I never noticed that before....330.10 (A) (8)

[frizbeedog]

MC cable

Uses permitted:

(8) As aerial cable on a messenger.

And if outdoors assuming (11), In wet locations......

Not something I would choose first and was surprised that it is given as an option.

Funny what you find while looking through the book. The whole time wondering, who would choose that option?

...and why?

 

[chris kennedy]

Temporary install. What do we have at the shop.

FWIW I have read that and wondered the same.

 

[RUWired]

Searching the web i found pvc jacketed mc cable and connectors for wet locations FYI

http://www.alliedtube.com/electrical-raceways/cable-systems/parking-deck-lot-cable.asp

http://www.americanconnectors.com/PDF_Files/COMPLETE%202007%20Catalog.pdf

 

[mdshunk]

I think the one and only time I used aerial MC was inside a farmer's market built in an old railroad roundhouse. Because of obstructions, the MC had to come from the ceiling about 20 feet up and about 20 feet away from a walk-in box. Really ugly, but it had to be in this case.