M mcelweec@gmail.com CMAC1 Location NYC Occupation Electrician Aug 18, 2010 #1 I have been asked to install 2x6" carbon sleeves,but my suppliers don't know what these are,does anyone know a trade name for this conduit?
I have been asked to install 2x6" carbon sleeves,but my suppliers don't know what these are,does anyone know a trade name for this conduit?
cadpoint Senior Member Location Durham, NC Occupation Electrician - but not by NC Law. Aug 18, 2010 #2 Total WAG... it is a pluggedable via sealable service groumet ; I'm frankly thinking seal-off's that service conduits are run through?
Total WAG... it is a pluggedable via sealable service groumet ; I'm frankly thinking seal-off's that service conduits are run through?
N nakulak Senior Member Aug 18, 2010 #3 http://www.solarcomposites.com/composites/carbon%20fiber%20sleeves.html this is the only carbon fiber tubes I could find. Never seen it used for electrical (it is not an NEC listed wiring method)
http://www.solarcomposites.com/composites/carbon%20fiber%20sleeves.html this is the only carbon fiber tubes I could find. Never seen it used for electrical (it is not an NEC listed wiring method)
B BJ Conner Senior Member Location 97006 Aug 18, 2010 #4 But they are pretty. If they are sleeves they don't have to be UL listed-Tey are just a hole in the concrete.
But they are pretty. If they are sleeves they don't have to be UL listed-Tey are just a hole in the concrete.
SG-1 Senior Member Location Ware Shoals, South Carolina Aug 18, 2010 #5 Carbon Fiber is highly conductive, but looks & feels like an insulator. It is also very light weight & very strong. ( Very pretty too...)
Carbon Fiber is highly conductive, but looks & feels like an insulator. It is also very light weight & very strong. ( Very pretty too...)