Application
RWU90 is designed for direct earth burial (with protection as required by the inspecting authority).
For service entrance above or below ground.
Temperature rating and voltage rating
90ºC and 1000V
Standard
CSA C22.2 No. 38: Thermoset-Insulated Wire
UL44: Thermoset-Insulated Wire
Construction
Conductor: Copper conductor, sizes 14 AWG up to 1000 kcmil
Insulation: Cross linked polyethylene (XLPE). Available colours are black, white, red, blue and green.
Technical Parameter
| Conductor | Insulation Thickness | Approximate Diameter | Approximate Weight | ||||
| Size
AWG or kcmil |
Number of Strands | inches | mm | inches | mm | lbs/1000ft | kg/km |
| 14 | 7 | 0.060 | 1.52 | 0.193 | 4.9 | 23 | 34 |
| 12 | 7 | 0.060 | 1.52 | 0.212 | 5.4 | 32 | 48 |
| 10 | 7 | 0.060 | 1.52 | 0.236 | 6.0 | 46 | 68 |
| 8 | 7 | 0.080 | 2.03 | 0.320 | 8.0 | 79 | 118 |
| 6 | 7 | 0.080 | 2.03 | 0.350 | 8.8 | 111 | 165 |
| 4 | 7 | 0.080 | 2.03 | 0.410 | 10.4 | 166 | 247 |
| 3 | 7 | 0.080 | 2.03 | 0.420 | 10.6 | 203 | 302 |
| 2 | 7 | 0.080 | 2.03 | 0.440 | 11.3 | 249 | 371 |
| 1 | 19 | 0.095 | 2.41 | 0.512 | 13.2 | 310 | 462 |
| 1/0 | 19 | 0.095 | 2.41 | 0.552 | 13.9 | 383 | 570 |
| 2/0 | 19 | 0.095 | 2.41 | 0.595 | 15.0 | 474 | 705 |
| 3/0 | 19 | 0.095 | 2.41 | 0.644 | 16.2 | 587 | 874 |
| 4/0 | 19 | 0.095 | 2.41 | 0.700 | 17.6 | 730 | 1087 |
| 250 | 37 | 0.110 | 2.79 | 0.778 | 19.8 | 870 | 1295 |
| 350 | 37 | 0.110 | 2.79 | 0.881 | 22.4 | 1191 | 1772 |
| 500 | 37 | 0.110 | 2.79 | 1.010 | 25.6 | 1673 | 2490 |
| 600 | 61 | 0.125 | 3.17 | 1.116 | 28.4 | 2009 | 2989 |
| 750 | 61 | 0.125 | 3.17 | 1.218 | 30.9 | 2488 | 3702 |
| 1000 | 61 | 0.125 | 3.17 | 1.367 | 34.7 | 3283 | 4886 |
