Cable for rental generator
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Seven-Delta-FortyOne
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This is what everyone here uses, with camlocks on the ends.
zbang
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The cable brand is whatever the rental company can provide, if they have the generator, they should have the cable; and yes, it'll have camlock E1016 connectors.
Also, the URL above is for welding cable (which nobody I've seen uses) and is not a compliant type of flexible cable, you need types SC, W, or similar (see Arts 400 and 590).
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www.awcwire.com
and many others
Also, the URL above is for welding cable (which nobody I've seen uses) and is not a compliant type of flexible cable, you need types SC, W, or similar (see Arts 400 and 590).
Type W Cable | Allied Wire & Cable
Built for industrial and mining applications, customizable Type W cable has oil, chemical, water, and abrasion-resistant thick synthetic rubber insulation.
www.awcwire.com
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I agree stage lighting type cables with Camlocks are pretty much standard. Typically #4/0 in free air is used for 400 amps.
Seven-Delta-FortyOne
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The cable brand is whatever the rental company can provide, if they have the generator, they should have the cable; and yes, it'll have camlock E1016 connectors.
Also, the URL above is for welding cable (which nobody I've seen uses) and is not a compliant type of flexible cable, you need types SC, W, or similar (see Arts 400 and 590).
and many othersType W Cable | Allied Wire & Cable
Built for industrial and mining applications, customizable Type W cable has oil, chemical, water, and abrasion-resistant thick synthetic rubber insulation.
So I pulled the cut sheet on that, and it’s a Type EP cable, which is the same sheath type listed on Allied’s site for their Type W cable. And they have it listed for extreme use in mines and shipyards.
But I can’t find info on either type in the NEC.
Seven-Delta-FortyOne
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Forgot to attach the cut sheet.
cables has neutral wire? you have link to download cable cutsheet?
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Sorry they're individual single cables each with a Camlock on each end. We rent the same type of cable for load bank testing.
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- Illinois
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- retired electrician
While, not compliant, welding cable (without a dual marking) is very commonly used for this type of application, at least around here.The cable brand is whatever the rental company can provide, if they have the generator, they should have the cable; and yes, it'll have camlock E1016 connectors.
Also, the URL above is for welding cable (which nobody I've seen uses) and is not a compliant type of flexible cable, you need types SC, W, or similar (see Arts 400 and 590).
and many othersType W Cable | Allied Wire & Cable
Built for industrial and mining applications, customizable Type W cable has oil, chemical, water, and abrasion-resistant thick synthetic rubber insulation.
eric stromberg
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and how do you terminate the cables at each end? The 4/0 is highly stranded and it is also using the 90 DegC rating. If you are terminated to lugs on the panel, the lugs are probably on for B or C stranding. The termination on the panel is also 75 DegC. Typical solution is to use a length of either 500 or 600 kcmil conductor, say THWN-2, and splice it to the 4/0 conductor. It might be difficult to find the same series camlock that will fit the larger conductor. I've talked to rental companies about this and pretty much get a deer in the headlights response.
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Our rental company gives us short Camlock ends with a crimped on terminal.
eric stromberg
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- Texas
Nice!
hillbilly1
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You just have to make sure they give you the same # of male and female ends! I’ve had rental companies send the wrong mix, not enough of one or the other. Generator was lug only, load was lug only.
zbang
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EP insulation does not necessarily make for an NEC cable type, Allied's type W might use the same construction and insulation, but unless Allied calls the product "type W", it isn't.
There is no flexible cable type EP in the NEC but you will find types SC and W (and G) in table 400.4. Pay attention to rating temperatures, termination temperatures, and whether any lugs used are listed for fine-stand cable (you may be able to rent those along with the cable). Also read the footnotes for table 400.5(A)(2).
Seven-Delta-FortyOne
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