NEMA Standards Publication No. WC 26-2008 EEMAC Standards Publication 201-2008 Binational Wire and Cable Packaging Standard Published by National Electrical Manufacturers Association 1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1752 Rosslyn, Virginia 22209 wwww.nema.org ‘© Copyright 2008 by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. All rights including translation into other languages, reserved under the Universal Copyright Convention, the Berne Convention or the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, and the Intemational and Pan American Copyright Conventions.we 26-2008 EEMAC 201-2008 Page 14 Table 3-4 MINIMUM DRUM DIAMETERS OF REELS FOR CABLES. ‘These Diameters are Not To Be Used for Installation im Diameter as a Multiple of Outside Diameter of Cable Paver Sod Paper Ol Varnish Type of Cable ‘andGas- Filed Cloth _[ Extruded 7A Single and muliple conductor nanmetaic covered cable 1 Non-hikied and wie shied. Including cables wth concen wes Tairmur Dru 8) 0-2000 vats 4 “ 10 b) Over 2000 vate 1) Nonacketed with concentric wires 4 2) Allothers “ 1“ 2 2, Tepe shielded “ w 4 2) Helially applied “ 1“ 4 )Longitudnaly applied fat tape 2 6) _Longituainaty appied corugated ape “ 'B Single and multiple-conductor metalic-covered cable 4. Tubular metalic sheathed: 2) Lead “ “we . ») Aluminum 1) Oulside dameter—1.75" and less 25 25 25 ca 2) Outside diameter—1.751" and larger 30 20 30 30 2. Wire armored 6 18 6 16 3, Flat tape armored 16 8 16 16 ‘4 Corrugated metalic sheathed 16 18 oo 4 3__Inlerocked armor 14 18 1a 1% Wipe single eanicons fabled gether without common covering, including sel-supporing cables ‘The circumscribing overall diameter shall be multiplied by the factor given in am A oF @ and than by he reduction factor os ons 075 'D. For combinations of the types described in items A,B,C, the highest factor for any component types shal be used TE Single ana munpe-conauctor cable n colsoIe nonmetaie uct, Outside diameter of duct, Inches. 0.0-0.50 _ a 28 051-100 5 - Ps 10-125 2 1.26150 a Over 1.50 z 19 F_ Fiber Optic 20 x Fiber Optic Cable OD but ino cave les than 12 inches G Bare Conductor 20x Conductor OD * For 1000 Kemi and larger, no less than 25 x hare conductor OD “For single conductor cables with more than 500 mils of insulation, his factor is 18 NoTES 11 When metalic sheathed cable are covered only by a thermoseting or thermoplastic jacket, the ‘outside diameter isthe clameter over the metalic sheath its. In al othor caces, the outside camotor is tho diameter outside ofall the material on {he cable nthe state In which Re to be wound upon the ee 2 For‘lattwin® cables (where the cable Is placed upon the reel with ts fat side against the rum), the minor outside clameter shall be multiped by the appropiate factor to determine the minimum drum diameter. 2 The mulipying fatora given for tom E refrt th outside dametor of tho dct (© Copyright 2008 by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.