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#65981 05/18/06 10:18 PM
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The "new" MC that I had seen had 1 ungrounded, 1 grounded, 1 insulated EGC, 1 #10 AL, and the metal-clad casing was painted hospital grade green.

#65982 05/19/06 01:40 AM
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The Green HCFC is used alot arround here in patient care areas with approved grounding type connectors, using the bare ground for box and insulated for Hosp grade recept. We also will use it with some ig circuits .The metal clad for more exposed area`s and alum clad for not subject to damage.All are truck stock.

#65983 05/19/06 02:23 AM
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Roger, in todays labor market it is hard to find good help, never-mind someone who is awake in the morning enough to put a lock-nut on, and tighten it... It seems better care goes into make-up, and EGC wires are superior to this sheath connection IMO. Also, I can see some future goofs in the way of snipping the wire back and knicking the other conductors. Or the sharp edge of the sheath bond turning into the isulation of the others during install.

Bottom line, I would be a skeptic until forced to use it...

Talked to an Inspector here about it yesterday, she said we should check back with the city before doing a job in it. So that 15 inspectors to debate before I'll do anything with it.



[This message has been edited by e57 (edited 05-19-2006).]


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