, but still way more 
>flexible than THHN.
>We're saved right?
>
>
>R. Walters
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