Description

Technical Parameters

Certification

IEEE 1202 tray cable

PRODUCT REAL SHOT

UL 1685 tray cable

18 AWG Sunlight Resistant Exposed Run VNTC Tray Cable from Reliable TC-ER Cable Supplier

This 18 AWG PVC Nylon PVC overall shielded TC-ER control cable is high-performance shielded TC-ER control cable, durable sunlight resistant control cable, NEC compliant exposed run tray cable, and we operate as professional TC-ER cable supplier. Designed with triple-layer THHN PVC-nylon insulation, full aluminum Mylar foil shielding and UV stabilized black PVC jacket, this multi-core wire supports exposed tray routing, conduit and direct burial installation for industrial control circuits, rated continuous 90°C for wet & dry locations with complete UL certification.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

TC-ER control cable supplier

Product Description

The PVC/Nylon/PVC (THHN/THWN-2), 600V Control, Type TC-ER and Direct Burial Cables consist of fully annealed bare copper Class B stranded conductors, covered with oil and gas resistant Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and clear Nylon insulation, unshielded or shielded and black PVC jacket. These cables are used in industrial power or station control circuits.

Applications

In conduit, duct, free air, raceways and direct burial, primary installations include cable trays, and outdoor locations
In wet or dry locations
Approved for Class I, Div. 2 industrial hazardous locations per NEC
Permitted for Exposed Run (ER) used in accordance with NEC for 3 or more conductors; two conductors without a ground wire are Type TC only

Features

Rated at 90°C wet or dry
Ripcord (as needed)
Excellent sunlight resistance
Meets cold bend test at -25°C

SPECIFICATIONS
Conductor Count	Available in 2 through 37 conductors
Conductor	Fully annealed bare copper Class B
Gauge Sizes	Available in 18 through 10 AWG
Insulation	Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) covered • 14 AWG and larger are type THHN/THWN-2
Color Coding	Per ICEA S-58-679 Method 1, Table E-2; additional color coding options available
Fillers	Non-hygroscopic fillers, as necessary to obtain a circular cross section
Shield(optional)	Overall aluminum polyester (mylar) foil in contact with 20 AWG stranded tinned copper drain wire
Jacket	Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
Jacket Marking	Conductor sizes 18 AWG – 16 AWG: 00000 FT GREATER WIRE CABLE XXAWG XX/C PVC/NYLON PVC JKT (or OS) 600V 90C WET OR DRY TYPE TC (or -ER) (UL) SUN RES DIR BUR FT4/IEEE1202 MADE IN USA MMDDYYYYConductor sizes 14 AWG – 10 AWG: 00000 FT GREATER WIRE CABLE XXAWG XX/C THHN/THWN-2 PVC JKT (or OS) 600V 90C WET OR DRY TYPE TC (or -ER) (UL) SUN RES DIR BUR FT4/IEEE1202 MADE IN USA MMDDYYYY
Packaging	Non-returnable wood reels in a variety of lengths and dimensions
Performance Compliances	ASTM B8, ASTM B33 UL 83 UL 1277 UL 1685 (flame exposure test) ANSI/NEMA WC 70/ICEA S-95-658 ANSI/NEMA WC 57/ICEA S-73-532 NEC
Other Compliances	EPA 40 CFR, Part 261 OSHA RoHS-compliant/RoHS 2-compliant REACH-compliant

