Description
This 16 gauge 36 twisted pair conductor PLTC or Power Limited Tray Cable is an instrumentation tray cable that is rated to 300 volts compared to tray cables rated to 600 volts. This cable is made up of stranded bare copper conductors and rated for 105℃. It has a PVC insulation, an aluminum mylar tape shield with a stranded tinned copper drain, and a PVC jacket.
PLTC cables are UL approved for sunlight resistant, direct burial applications, and Class I Division II hazardous locations. They can be used in many applications including intercom systems, burglar alarms, power limited circuits, industrial control systems, and substations.
Applications:
- Process instrumentation requiring multi-pairs Power Limited Tray Cable (PLTC) & Instrumentation Tray Cable (ITC)
- Acceptable in Class I Division II hazardous areas per NEC Article 501-4 (b) for UL Type PLTC/ITC cables
Standards:
- UL Type PLTC and CL3 per UL standard 13
- Type ITC per UL standard 2250
- IEEE 1202
- OSHA Acceptable
Construction:
Conductor:
16 AWG stranded bare copper
36 pair conductors: black, white, and numbered
Drain Wire:
Stranded tinned copper
Shield:
Overall aluminum/polyester foil
Insulation:
PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride
Jacket:
PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride, Black
Spec sheet available here.