PRODUCTS - COPPER USE-2

Underground Service Entrance Cable
Polytherm XLP Insulation
• Type RHH-90°C For Dry Locations
• Type RHW-2-90°C For Wet or Dry Locations
• 600 Volts
• Sunlight Resistant
• Gasoline and Oil Resistant I & II		 Download PDF
 

APPLICATIONS
• For use in conduit or suitable for use as underground service entrance cable
  for direct burial per NEC®
• Good choice for industrial applications where better insulation toughness
  and resistance to moisture and heat is desired
• For use as RHH or RHW-2 in wet or dry locations at temperatures up to 90°C
• Sunlight resistant

CONDUCTORS
• Stranded conductors:  Uncoated, soft copper per ASTM-B3, ASTM-B8  (12
  AWG - 2 AWG and 250 MCM - 750 MCM), and ASTM-B787 (1 AWG-4/0)

INSULATION
• XLP (cross-linked polyethylene)

INDUSTRY STANDARDS
• UL 44 (RHH OR RHW-2)
• UL 854 (USE-2), File No. E63541
• ASTM - B3
• ASTM - B8
• ASTM - B787
• Federal Specification A-A-59544
• NFPA70: National Electrical Code®
• NEMA WC70/ICEA S-95-658

SURFACE PRINT
• Sample: 2 AWG XLP TYPE RHH OR RHW-2 OR USE-2 600V SUN-RES 
  GASOLINE & OIL RESISTANT I & II (UL) E63541
Product Code Number
Conductors
Insulation Thickness Mils.
Approx. O.D. Inches
Allowable Ampacities*
Approx. Net Wt. lbs./m ft.
AWG Size
No. of Strands
60°C
**
75°C
***
90°C
****
120-4000
8
7
60
0.280
40
50
55
69
120-4200
6
7
60
0.320
55
65
75
102
120-4400
4
7
60
0.370
70
85
95
154
120-4600
2
7
60
0.430
95
115
130
236
120-4700
1
19
80
0.500
110
130
150
307
120-5000
1/0
19
80
0.540
125
150
170
379
120-5200
2/0
19
80
0.590
145
175
195
466
120-5400
3/0
19
80
0.640
165
200
225
580
120-5600
4/0
19
80
0.700
195
230
260
719
120-6000
250
37
95
0.780
215
255
290
861
120-6800
350
37
95
0.880
260
310
350
1183
120-8000
500
37
95
1.010
320
380
430
1658
XX Color Add Code (See chart below)
* Per Table 310-16 NEC®
** For termination to equipment for circuits rated 100 amperes or less or marked for size 14 through 1 AWG conductors.
*** For termination to equipment for circuits rated over 100 amperes or marked for conductors larger than 1 AWG.
**** RHH in dry locations. RHW-2 and USE-2 in wet or dry locations.
Package Code
J
K
R
M
P
AWG Size
500' reel
1000' reel
2000' reel
2500' reel
5000' reel
8 Stranded
 
X
  
X
X
6 Stranded
 
X
    
X
4 Stranded
 
X
    
X
2 Stranded
 
X
    
X
1 Stranded
 
X
    
X
1/0
  
X
    
X
2/0
X
X
    
X
3/0
X
X
    
X
4/0
  
X
    
X
250 MCM
  
X
  
X
  
350 MCM
  
X
  
X
  
400 MCM
 
X
X
    
500 MCM
 
X
  
X