Nexans AC90 ISO BX: Extended Ranges for Canadian Hospitals Now Available

February 7, 2025

AC90 ISO-BX is a 600V armoured cable (interlocked aluminum tape) with 2 or 3 XLPE-insulated solid copper conductors (RW90) + a green XLPE-insulated copper ground (RW90) + a bare copper bond.

Colour coding:

• 2-conductor constructions: 1 black and 1 white circuit copper conductors, 1 green insulated copper grounding conductor, and 1 bare copper bonding conductor
• 3-conductor constructions: 1 red, 1 black and 1 white circuit conductors, 1 green insulated copper groundeing conductor and 1 bare copper bonding conductor.

2024 CE Code, Part 1 (26th Edition) references:

• 24-104 Circuits in basic care areas
• 24-106 Bonding to ground in basic care areas
• 24-112 Circuits in intermediate and critical care areas
• 24-114 Bonding to ground in intermediate and critical care areas

Benefits:

• For use in circuits where an isolated ground is required for minimizing the effects of harmonics and providing a low impedance path to ground.
• Beneficial for special systems used for critical or sensitive equipment that need to be protected from electrical noise and interference.
• Reduces the risk of ground loops and common mode voltages.
• Ground loops can cause errors, distortion, and damage.
• Common-mode voltages can cause shocks, fires and interference.
• Improves performance and reliability of sensitive equipment and circuits.
• Increases the accuracy, quality, lifespan, and safety of sensitive equipment and circuits.
• Cost-effective alternative to installations in conduit.

Applications:

• For exposed and concealed wiring in dry locations
• For use in plenums
• For use in ventilated, non-ventilated, and ladder-type cable trays
• For use in branch circuits for computers, cash registers and other electronics
• For use in branch circuits for patient care areas in healthcare facilities

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