Unshielded

Conductor Count	Conductor Size AWG	Insulation Thickness in (mm)	Jacket Thickness in (mm)	Approx. Overall Diameter in (mm)	Approx. Net Weight lbs/kft (kg/km)
2	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.28(7.1)	40(56)
3	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.29(7.5	50 (69)
4	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.32(8.0)	60(84)
5	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.34(8.7)	70(99)
7	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.37(9.4)	85(126)
9	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.43(10.9)	110(158)
12	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.47(12.0)	135(199)
19	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.55(14.0)	205(298)
25	18	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.67(17.1)	280(414)
37	18	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.76(19.4)	390(573)
2	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.30(7.7)	50 (69)
3	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.32(8.1)	60(88)
4	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.35(8.8)	75(109)
5	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.37(9.5)	90 (130)
7	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.40(10.3)	115(168)
9	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.47(12.0)	145(211)
12	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.52(13.3)	185(269)
16	16	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.61(15.6)	255(378)
19	16	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.64(16.4)	295(435)
25	16	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.75(18.9)	380(560)
30	16	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.79(20.0)	440(653)
37	16	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.85(21.5)	530(784)
2	14	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.33(8.4)	60(88)
3	14	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.35(8.8)	80(115)
4	14	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.38(9.6)	100(143)
5	14	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.41(10.4)	120(172)
7	14	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.45(11.3)	155(226)
9	14	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.52(13.2)	195(285)
12	14	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.61(15.5)	265(393)
19	14	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.71(18.1)	400(591)
25	14	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.83(21.0)	515(763)
30	14	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.87(22.2)	605(895)
37	14	0.020(0.51)	0.080(2.03)	0.98(25.0)	765(1,138)
2	12	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.37(9.3)	80(117)
3	12	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.39(9.8)	110(157)
4	12	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.42(10.7)	135(198)
5	12	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.46(11.7)	165(240)
7	12	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.50(12.7)	215(318)
9	12	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.62(15.7)	290(431)
12	12	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.69(17.4)	375(553)
19	12	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.80(20.3)	565(840)
25	12	0.020(0.51)	0.080(2.03)	0.98(24.8)	775(1,147)
30	12	0.020(0.51)	0.080(2.03)	1.03(26.2)	905(1,344)
37	12	0.020(0.51)	0.080(2.03)	1.11(28.2)	1,090(1,622)
2	10	0.025(0.64)	0.025(0.64)	0.43(11.0)	115(169)
3	10	0.025(0.64)	0.025(0.64)	0.46(11.7)	160(231)
4	10	0.025(0.64)	0.025(0.64)	0.50(12.8)	200(295)
5	10	0.025(0.64)	0.025(0.64)	0.58(14.8)	260(385)
7	10	0.025(0.64)	0.025(0.64)	0.63(16.1)	345(511)
9	10	0.025(0.64)	0.025(0.64)	0.74(18.9)	435(647)
12	10	0.025(0.64)	0.025(0.64)	0.83(21.0)	565(836)
Overall Shielded
Pair Count	Conductor Size AWG	Insulation Thickness in (mm)	Jacket Thickness in (mm)	Approx. Overall Diameter in (mm)	Approx. Net Weight lbs/kft (kg/km)
2	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.28(7.2)	45(62)
3	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.30(7.5)	55(76)
4	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.32(8.1)	65(91)
5	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.34(8.8)	75(106)
7	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.37(9.4)	90(133)
9	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.43(10.9)	115(165)
12	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.48(12.1)	140(207)
19	18	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.56(14.1)	210(306)
25	18	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.68(17.2)	285(423)
37	18	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.77(19.5)	395(583)
2	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.31(7.8)	55 (76)
3	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.32(8.2)	65(95)
4	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.35(8.9)	80(116)
5	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.38(9.6)	95(137)
7	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.41(10.4)	120(175)
9	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.47(12.1)	150(219)
12	16	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.53(13.4)	190(277)
16	16	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.62(15.7)	265(387)
19	16	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.65(16.4)	300(444)
25	16	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.75(19.0)	385(569)
30	16	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.79(20.1)	450(663)
37	16	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.85(21.6)	535(794)
2	14	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.33(8.4)	65(94)
3	14	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.35(8.9)	65(95)
4	14	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.38(9.6)	85(121)
5	14	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.41(10.4)	105(150)
7	14	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.44(11.3)	125(179)
9	14	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.52(13.2)	160(232)
12	14	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.61(15.4)	200(292)
19	14	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.71(18.0)	270(400)
25	14	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.82(20.9)	405(597)
30	14	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.87(22.0)	520(770)
37	14	0.020(0.51)	0.080(2.03)	0.98(24.8)	610(1,144)
2	12	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.37(9.3)	85(124)
3	12	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.39(9.8)	110(163)
4	12	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.42(10.7)	140(205)
5	12	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.46(11.6)	170(246)
7	12	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.50(12.6)	220(325)
9	12	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.62(15.6)	295(438)
12	12	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.68(17.3)	380(560)
19	12	0.020(0.51)	0.060(1.52)	0.80(20.2)	570(846)
25	12	0.020(0.51)	0.080(2.03)	0.97(24.6)	775(1,153)
30	12	0.020(0.51)	0.080(2.03)	1.02(26.0)	910(1,350)
37	12	0.020(0.51)	0.080(2.03)	1.10(28.0)	1,095(1,627)
2	12	0.020(0.51)	0.045(1.14)	0.43(11.0)	120(176)
3	10	0.025(0.64)	0.045(1.14)	0.46(11.7)	160(238)
4	10	0.025(0.64)	0.045(1.14)	0.50(12.8)	205(302)
5	10	0.025(0.64)	0.060(1.52)	0.58(14.7)	265(392)
7	10	0.025(0.64)	0.060(1.52)	0.63(16.0)	350(517)
9	10	0.025(0.64)	0.060(1.52)	0.74(18.8)	440(654)
12	10	0.025(0.64)	0.060(1.52)	0.82(20.9)	570(843)

