UL486A-486B          NMX-J-543-ANCE-03           C22.2 No.65-03

 

WIRE / CABLE  TYPES, CLASSES and SIZES

COVERED BY THE STANDARD ABOVE.
OTHER TYPES OF WIRE SUCH AS CLASS K "FLEX" WIRE (NOT LISTED HERE)
ARE ONLY PERMITTED BY SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL TESTING

IHI Connectors® brand Listed Lugs have been UL486 tested and approved for flex (flexible) fine stranded wires of class G, class H, class I, metric class 5, DLO (Diesel Locomotive) and class k (MTW / welding wire / battery wire)

Use this chart in conjunction with wire ranges marked on

LUGS &/or PRODUCT LABEL FOR ACCEPTABLE WIRE TYPES AND SIZES

REF:Standard AVAILABLE from: http://ulstandards.ul.com/

THIS CHART BELOW IS A GENERAL INFORMATION GUIDE ONLY. E&OE.
 

WIRE STRANDING TYPE / CLASS	WIRE MATERIAL
	COPPER	ALUMINUM
AWG SOLID	30 AWG (.05mm2) to 10 AWG (5.3mm2)	12 AWG (3.3mm2) and 10 AWG (5.3mm2)
AWG STRANDED CLASS B CONECENTRIC, COMPRESSED	30 AWG (.05mm2) to 2000 kcmil (1010mm2)	12 AWG (3.3mm2) to 2000 kcmil (1010mm2)
AWG STRANDED COMPACT UNIDIRECTIONAL LAY	USA: 2 AWG (33.6mm2) & LARGER  CANADA & MEXICO: 8 AWG (8.4mm2) & LARGER	12 AWG (3.3mm2) to 2000 kcmil (1010mm2)
SIW (SINGLE INPUT WIRE) STRANDED	-	12 AWG (3.3mm2) to 1000 kcmil (508mm2)
AWG STRANDED CLASS C CONCENTRIC	kcmil(1010mm2)	-
METRIC SOLID & STRANDED	FALLING WITHIN THE ABOVE SIZE RANGES	FALLING WITHIN THE ABOVE SIZE RANGES
COPPER CLAD ALUMINUM (USA ONLY). NOT ALLOWED FOR CANADA, OR MEXICO	-	12 AWG (3.3mm2) and 10 AWG (5.3mm2) SOLID 12 AWG (3.3mm2) to 2000 kcmil (1010mm2) STRANDED CLASS B CONCENTRIC, COMPRESSED and CLASS C CONCENTRIC