Single conductor cable must be 1 0 awg or larger and be permitted to be used in cable tray.
Cable tray support spacing nec.
Support for the equipment also must be in accord with the appropriate nec article.
Welding cable can be installed in accordance with article 630 part iv.
Large retail and warehouse installations use cable tray to support their data communication cable systems.
Cable tray is classified by the nec nfpa 70 the national electrical code as a support system and not as a raceway.
It would be impossible to have the wiring system flexibility they need with a conduit wiring system.
Or in ventilated trough cable tray.
This is a critical distinction because it means the requirements for the cable contained in raceway is different than cable supported by cable tray.
Nema national electrical manufacturers association is an association comprised of the major cable tray.
Articles 318 250 and 800 cover various aspects of cable tray systems.
Nema ve 1 this standard specifies the manufacturing requirements for metal cable trays such as.
If the cable is sized 1 0 awg through 4 0 awg it must be installed in ladder type cable tray with a maximum rung spacing of 9 in.
The national electrical code publishes the standards for all types of electrical applications.
Generally speaking raceway completely encloses the cable inside of it.