TELCOFLEX® II

Central Office Power Wire and Cable
Class I Flexible Strand Without Braid

DESCRIPTION

Low Smoke, Non-Halogenated Insulation, Lead-Free and Silicone-Free, UL Central Office Power Cable. 105°C Dry as AWM, 60°C Wet; UL Listed RHH/ST1 90°C Dry, 60°C Wet, 600 Volts. Sizes 1/0 AWG and larger are UL Listed for CT USE. CSA AWM I B 105°C 600 Volt FT4.


WARNING: California Proposition 65 - Cancer and Reproductive Harm
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

SCOPE

This specification covers the construction requirements for low smoke, non-halogenated central office power wire and cable, insulated with Southwire TelcoHyde®. UL listed Type RHH/ST1 for use in accordance with the National Electrical Code. The construction of the wire and cable is in accordance with Telcordia GR-347-CORE and KS-24194™ and ATIS-0600017.2014, Underwriters’ Laboratories requirements, and the requirements of CSA for the FT4 flame test. Sizes 1/0 AWG and larger are UL “CT Use” (Cable Tray) rated.

CONSTRUCTION

Size: Sizes 14 AWG through 750 KCMIL • Single conductor.

Conductors: Class I (modified) bunched (8 and 6 AWG) and rope-bunched (4 AWG and larger) stranded tinned copper conforming to ASTM B-33 and Underwriters’ Laboratories requirements. An opaque Mylar tape shall be applied over the conductor to facilitate stripping. Class K copper used with 14-10 AWG.

Insulation: 105°C rated low smoke, non-halogen TelcoHyde® conforming to Underwriters’ Laboratories Standard 44, Subjects 509 and 758, and CSA C22.2 No. 210-11. In addition, TelcoHyde® complies with the requirements of Telcordia Specification GR-347-CORE. The insulation has a Limiting Oxygen Index of 35%.

Separator: On sizes 6 AWG and larger, a 1 mil clear mylar tape shall be applied over the insulation.

Surface Marking: Two sides of the cable shall be printed using an ink of contrasting color and with the following information: “SOUTHWIRE AIW™ CORD BRAND TELCOFLEX® II/KS24194™ L2 NON-HAL (UL) E18321 SIZE (AWG or KCMIL) 600 VOLTS RHH ST1 FT4 OR AWM 3578 60°C WET VW-1 — LL8825 CSA AWM I B 105°C 600 VOLTS FT4-ST1 YEAR TIME JULIAN DATE — MEETS IEC INCLUDING 60674 & 60332”.

Note: KS24194™ L2 printed on 8-750 only. For sizes 1/0 AWG and larger add "FOR CT USE" before "(AWM 3578)" on Sizes 1/0 AWG and larger. Sequential footage markings shall be applied at 2 foot intervals on one side of the cable.

Testing: Physical and electrical tests in accordance with UL Standard 44 requirements, Subject 509 and 758; and CSA Standard C22.2 No. 210-11 as AWM.

Labels: UL tags and labels shall be applied to all packages.

CABLE DATA
Size Stranding
(24 AWG)
Nominal
CMA
Conductor
Diamter
Insulation Min
Avg Walls
Nominal Insulation
Diameter
MAX. DC
RES
@ 20°C
Ampacity per
NEC Table
310.15 (B)(16)
AWG In Mils In Ohms/MFT 75°C 90°C
14 41 4110 .077 45 .170 2.730 20 25
12 65 6530 .089 45 .182 1.720 25 30
10 104 10380 .116 45 .209 1.080 35 40
8 41 16510 .153 60 .280 .6790 50 55
6 65 26240 .188 60 .315 .4360 65 75
4 105 41740 ,260 60 .385 .2740 85 95
2 168 66360 .305 80 .430 .1720 115 130
1 224 83690 .370 80 .540 .1260 130 150
1/0 266 105600 .392 80 .560 .1090 150 170
2/0 342 133100 .455 80 .620 .0868 175 195
4/0 532 211600 .577 80 .745 .0546 230 260
350 MCM 888 350000 .760 95 .960 .0334 310 350
500 MCM 1221 500000 .890 95 1.090 .0234 380 430
750 MCM 1850 750000 1.094 110 1.320 .0157 475 535
 

 

Print Legend
SOUTHWIRE AIW™ CORE BRAND TElCOFlEX™ II KS24194™ l2 NoN Hal SIZE aWg 600V RHH ST1 FT4 (ul) oR aWm 3578 60°C WET VW-1 E NumBER CSa NumBER CSa aWm IB 105°C 600V FT4 YEaR (SIZES oVER 1/0 INCluDE “FoR CT uSE”)


UL Listed CSA CSA

TELCOFLEX® is a registered trademark of Southwire. TelcoHyde is a trademark of Southwire.
KS24194 is a trademark of General Electric Corporation.