securing M/C cable with tie wraps?

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I happened to see this today and thought of this thread


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iwire said:
I happened to see this today and thought of this thread


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That's going to be a real mess when all that threaded rod gives out and everything drops to the floor.

At least the MC will be safe. :grin:

Roger
 
acrwc10 said:
As my father used to say," A thing of beauty, is a joy forever." :grin:
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That's pretty typical of commercial work around here. I have no problem with it. It's meant to be functional, not beautiful. Nobody cares what electrical stuff looks like other than picky electricians on forums. ;)
 
peter d said:
That's pretty typical of commercial work around here. I have no problem with it. It's meant to be functional, not beautiful. Nobody cares what electrical stuff looks like other than picky electricians on forums. ;)
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I'm all for functional, but I can still get a laugh at it. :grin:
 
peter d said:
I can assure you a job like that is all about cost and not beauty. ;)

Typical retail commercial work is not good for the electrician who likes to make art work out of everything.
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I keep plenty of tie wraps on the van too, they are a multi use part. I even use them to lock down the recessed lights on their brackets, works great.
 
mivey said:
The bundled & melting MC cable would be the cause of everything falling in the first place.
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Knowing what I do about the design of building the picture was in I would be surprised if any of those cables have more than 10 amps of load and many will be in the 1 to 4 amp area.
 
iwire said:
Knowing what I do about the design of building the picture was in I would be surprised if any of those cables have more than 10 amps of load and many will be in the 1 to 4 amp area.
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Sounds like a job for a 20-amper. :grin:
 
iwire said:
Knowing what I do about the design of building the picture was in I would be surprised if any of those cables have more than 10 amps of load and many will be in the 1 to 4 amp area.
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I missed that exception to derating in the NEC. ;)
 
Jim W in Tampa said:
They are not the best choice and after many years in a hot wearhouse you might have problems when they get brittle.
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I've found the black UV-stabilized ones are fine, it's the cheap white ones that give way. And using a big enough one, of course. If you're really worried about it, get the stainless steel cable ties.

Now if I could only get people to trim them flush. Can't count the number of little scars from badly-cut tywrap tails. (Once caught someone "trimming" by cutting the tails down to an inch or so. Asked them "What's the point?" Didn't know. They received a bit of "supplemental training".)
 
zbang said:
I've found the black UV-stabilized ones are fine, it's the cheap white ones that give way. And using a big enough one, of course. If you're really worried about it, get the stainless steel cable ties.

Now if I could only get people to trim them flush. Can't count the number of little scars from badly-cut tywrap tails. (Once caught someone "trimming" by cutting the tails down to an inch or so. Asked them "What's the point?" Didn't know. They received a bit of "supplemental training".)
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Your doing good if you can get some to trim them at all. Many don't care what the job looks like. But then if your after looks you would not be running MC
 
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