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    Sep 24, 2007, 12:43 PM
    Overhead SubPanel Feeder Cable
    I am replacing an overhead feeder & panel to my garage. The old overheads were 12ga strung between porcelain insulators that the insulation had completely fallen off from. I am replacing the fuse box with my old 100 amp service panel from the house. I am trying to find wire marked sunlight resistant & am not having much luck. I have found on the web different manufacturers who say their USE-2 is sunlight resistant. Is this true of all USE-2 or does it have to carry the SUNRES marking on the cable? If not, what type wire should I be using? I would like the wire to be self supporting (25'), but I'm not totally against running an aerial wire to support it. I don't care if it's Copper or Aluminum. I'd prefer the Aluminum because of pricing issues. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Doug
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    Sep 24, 2007, 01:29 PM
    For a 100 amp feeder, use a #4- 4 wire aerial cable, see:

    http://appprod.southwire.com/Product...prodcatsheet35

    This cable is sunlight resistant, and self supporting, and will hold up for years.

    Check your local codes, in New England, due to the Ice Storm of '98, any aerial cable must have an ACSR cable or tyrap the wire to an aircraft cable type messenger.

    If you tyrap, be sure that the tyraps are sunlight resistant. The black onces are, the white ones are not.

    USE-2 is sunlight resistant, and can be attached to a messenger.
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