TABLES SHOWING APPROXIMATE CABLE CAPACITIES OF ALL STEEL WIRE CABLE TRAYS
USING A 50% FILL RATIO
|
| MC30 |
Approx cable capacity under NEC 50% Rule |
| Cable Tray |
Total Fill Area
(mm²) |
NEC 50% Rule: Allowable Fill Area (mm²) |
Cat 5e 4-pr UTP
(4.9mm dia) |
Cat 6 4-pr UTP
(6.5mm dia) |
Cat 6a 4-pr UTP
(8.9mm dia) |
| MC3050 |
1400 |
700 |
37 |
21 |
11 |
| MC30100 |
2800 |
1400 |
74 |
42 |
23 |
| MC30150 |
4200 |
2100 |
111 |
63 |
34 |
| MC30200 |
5600 |
2800 |
148 |
84 |
45 |
| MC30300 |
8400 |
4200 |
223 |
127 |
68 |
|
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| MC55 |
Approx cable capacity under NEC 50% Rule |
| Cable Tray |
Total Fill Area
(mm²) |
NEC 50% Rule: Allowable Fill Area (mm²) |
Cat 5e 4-pr UTP
(4.9mm dia) |
Cat 6 4-pr UTP
(6.5mm dia) |
Cat 6a 4-pr UTP
(8.9mm dia) |
| MC5550 |
2600 |
1300 |
69 |
39 |
21 |
| MC55100 |
5200 |
2600 |
138 |
78 |
42 |
| MC55150 |
7800 |
3900 |
207 |
118 |
63 |
| MC55200 |
10400 |
5200 |
276 |
157 |
84 |
| MC55300 |
15600 |
7800 |
414 |
235 |
125 |
| MC55400 |
20800 |
10400 |
552 |
313 |
167 |
| MC55450 |
23400 |
11700 |
620 |
353 |
188 |
| MC55500 |
26000 |
13000 |
689 |
392 |
209 |
| MC55600 |
31200 |
15600 |
827 |
479 |
251 |
|
|
| MC75 |
Approx cable capacity under NEC 50% Rule |
| Cable Tray |
Total Fill Area
(mm²) |
NEC 50% Rule: Allowable Fill Area (mm²) |
Cat 5e 4-pr UTP
(4.9mm dia) |
Cat 6 4-pr UTP
(6.5mm dia) |
Cat 6a 4-pr UTP
(8.9mm dia) |
| MC75100 |
7500 |
3750 |
199 |
113 |
60 |
| MC75150 |
11250 |
5625 |
298 |
170 |
90 |
| MC75200 |
15000 |
7500 |
396 |
226 |
121 |
| MC75300 |
22500 |
11250 |
597 |
339 |
181 |
| MC75400 |
30000 |
15000 |
795 |
452 |
241 |
| MC75450 |
33750 |
16875 |
895 |
509 |
271 |
| MC75500 |
37500 |
18750 |
994 |
565 |
301 |
| MC75600 |
45000 |
22500 |
1193 |
678 |
362 |
|
|
| MC106 |
Approx cable capacity under NEC 50% Rule |
| Cable Tray |
Total Fill Area
(mm²) |
NEC 50% Rule: Allowable Fill Area (mm²) |
Cat 5e 4-pr UTP
(4.9mm dia) |
Cat 6 4-pr UTP
(6.5mm dia) |
Cat 6a 4-pr UTP
(8.9mm dia) |
| MC106100 |
10303 |
5152 |
273 |
155 |
83 |
| MC106150 |
15452 |
7726 |
410 |
233 |
124 |
| MC106200 |
20600 |
10300 |
546 |
310 |
166 |
| MC106300 |
30903 |
15452 |
819 |
466 |
248 |
| MC106400 |
41200 |
20600 |
1092 |
621 |
331 |
| MC106450 |
46348 |
23174 |
1229 |
698 |
373 |
| MC106500 |
51503 |
25752 |
1366 |
776 |
414 |
| MC106600 |
61780 |
30900 |
1639 |
931 |
497 |
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