Rope-Lay Stranded Bare Copper

Flexible Bare Copper for Transit Systems

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Construction:

Soft-Drawn (Annealed), Class G or H Rope-Lay-Stranded Bare Copper

Applications and Features:

Flexible stranded bare copper conductors suitable for non-tensioned full feeding jumpers, potential equalizing jumpers, continuity jumpers, structure and pole grounds, hangers and/or droppers and track bonding.

Specifications:

ASTM B3 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire

ASTM B173 Rope-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors Having Concentric-Stranded Members

Table 1 – Weights and Measurements

Cond. Size	Strand Class	Strand Count	Cond. Cmil	Diameter Over Conductor	Approx. Weight	DC Resistance @ 25°C
AWG/kcmil		No. of Strands	cmil	inch	lb/1000ft	Ω/1000ft
250	G	259	250000	0.653	795	0.0451

All dimensions are nominal and subject to normal manufacturing tolerances

◊ Cable marked with this symbol is a standard stock item

*Tinned Copper per ASTM B33

Revision: 1.000.004

Updated On: July 3, 2024, 10:13 p.m. UTC