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SPECIFICATION 55PC, ISSUE 8

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5.

STANDARD PACKAGING

Unless otherwise specified (see 7.1), the following shall define the standard spooling and

labeling requirements for wire and cable furnished under this specification. Standard shipping

tolerance on ordered quantity, for both wire and cable, shall be ± 10 percent.

5.1

SPOOLING REQUIREMENTS

All layers of wire and cable shall be wound on spools or reels (see 5.1.3) with sufficient

tension to prevent shifting of layers and creation of crossovers within layers.

5.1.1

Finished Wire

Finished wire lengths shall be wound on spools or reels with the ends spliced together to

provide one mechanically and electrically continuous length. Unless otherwise specified, the

minimum continuous length between splices shall be in accordance with Table 5.

TABLE 5. FINISHED WIRE LENGTHS

Wire Size Range

(AWG)

Minimum Length

30 through 10

8 and larger

100 feet (30 m)

50 feet (15 m)

(NOTE: Metric lengths specified above apply only to those orders placed in metric.)

5.1.2

Finished Cable

Finished cable lengths shall be wound on spools or reels with all ends exposed. There shall be

no more than 5 lengths per spool or reel and no length shall be less than 50 feet (15 m).

5.1.3

Spools and Reels

Spools and reels shall be of a nonreturnable type. Each spool and reel shall have an

appropriate diameter for the respective wire or cable size. In no case shall the barrel of the

spool or reel have a diameter less than 3.5 inches (89 mm). Spools and reels shall be suitably

finished to prevent corrosion under typical storage and handling conditions. Loaded plastic

spools shall not exceed 50 pounds (23 kg). Loaded wooden reels shall have no weight

restriction.

5.1.4

Containers

Unless otherwise specified (see 7.1), finished wire and cable shall be delivered in standard

commercial containers so constructed as to ensure acceptance by common or other carrier for

safe transportation at the lowest rate to the point of delivery.