NM-B Cable 8/3

Product Description

NM-B Cable 8/3

500' = Coil

1000' = Reel

NM-B (Non-Metallic sheath cable) is suitable to use in indoor residential applications for circuits intended for luminaries, outlets, switches, and household appliances.

• 600V
• Conductors - 3
• Black Sheathing
• Test Voltage - 2500 V AC at 30°C
• Allowable Ampacity - 40 Amps
• Nylon Insulation Thickness - 5 Mils
• PVC Insulation Thickness - 30 Mils
• Ground Conductor Size - 8 AWG 
• No. of Strands - 7
• Solid or Stranded bare annealed copper conductor as per ASTM B3 & B8
• Heat resistant  PVC insulation with a transparent layer of Nylon assembled in a flat parallel configuration including copper ground wire between two insulated cores wrapped with a flame-retardant paper.
• Heat & Abrasion resistant PVC Sheath
• Operating Temp - Nominal 90°C, Cold Bend -25°C
• Bending Radius - 12 x Overall Diameter
• Approximate Weight - 251#/1000'

Standard, References & Compliance 

• UL 83
• UL 719
• Vertical Flame test FV-1  -  UL 2556
• Vertical tray Flame test  -  UL 1685