400/800/2300 Raceway Wire Fill Capacity for Power | |||||
Cable/Wire Size | O.D. | 400 Raceway | 800 Raceway | ||
inches | [mm] | Number of Conductors |
Number of Conductors |
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14 AWG | 0.111 | [2.8] | 7 | 10 | |
12 AWG | 0.130 | [3.3] | 5 | 7 | |
10 AWG | 0.164 | [4.2] | 3 | 4 |
400/800/2300 Raceway Wire Fill Capacity for Communications | |||||||
O.D. (Approx. Dia) | 500 Raceway | 700 Raceway | |||||
Cable wire Size | inches | [mm] | 20% Fill * |
40% Fill ** |
20% Fill * |
40% Fill ** |
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UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR |
4-pair, 24 AWG, Cat 3 4-pair, 24 AWG, Cat 5e 4-pair, 24 AWG, Cat 6 |
0.190 0.210 0.250 |
[4.8] [5.3] [6.3] |
1 1 0 |
2 2 1 |
1 1 1 |
3 3 2 |
TELEPHONE | 2-pair, 24 AWG 3-pair, 24 AWG 4-pair, 24 AWG 25-pair, 24 AWG |
0.140 0.150 0.190 0.410 |
[3.6] [3.8] [4.8] [10.4] |
2 2 1 0 |
2 2 1 0 |
3 2 1 0 |
6 5 3 0 |
COAXIAL | RG58/U RG59/U RG62/U RG6/U |
0.195 0.242 0.242 0.270 |
[5.0] [6.1] [6.1] [6.9] |
1 0 0 0 |
2 1 1 1 |
1 1 1 0 |
3 2 2 1 |
TWINAXIAL | 100 Ohm | 0.330 | [8.4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR |
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 |
0.390 0.465 0.245 |
[9.9] [11.8] [6.2] |
0 0 0 |
0 0 1 |
0 0 1 |
0 0 2 |
FIBER | Mini ZipCord ZipCord Round 4 Strand Fiber Round 6 Strand Fiber |
0.079 x 0.157 0.118 x 0.236 0.187 0.256 |
[2 x 4] [3 x 6] [4.8] [6.5] |
3 1 1 0 |
6 1 1 1 |
4 1 1 1 |
8 3 3 2 |
* 20% cable fill is calculated to approximate reduction in cable capacity due to connectors mounted with raceway and fittings that may restrict cross sectional area.
** 40% cable fill is the maximum designed cable fill based on a proposed revision to TIA/EIA 569-A.