Applications
C-L-X Type MC-HL cables with the impervious, continuous, corrugated aluminum sheath are recommended as an economical alternate to a wire in conduit system.
They are authorized for use on services, feeders and branch circuits for power, lighting, control and signaling circuits in accordance with Article 330 and 725 of the NEC.
C-L-X Type MC-HL cables may be installed in doors or outdoors, in wet or dry locations, as open runs of cable secured to supports spaced not more than six feet apart, in cable tray, as aerial cable on a messenger, in any approved raceway, direct burial, or encased in concrete. C-L-X type MC-HL cables are also approved for Classes I, II and III, Division 1 and 2 and Class I, Zones 1 and 2 hazardous locations — NEC Articles 501, 502, 503 and 505.
Specifications
Conductors: Uncoated soft copper per ASTM B-3. Sizes smaller than #8 are compress stranded per ASTM B-8. Sizes #8 and larger are compact stranded per ASTM B-496.
Insulation: X-Olene per ICEA S-95-658/NEMA WC70 and UL 44, Listed UL Type XHHW-2. Meets MIL-DTL-1377H, section 4.8.4.1.2 cold bend at -66°C and ASTM D746-04 brittle point at -76°C.
Conductor Identification: Control Sizes, #9 AWG and smaller, color coded insulation
Power Sizes, #8 AWG and larger, black with printed words of number and color.
Grounding Conductor(s): One or three bare soft copper per ASTM B-3. Stranded in accordance with UL 1581. Meets or exceeds requirements of NEC Table 250.122.
Sheath: Close fitting, impervious, continuous, welded, corrugated aluminum C-L-X per UL 1569. Exceeds grounding conductor requirements of NEC Table 250.122.
Jacket: Black Okoseal (PVC) per UL1569. Meets ASTM D746-04 brittle point at -40°C.
