It addresses Flat Conductor Cable (Type FCC). Belden defines Flat
Conductor Cable as "A flat cable with a plurality of flat conductors." A Flat
Cable Assembly (Article 322) is a flat cable cable integrated with connectors
(thus making it an assembly).
The NEC distinguishes between these two wiring
methods because if you're installing a system in the field then Type FCC
involves attaching your own connectors, while Type FC means plugging them in.
You can use
them for general-purpose branch circuits, appliance branch circuits, and
individual branch circuits [324.10]. It sounds like you can use them for branch
circuits, period.
There are
four: where exposed to corrosive conditions (unlike for FC, "unless suitable for the
application" does not apply"), in any hazardous (see Chapter 5) location,
outdoors (or in wet or damp locations), and in residential, school, or hospital
buildings [324.12].
That's a
trick question. You do not support it with staples. You must secure and support
flat cables using an adhesive or mechanical anchoring system identified for the
use [324.30].
Use
connectors identified for the use. Install them such that you provide electrical
continuity, insulation, and sealing against dampness and liquid spillage [324.40(A)]. This requirement excludes (from
acceptability) such things as soldering extensions onto the flat cable
conductors. That practice is mentioned here because electronics technicians
sometimes mistakenly apply their techniques to 50V and higher power circuits. |
