Service Drop Cables
Quadruplex Service Drop
Three insulated 1350-H19 aluminium phase conductors assembled with a bare neutral messenger to carry three phase power from pole-mounted transformers to the service head.
Construction
What it's built from
- Phase conductors
- Three compressed concentric 1350-H19 aluminium
- Insulation
- XLP (90°C) or PE (75°C)
- Messenger
- Bare AAC, ACSR or 6201 alloy neutral
- Options
- Ridged phase identification
Sizes & ratings
Selected code words — nominal values
| Code word | Messenger | Phase size | OD (in) | Weight XLP (lbs/kft) | Messenger breaking strength (lbs) | Ampacity XLP 90°C (A) | Ampacity PE 75°C (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clydesdale | AAC | 4 | 0.68 | 208 | 881 | 100 | 80 |
| Mustang | AAC | 2 | 0.88 | 333 | 1,350 | 135 | 105 |
| Criollo | AAC | 1/0 | 1.12 | 529 | 1,990 | 180 | 140 |
| Oldenburg | AAC | 4/0 | 1.50 | 986 | 4,020 | 275 | 210 |
| Lippizaner | AAC | 336.4 | 1.91 | 1,546 | 6,146 | 370 | 280 |
| Morgan | ACSR | 4 | 0.69 | 226 | 1,860 | 100 | 80 |
| Palomino | ACSR | 2 | 0.89 | 362 | 2,850 | 135 | 105 |
| Appaloosa | ACSR | 4/0 | 1.52 | 1,079 | 8,350 | 275 | 210 |
| Hurricane | ACSR | 500 | 2.21 | 2,196 | 14,100 | 480 | 360 |
| Walking | 6201 alloy | 4/0 | 1.52 | 1,019 | 8,560 | 275 | 210 |
Ampacity at 90°C conductor for XLP and 75°C for PE, 40°C ambient, emissivity 0.9, 2 ft/sec wind in sun. Full code word range in the datasheet.
Applications
Where it is used
- 01
Three phase service drops from pole transformers
- 02
Overhead secondary distribution networks
- 03
Commercial and light industrial service connections
- 04
Utility network extensions
Standards
Referenced specifications
- ASTM B-230
- ASTM B-231
- ASTM B-232
- ASTM B-399
- ICEA S-76-474
Configurations
Available variants
- AAC neutral messenger
- ACSR neutral messenger
- 6201 alloy neutral messenger
- 6 AWG to 500 kcmil phase
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