Important Product Notice from Southwire Company

 

There is a problem with Southwire Company’s two conductor AC90 cable manufactured with RW90 XLPE 12 AWG copper conductors between March 1^st through April 25^th and November 1^st through December of 2005. This information can be found on the product label on the cable reel.

 

The insulation on the copper conductors may shrink back exposing the bare copper at the terminations which could result in an electrical short circuit.

 

If the product has not been installed, it should be returned to Southwire Company. If the product has been installed, shrink back usually occurs after the insulated conductor is cut, resulting in the insulation pulling away from the end of the copper conductor in excess of the standard. After the conductor is cut, shrink back usually occurs within the first hour. After the insulation has shrunk back, the exposed copper conductor can be trimmed and safely terminated. If the cable was terminated immediately after cutting the conductors, the terminated ends should be inspected to ensure the insulation has not pulled away from the terminations exposing the bare copper conductor.

 

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