COPPER TRACER WIRE

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Construction:

• Soft drawn copper solid conductor
• 16 AWG to 8 AWG
• Insulated with Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) also known as high molecular weight polyethylene (HMWPE)
• Color options: yellow, blue, red, orange, black, green

Applications and Features:

• Used as tracer wire to locate buried conduit
• 30 volt constructions suitable for direct burial
• 30 or 600 volt depending on insulation thickness

Specifications:

ASTM B3 Standard Specification for Soft or Annealed Copper Wire

30 Volt

SIZE	CONDUCTOR NOMINAL O.D.	INSULATION THICKNESS	OVERALL NOMINAL O.D.	APPROX. WEIGHT
AWG	inch	inch	inch	lbs/1000’
16	0.0508	0.03	0.111	11
14	0.0641	0.03	0.124	16
12	0.0808	0.03	0.141	24
10	0.1019	0.03	0.162	36
8	0.128	0.03	0.189	56

600 Volt

SIZE	CONDUCTOR NOMINAL O.D.	INSULATION THICKNESS	OVERALL NOMINAL O.D.	APPROX. WEIGHT
AWG	inch	inch	inch	lbs/1000’
16	0.0508	0.045	0.141	13
14	0.0641	0.045	0.154	19
12	0.0808	0.045	0.171	27
10	0.1019	0.045	0.192	40
8	0.128	0.045	0.219	60

Color Options

Conduit	Fiber Optic Cable	Colors	orange
	CATV/Telephone		orange
	Gas		yellow
	Electric		black red
	Water		blue
	Sewer		green

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