Service Entrance Cable

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dld1952

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I want to use type SE cable to feed a seperate building. Up a exterior wall, 60 feet through the air and down another exterior wall. Is this use permitted?
 
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Originally posted by dld1952:
I want to use type SE cable to feed a seperate building. Up a exterior wall, 60 feet through the air and down another exterior wall. Is this use permitted?
It could be if you support the SE with a messenger for the 'air' portion.
 
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Then, since that messenger is an "other metallic path", wouldn't you need to use SER instead of SE? Just thinking out loud here? I don't install aerial stuff in SE or SER anyhow. I swtich to ACSR for the overhead portion, with H-Taps.
 
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Originally posted by mdshunk:
Then, since that messenger is an "other metallic path", wouldn't you need to use SER instead of SE? Just thinking out loud here? I don't install aerial stuff in SE or SER anyhow. I swtich to ACSR for the overhead portion, with H-Taps.
It sure could be assuming he does not run a non-conductive messenger.

Maybe it's a 120 volt circuit. ;)

I also agree with the ACSR suggestion.
 
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Then, since that messenger is an "other metallic path"...
396 requires the messenger wire to be grounded, but is there a requirement to bond it to the grounding systems on BOTH structures rather than just bonding it to the supplying structure's grounding system and NOT creating an "other metallic path" with it in the first place?
 
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