CERTIFICATIONS

600V control cable manufacturer

PACKAGING

Roll

Plastic Reel

Small Wooden Reel

APPLICATION

Factory Automation

Process Instrumentation

Water Treatment Control Systems

CASE

BASF Ludwigshafen Verbund Site

MWRA Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant

Siemens Electronic Works Amberg Factory

WHY CHOOSE US

30Years of experience
in one-stop service

Dongguan Greater Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. is a professional engineering-grade cable manufacturer in China, supplying certified electrical cable solutions for building, industrial, mining, energy, and infrastructure projects worldwide.

With a 30,000 m² factory, 30 production lines, experienced engineers, and a strict quality control team, we provide reliable, traceable, and compliant cable products for international engineering applications. Our products are supported by certifications including SAA, UL, cUL, VDE, TÜV, CE, CB, IEC, BPS, and ISO.

We are committed to safety, quality, transparency, and long-term partnership. From raw material inspection to finished product testing, every batch is carefully controlled to ensure stable performance and dependable project use.

Greater Cable - Certified Quality. Reliable Supply. Engineering Value.

15K

Finished Projects

150+

professional staff

15K

happy clients

92+

awards & certifacates

PLANT EQUIPMENT

sunlight resistant PVC/Nylon/PVC control cable

GLOBAL CERTIFICATIONS

dry location THHN PVC tray cable

CUSTOMER PHOTOS

wet location PVC/Nylon/PVC control cable

INTERNATIONL TRANSPORTATION

Sea Freight

We offer reliable sea freight solutions for large-volume orders. Your goods are securely packed and shipped in containers, ensuring cost-effective delivery to ports worldwide.

Air Freight

For faster delivery, our air freight service ensures your products reach international destinations quickly, with careful handling and full tracking along the way.

International Express

Need urgent shipments? Our international express service delivers small to medium orders efficiently, providing door-to-door service with real-time tracking for peace of mind.

COOPERATIVE PARTNER

We are looking for a cooperative partner to expand our business.

How To Cooperate With Us?

Simply share your requirements, receive our professional solution, confirm samples, and enjoy fast, reliable production and worldwide delivery - working with us is that easy.

Our address

Building 2, No. 40 Luxi 2nd Road, Liaobu Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China

Phone Number

+86 136 6257 9592

+86 135 1078 4550

E-mail

manager01@greaterwire.com

FAQ

What anti-interference benefits does this shielded TC-ER control cable offer?

It serves both low-power control signal loops and auxiliary industrial power circuits, widely deployed in factory automation, equipment stations and production line wiring systems.

Why is this qualified as long-lasting sunlight resistant control cable?

Its specially formulated black PVC outer jacket provides superior UV resistance, preventing cracking and aging under long-term outdoor sunlight exposure.

Can this wire be installed freely as standard exposed run tray cable?

Yes, it meets full TC-ER NEC standards; cables with 3 or more conductors can be laid exposed on cable trays without extra conduit protection.

What support can you provide as a trusted TC-ER cable supplier?

We supply customized core counts, bulk wholesale pricing, standard wooden reel packaging and full technical documentation for all series TC-ER tray cables.

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