SPEC 9225 October, 2014 CCW Armored Instrumentation, Pairs/Triads, Overall Shield UL Type ITC-HL/PLTC, PVC, 300 V, 105°C, Sunlight-Resistant, Direct Burial UL Marine Shipboard Cable, ABS CWCMC ® Product Construction: Conductor: • Bare annealed copper per ASTM B3 • Class B stranding per ASTM B8 Insulation: • Flame-retardant Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), rated 105°C per UL Standards 13 and 2250 • Color-coded per ICEA Method 1: pairs – black and white; triads – black, white and red. Each conductor in each pair or triad is printed alphanumerically for easy identification Cable Assembly: • Individual pairs or triads and communication wire are cabled together with a left-hand lay • Communication wire: 22 AWG solid bare copper, flame-retardant Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), rated 105°C, orange • Communication wire is not included on single pair or single triad cables Overall Shield: • Flexfoil® aluminum/polyester tape shield providing 100% coverage • Stranded tinned copper drain wire, same size as insulated conductors Inner Jacket: • Flame-retardant Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) per UL Standards 13 and 2250, black • Low temperature performance meets ASTM D746 brittleness temperature at or below -40°C • Nylon rip cord to facilitate jacket removal CCW Armor: • Impervious, continuously welded and corrugated aluminum alloy sheath per UL 1569 • CCW armor conductivity meets the grounding requirements of NEC Article 250 Overall Jacket: • Flame-retardant, moisture- and sunlight-resistant Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) per UL Standards 13 and 2250, black • Low temperature performance meets ASTM D746 brittleness temperature at or below -40°C Applications: • CCW armored Instrumentation cables with an overall shield provide superior protection and reliability against physical damage for use in instrumentation and process control applications requiring ITC-HL or PLTC wiring methods where shielding against external EMI is required • For use as Power Limited Tray Cable on circuits rated 150 V or less and 5 amps or less in Class 2 or Class 3 circuits in accordance with NEC Article 725 • For use as Instrumentation Tray Cable on circuits rated 150 V or less and 5 amps or less in accordance with NEC Article 727 • Recognized for use in Class I and III, Divisions 1 and 2; Class II, Division 2; or Class I, Zones 1 and 2 hazardous locations per NEC Articles 501, 502, 503 and 505 • Installed indoors or outdoors, in wet or dry locations, in a raceway, as aerial cable on a messenger, in cable trays, or for direct burial • Recognized for use on fixed or floating offshore petroleum facilities as recommended by the American Petroleum Institute Features: • CCW armor provides superior mechanical protection and an impervious barrier to moisture, gas and liquids • CCW armor provides EMI shielding performance • Meets cold impact at -40° Specifications: Design Adherence: • UL 13 Power-Limited Circuit Cables • UL 2250 Instrumentation Tray Cable • UL 1569 Metal Clad Cables • UL 1309/CSA C22.2 No. 245 Marine Shipboard Cable Flame Tests: • ICEA T-29-520 (210,000 BTU/hr) • IEEE 383 (70,000 BTU/hr) • CSA FT4 • IEEE 1202 (70,000 BTU/hr) • UL 1581 (70,000 BTU/hr) • IEC 60332-3 Cat. A Compliances: • UL Type PLTC, SUN RES, DIR BUR, -40°C, UL File # E36118 • UL Type ITC-HL, UL File # E177408 • UL Listed Marine Shipboard, UL File # E85994 • American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Listed for CWCMC • RoHS Compliant Phone: 888-593-3355 www.generalcable.com
