ceb58
Senior Member
- Location
- Raeford, NC
Yesterday I was wireing in a UPS at a old tower site we are up grading. I had picked up a spool of #2 from our shop and got it set up. Pulled a run off and cut it and was installing it in the conduit when something just didn't seem right. I got to looking at the wire and no where on the wire was it marked with size, type or any thing. It was violating 310.11 A 1-4 and 310.11 B. I looked on the spool and the only thing I found was a tag. A.W.I Douglas It went on to say it was #2 awg VW-1 MTW or THHN OR THWN-2 600v. It stated it was suitable as internal wireing not to exceed 600v and temp not exceeding 105c in air, 80c in oil,90c in air and 60c in moisture or in oil. The date was 9-24-08.
The only thing I could find out about this wire on google was it was made by American Insulated Wire from Douglas,Ga. It went on to say that they had been bought by Southwire in Feb. 2010. Dose any one see a REAL problem with using this wire? I matched it to another piece of #2 and there is no difference. Its in conduit in a dry location.
The only thing I could find out about this wire on google was it was made by American Insulated Wire from Douglas,Ga. It went on to say that they had been bought by Southwire in Feb. 2010. Dose any one see a REAL problem with using this wire? I matched it to another piece of #2 and there is no difference. Its in conduit in a dry location.