A: LS MV-105 products are UL Listed. UL Certificate of Compliance attached below.
A: LS does not have a low smoke, zero halogen (LSZH) compound for any of our cables. Also of note, UL nor ICEA offer this compound for MV cable.
A: Yes, we can manufacture LV tray cables similar to Belden, but with notable exceptions (see below):
Type|LS Cable E-Series|Exceptions
TCXH12/3G | E3BFA-121B03CE00 | CSA, FT-4 RATING
TCXH6/3G|E3BFA-061B03CE00|CSA, FT-4 RATING
TCXH4/3G|E3BFA-041B03CE00|CSA, FT-4 RATING
TCXH10/4G|E3BFA-101B04CE00|CSA, FT-4 RATING
4C16 TC-ER|NO QUOTE|EPR, CPE JACKET
5C16 TC-ER|NO QUOTE|EPR, CPE JACKET
19C16 TC-ER|NO QUOTE|EPR, CPE JACKET
1118A|E1BEB-161B01PJ00|NPLF*, EU**
1055A|E1BED-161B02PJ00|NPLF*, EU**
1039A|E1BED-161B04PJ00|NPLF*, EU**
1119A|E1BEB-161B01TJ00|NPLF*, EU**
7806R|NO QUOTE|COAXIAL CABLE
*NPLF - Non-power limited signaling cable manufactured by Belden and distributed by Allied. NPLF fire alarm cable is rated 150V, 75 C. It is non-conduit cable for indoor use, according to NEC standards.
**EU - European Union.
A: Yes, our MV cables meet UL 1685 Flame Exposure test per UL 1685 as noted in our catalog.
A: In the image below, the red boxes indicate the industry specification that products are manufactured to. If there is a spec reference other than ULXXXX
or ICEAXXXX
, it is a non-standard product. A non-standard product may have different colors, markings, dimensions, compound, etc. per a customer's request or specification.
We see many inquiries on MV URD cables where a customer wants MV-105 rated URD. These inquiries are usually in response to a competitor's spec where the EPR URD indicates:
- 105C continuous operating temperatures
- Can be listed by UL as Type MV-90 on special orders
- Improved temperature rating (Insulation system has been tested and qualified for operation at 105C continuous and 140C emergency operating temperature)
Our MV URD for EPR/CN/LLDPE indicates designed to operate continuously at a conductor temperature not exceeding:
- 105C for normal operations
- 140C for emergency overload
- 250C for short circuit
Our default is to mark the jacket with Type MV-90 (UL) and competitor specs may list this marking as optional. Of note, the 105C insulation performance is defined by ICEA and UL as listed above for LLDPE jacket.
Overall, these products are rated with a continuous operating temperature not to exceed 105C and none of our competitor's spec (nor ours) indicate that the product will be market 'UL MV-105'. The only UL marking that any manufacturer can put on the print legends of these products is MV-90.
When comparing to competitor specs the way they are written can be confusing, but essentially they provide the same product as LS.
- 105C continuous operating temperatures
- Can be listed by UL as Type MV-90 on special orders
- Improved temperature rating (Insulation system has been tested and qualified for operation at 105C continuous and 140C emergency operating temperature)
Our MV URD for EPR/CN/LLDPE indicates designed to operate continuously at a conductor temperature not exceeding:
- 105C for normal operations
- 140C for emergency overload
- 250C for short circuit
Our default is to mark the jacket with Type MV-90 (UL) and competitor specs may list this marking as optional. Of note, the 105C insulation performance is defined by ICEA and UL as listed above for LLDPE jacket.
Overall, these products are rated with a continuous operating temperature not to exceed 105C and none of our competitor's spec (nor ours) indicate that the product will be market 'UL MV-105'. The only UL marking that any manufacturer can put on the print legends of these products is MV-90.
When comparing to competitor specs the way they are written can be confusing, but essentially they provide the same product as LS.
A: We do not offer MV-105 CTS with EPR jacket. EPR is an insulation material, not jacket material. Our Engineering team advises that a different EPR compound may be formulated for use as jacketing material (see below), but our current EPR compound is not and does not meet the standards we currently manufacture to (UL and ICEA). Of course, a customer may choose not to have it meet the standards we manufacture to, but it is unlikely that we source an additional jacket material unless there was a substantial upside.
A: Yes, LS packages reels with a level 2 reel wrap which provides adequate protection for storing reels in outdoor or inclement weather (see below).
Typically, additional packaging materials are required for cable that will be stored outside. See NEMA WC 26, 2008 Edition, 2008 - BINATIONAL WIRE AND CABLE PACKAGING STANDARD
This standard covers uniform requirements for packaging electrical wire and cable and replaces the following NEMA/EEMAC standards