Jim,
Table 19 of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, CSA C22.1-09 shows “CMP” as a “CSA Type Designation.” The table’s title is “Conditions of use and maximum allowable conductor temperature of wires and cables other than flexible cords, portable power cables, and equipment wires.” The conditions of use for the communication cable entries reads, “For use in communication circuits when exposed, concealed, or used in raceways; indoors in dry or damp locations; or in ceiling air handling plenums.” Thus, if it has a Canadian certification and “CMP” type designation, it looks to be “CMP” cable for Canada. Best regards, Don Gies, N.C.E Senior Product Compliance Engineer Alcatel-Lucent Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 USA ________________________________ From: Goedderz, Jim [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 2:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: plenum rated cable for Canada News groupers, We have run into a situation where some cable may be marked incorrectly, or perhaps not be sufficient for the application. I need to get some information. In Canada, a flame/smoke rating system of FT-1 through FT-6 is used. (Perhaps CSA C22 No. 03-M-2001) In the U.S., a plenum (CMP) rating is designated in the identification on the cable. Does anyone have a comparison chart or can you give me direction in verifying (or not) that FT-6 is the same as plenum rated? The cable is marked FT-4, CMP. Before I go to the vendor, I need a bit of education. Thank you. James Goedderz Product Safety Engineer Tyco/Sensormatic 561.912.6378 - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]> - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]>
