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Mining Cable

Type MP-GC Three-Conductor Mine Power Feeder Cable, CPE Sheath, 8kV

 

Applications

These cables are designed for connections between units of mine distribution systems, suitable forinstalled in

duct, conduit or open air and for direct burial in wet and dry locations.

Standards

ICEA S-75-381/NEMA WC 58

ASTM B-8

CAN/CSA-C22.2 No.96

Construction

Type MP-GC Three-Conductor Mine Power Feeder Cable, CPE Sheath, 8kV

Conductors: Stranded annealed bare copper conductor.

Conductor Shield:Semi-conducting layer.

Insulation:EPR.

Insulation Shield:Semi-conducting layer + copper tape.

Ground Check Conductor:Copper conductor with a yellow polypropylene insulation.

Grounding Conductor:Tinned copper conductor.

Sheath: Chlorinated Polyethylene(CPE), black. Other sheath materials can be offered upon request.

Options:

Other jacket materials such as CSP/PCP/NBR/PVC are available upon request.

Two-layer jacket with reinforcing fibre between the two layers can be offered as an option.

Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Minimum Bending Radius: 12×OD

Maximum Operating Temperature: +90℃

Dimensions and Weight:

Construction No. of Strands Grounding Conductor Size Ground Check Conductor Size Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Sheath Thickness Nominal Overall Diameter Nominal Weight Ampacity
No. of cores×AWG/kcmil - AWG/kcmil AWG/kcmil inch mm inch mm inch mm lbs/kft kg/km A
3×6 7 10 8 0.115 2.9 0.11 2.8 1.41 35.8 1175 1749 93
3×4 7 8 8 0.115 2.9 0.11 2.8 1.52 38.6 1608 2392 122
3×2 7 6 8 0.115 2.9 0.11 2.8 1.58 40.1 1919 2855 159
3×1 19 5 8 0.115 2.9 0.11 2.8 1.66 42.2 2507 3730 184
3×1/0 19 4 8 0.115 2.9 0.11 2.8 1.74 44.2 2660 3958 211
3×2/0 19 3 8 0.115 2.9 0.14 3.6 1.90 48.3 3257 4846 243
3×3/0 19 2 8 0.115 2.9 0.14 3.6 2.00 50.8 3432 5107 279
3×4/0 19 1 8 0.115 2.9 0.14 3.6 2.12 53.8 4382 6520 321
3×250 37 1/0 8 0.115 2.9 0.14 3.6 2.22 56.4 4965 7387 355
3×350 37 2/0 8 0.115 2.9 0.14 3.6 2.43 61.7 6484 9647 435
3×500 37 4/0 8 0.115 2.9 0.14 3.6 2.70 68.6 8857 13178 536

Ampacity-Based on a conductor temperature of 90℃ and an ambient air temperature of 40℃, per ICEA S-75-381.