Application
This exceptional Duplex Triplex Quadruplex Service Drop Cable with Copper Conductor is ingeniously designed to deliver power efficiently from a pole-mounted transformer directly to the user's service head, where it seamlessly connects to the service entrance cable. It is ideal not only for such power supply applications but also perfectly suited for street lighting, security illumination, and temporary power service in construction projects. Engineered for use at voltages of 600 volts phase-to-phase or lower, it supports conductor temperatures up to 75 ºC for polyethylene insulated conductors and an impressive 90 ºC for crosslinked polyethylene (XLP) insulated conductors, ensuring superior performance.
Specifications
This cable meets or exceeds these rigorous ASTM specifications:
- B-1 Hard-Drawn Copper Wire.
- B-3 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire.
- B-8 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors, available in Hard, Medium-Hard, or Soft options.
It also meets or exceeds all relevant requirements of ANSI/ICEA S-76-474 standards for both polyethylene and crosslinked polyethylene insulated conductors, ensuring top-notch quality and reliability.
Construction
The construction features conductors that are concentrically stranded with compressed soft copper, insulated with either crosslinked polyethylene or conventional polyethylene, offering robust and enduring performance.
Its neutral messengers are crafted from either solid or concentrically stranded bare hard-drawn copper, ensuring structural integrity and stability.
Notes:
- For XLP insulated products, code words are ingeniously crafted by appending "XLP" to the standard polyethylene code words above (e.g.-Theta/XLP), simplifying identification.
- The ampacity figures provided are specific to black insulation only. These are based on a conductor temperature of 75 ºC for polyethylene insulated conductors and 90 ºC for XLP insulated conductors, an ambient temperature of 40 ºC, and wind at 2 ft./sec. in direct sunlight, ensuring accurate performance assessments.




