GENERAL CABLE Diesel Locomotive Cable 8 Gauge 2000V EPR XL-CPE UL Types RHH RHW-2 2000V and C(UL) RW90 1000V Flexible Oil- Sunlight- and Ozone-Resistant Flame-Retardant

GENERAL CABLE Diesel Locomotive Cable 8 Gauge 2000V EPR XL-CPE UL Types RHH RHW-2 2000V and C(UL) RW90 1000V Flexible Oil- Sunlight- and Ozone-Resistant Flame-Retardant

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GENERAL CABLE Diesel Locomotive Cable 8 Gauge 2000V EPR XL-CPE UL Types RHH RHW-2 2000V and C(UL) RW90 1000V Flexible Oil- Sunlight- and Ozone-Resistant Flame-Retardant

Product Details

Conductor: 14 AWG (2.08 mm) thru 1111.1 kcmil (562 mm) Class I fully annealed flexible stranded tin coated copper per AAR 589

Insulation:  Flame-retardant, lead-free Cross-linked Ethylene Propylene (EP) with separator tape over the conductor to facilitate strippingv

Jacket: 
• Black, flame-retardant, sunlight-, ozone- and oil-resistant, lead-free Cross-linked Chlorinated Polyethylene (XL-CPE) 
• Colors available upon request

Applications: 
• For use up to 2000 V as power cables in wind turbine generator applications per UL Subject 6140 
• Diesel electric locomotives 
• Mining and earth-moving equipment 
• General purpose use as flexible power leads 
• Flexible power leads in cable trays in sizes 1/0 AWG and larger 
• Accepted for listing as flame-resistant by MSHA

Features:
• Rated 90°C wet or dry per UL 44/CSA C.22.2-38 
• Flexible tinned copper stranding 
• Excellent resistance to oils, gear lubricants, ozone, sunlight, heat and flame 
• Designed to withstand continuous flexing

Minimum Bend Radius:  8X O.D. for fixed installations or mobile applications

Torsion Requirements:  +/-180° twists per meter for 5,000 cycles at -40°C with cable weight compensated to 18 meters

Compliances:
Industry Compliances:
• Type RHH/RHW-2 per UL 44, UL File # E90494 
• c(UL)US Type RW90 per CSA C.22.2-38, UL File # E90494 
• National Electrical Code (NEC) 
• ICEA S-95-658/NEMA WC70 
• “For CT Use” on 1/0 AWG and larger in accordance with NEC® 
• Accepted for listing as flame resistant by MSHA
• RoHS Compliant

Flame Test Compliances: 
• UL 2556 VW-1 
• IEEE 1202/CSA FT4 for sizes 1/0 AWG and larger

technical specification:
cond. size (awg/kcmil) 8
cond. size (mm2) 8.36
cond. strand 37w
nominal cond. o.d. (inches) 0.144
nominal cond. o.d. (mm) 3.7
nom. ins. thickness (inches) 0.055
nom. ins. thickness (mm) 1.4
jacket thickness (inches) 0.030
jacket thickness (mm) 0.8
nominal o.d.(inches) 0.33
nominal o.d.(mm) 8.3
approx. net weight (lbs/1000 ft) 87
approx. net weight (kg/km) 129
catalog number 5310.01008

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