Ripley - Power Utilities Wire & Cable Tool Catalog

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Appendix

Utility Cable Guide

 V Secondary Cable

THHN/THWN

COMPACT A l THHN/THWN

XHHW

COMPACT A l XHHW

RHW-USE RHH, TWH

COMPACT A l RHH, TWH

CABLE SIZE

INSULATION NEC O.D.

NEC O.D.

INSULATION

NEC O.D.

NEC O.D.

INSULATION NEC O.D.

NEC O.D.

6 AW 4 AW 2 AW 1 AW

35 mils 46 mils 46 mils 57 mils 57 mils 57 mils 57 mils 57 mils 68 mils 68 mils 68 mils 68 mils 68 mils

0.257˟ 0.328˟ 0.388˟ 0.450˟ 0.4Ǩ1˟ 0.537˟ 0.588˟ 0.646˟ 0.716˟ 0.771˟ 0.822˟ 0.86Ǩ˟ 0.Ǩ55˟

0.240˟ 0.305˟ 0.360˟ 0.415˟ 0.450˟ 0.4Ǩ5˟ 0.540˟ 0.5Ǩ5˟ 0.670˟ 0.720˟ 0.770˟ 0.815˟ 0.885˟

45 mils 45 mils 45 mils 55 mils 55 mils 55 mils 55 mils 55 mils 65 mils 65 mils 65 mils 65 mils 65 mils

0.282˟ 0.328˟ 0.388˟ 0.450˟ 0.4Ǩ1˟ 0.537˟ 0.588˟ 0.646˟ 0.716˟ 0.771˟ 0.882˟ 0.86Ǩ˟ 0.Ǩ55˟

0.260˟ 0.305˟ 0.360˟ 0.425˟ 0.450˟ 0.4Ǩ0˟ 0.540˟ 0.5Ǩ0˟ 0.660˟ 0.715˟ 0.760˟ 0.800˟ 0.880˟

60 mils 60 mils 60 mils 80 mils 80 mils 80 mils 80 mils 80 mils Ǩ5 mils Ǩ5 mils Ǩ5 mils Ǩ5 mils Ǩ5 mils

0.323˟ 0.372˟ 0.433˟ 0.508˟ 0.54Ǩ˟ 0.5Ǩ5˟ 0.647˟ 0.705˟ 0.788˟ 0.843˟ 0.8Ǩ5˟ 0.Ǩ42˟ 10.040˟

0.2Ǩ0˟ 0.335˟ 0.3Ǩ0˟ 0.465˟ 0.500˟ 0.545˟ 0.5Ǩ0˟ 0.645˟ 0.725˟ 0.775˟ 0.820˟ 0.865˟ 0.Ǩ65˟

1/0 AW 2/0 AW 3/0 AW 4/0 AW

250 kcmil 300 kcmil 350 kcmil 500 kcmil 600 kcmil

Primary & Secondary Electric Utility Cable Preparation

STRIPPING END OF SECONDARY CABLE TO SQUARE OR CHAMFER

STRIPPING INSULATION ON URD CABLE END

STRIPPING CABLE MID-SPAN

STRIPPING URD CABLE JACKET

PENCILING INSULATION ON URD CABLE

STRIPPING INSULATION ON TRANSMISSION CABLE END

STRIPPING SEMI-CON FROM URD CABLE

SHAVING SEMI-CON FROM TRANSMISSION CABLE

PENCILING INSULATION ON TRANSMISSION CABLE

CHAMFERING INSULATION ON URD CABLE END

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