AL SERG Cable
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Re: AL SERG Cable
What is SERG?
If you look at the cable or conductor jacket, if it has code letters such as XHHW-N then you can go to Table 310.13 and it will tell you what it can be used for.
[ December 13, 2003, 06:32 PM: Message edited by: tom baker ]
What is SERG?
If you look at the cable or conductor jacket, if it has code letters such as XHHW-N then you can go to Table 310.13 and it will tell you what it can be used for.
[ December 13, 2003, 06:32 PM: Message edited by: tom baker ]
electricmanscott
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Re: AL SERG Cable
Type U SE is for underground use.
Type U SE is for underground use.
hbiss
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Re: AL SERG Cable
No. SE or SER is not for underground in conduit and certainly not direct burial. See Article 338. You need to use type USE and there is a limit of 6 feet allowed within the building. From there it muse change over to SER if necessary.
No. SE or SER is not for underground in conduit and certainly not direct burial. See Article 338. You need to use type USE and there is a limit of 6 feet allowed within the building. From there it muse change over to SER if necessary.
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Re: AL SERG Cable
"limit of 6 feet allowed within the building", keep in mind this is a local code, not NEC. The type of cable and raceway for service entrance conductors is frequently limited by local codes.
"limit of 6 feet allowed within the building", keep in mind this is a local code, not NEC. The type of cable and raceway for service entrance conductors is frequently limited by local codes.
hbiss
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Re: AL SERG Cable
338.10(b) "The length of of cable extending indoors to the first termination box shall not exceed 1.8 m (6ft)".
338.10(b) "The length of of cable extending indoors to the first termination box shall not exceed 1.8 m (6ft)".
pierre
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Re: AL SERG Cable
Hbliss
Check the errata for the 2002 1st printing and you will see this is not supposed to be in the code section you are refering to.
Pierre
Hbliss
Check the errata for the 2002 1st printing and you will see this is not supposed to be in the code section you are refering to.
Pierre
pierre
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Re: AL SERG Cable
Go to www.necdigest.org or www.nfpa.org and when you get to the website, click on resources. At resources it will direct you to all of the NFPA TIA and Errata. Scroll down to 70 2002. There are four pages, it is on page two.
Errata 20. Page 70-186
338.10(B)(4)(b): Revise second paragraph to read:
"Type USE cable shall be installed outside in accordance with the provisions of Article 340. Where Type USE cable emerges from the ground at terminations, it shall be protected in accordance with 300.5(D). Multiconductor service entrance cable shall be permitted to be installed as messenger-supported wiring in accordance with Articles 225 and 396."
This errate has deleted the sentence
"The length of the cable extending indoors to the first termination box shall not exceed 1.8m(6 ft)."
When at the sites mentioned above, you might want to print out the errata and correct your copy of the NEC.
Pierre
Go to www.necdigest.org or www.nfpa.org and when you get to the website, click on resources. At resources it will direct you to all of the NFPA TIA and Errata. Scroll down to 70 2002. There are four pages, it is on page two.
Errata 20. Page 70-186
338.10(B)(4)(b): Revise second paragraph to read:
"Type USE cable shall be installed outside in accordance with the provisions of Article 340. Where Type USE cable emerges from the ground at terminations, it shall be protected in accordance with 300.5(D). Multiconductor service entrance cable shall be permitted to be installed as messenger-supported wiring in accordance with Articles 225 and 396."
This errate has deleted the sentence
"The length of the cable extending indoors to the first termination box shall not exceed 1.8m(6 ft)."
When at the sites mentioned above, you might want to print out the errata and correct your copy of the NEC.
Pierre
charlie
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Re: AL SERG Cable
For those who use the electronic version of the NEC, insert a note with the errata on the note.
For those who use the electronic version of the NEC, insert a note with the errata on the note.
Re: AL SERG Cable
I wonder why the errata for the 2003 Handbook does not 'correct' the same error.
Is it possible that the errata for this Section is still not correct ?
Have a meeting to attend tonight. Maybe tomorrow I will ask NPFA why .
Maybe Charlie could get a quicker answer.
gwz2
I wonder why the errata for the 2003 Handbook does not 'correct' the same error.
Is it possible that the errata for this Section is still not correct ?
Have a meeting to attend tonight. Maybe tomorrow I will ask NPFA why .
Maybe Charlie could get a quicker answer.
gwz2
Re: AL SERG Cable
Just looked at the May 2001 ROP on page 503 , proposal 7-209 338-4(b) then looked at the May 2001 ROC pages 262, 263, 264 ROC comments 7-96, 7-100, and 7-101 of which I am confused.
I've always understood that USE did not have the flame retardant to be used indoors , but it was allowed for the 6 feet to make terminations inside.
Charlie, - HELP !
gwz2
Just looked at the May 2001 ROP on page 503 , proposal 7-209 338-4(b) then looked at the May 2001 ROC pages 262, 263, 264 ROC comments 7-96, 7-100, and 7-101 of which I am confused.
I've always understood that USE did not have the flame retardant to be used indoors , but it was allowed for the 6 feet to make terminations inside.
Charlie, - HELP !
gwz2
Re: AL SERG Cable
Just looked at the May 2001 ROP on page 503 , proposal 7-209 338-4(b) then looked at the May 2001 ROC pages 262, 263, 264 ROC comments 7-96, 7-100, and 7-101 of which I am confused.
I've always understood that USE did not have the flame retardant to be used indoors , but it was allowed for the 6 feet to make terminations inside.
Charlie, - HELP ! Good or Bad.
gwz2
Just looked at the May 2001 ROP on page 503 , proposal 7-209 338-4(b) then looked at the May 2001 ROC pages 262, 263, 264 ROC comments 7-96, 7-100, and 7-101 of which I am confused.
I've always understood that USE did not have the flame retardant to be used indoors , but it was allowed for the 6 feet to make terminations inside.
Charlie, - HELP ! Good or Bad.
gwz2
charlie
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Re: AL SERG Cable
Glenn, my definition of an expert is one who realizes how much he doesn't know about a particular subject. I am a recognized expert on the NEC. However, I know very little about USE cable except we use a lot of it but it is not listed or marked.
The bottom line is that you know more about this cable than I know, sorry.
Glenn, my definition of an expert is one who realizes how much he doesn't know about a particular subject. I am a recognized expert on the NEC. However, I know very little about USE cable except we use a lot of it but it is not listed or marked.
The bottom line is that you know more about this cable than I know, sorry.
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