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Standards
CSAC22.2/NEMAVE1
TheNEMATestMethod
NFPA70/NECArticle392
GlobalStandards(IEC61537)

Themanufactureanduseofcabletraysaresubjecttostrictandpreciseregulations.CABLOFILgivesanup
itsproductsarecompliant.

StandardsthatareimportantintheCableTray/Cablingindustry:

NEC:TheNationalElectricalCode
CSA:CanadianStandardsAssociation
NEIS:NationalElectricalInstallationStandardsequivalenttoNEMAVE1
NEMAVE1:NationalElectricalManufacturersAssociation(partneredwithCSA)StandardforMetalCableTraySystems
NEMAVE2:NationalElectricalManufacturersAssociationStandardforCableTrayInstallationGuidelines
IEC61537:InternationalElectrotechnicalContractorsStandardforCableTraySystemsandCableLadderSystemsforC
IEC60204:InternationalElectrotechnicalContractorsStandardforSafetyofMachinery/ElectricalEquipmentwithMachi
NFPA79:NationalFireProtectionAssociation'sStandardequivalenttoIEC60204
NFPA70:NationalFireProtectionAssociation'sStandardequivalenttoNEC

CSAC22.2/NEMAVE1

CSAC22.2/NEMAVE1
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MetalCableTraySystems,ajointstandardpublishedfortheUnitedStatesbyNEMA,andpublishedforCanadabyCS
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ourmarket.Themostrecentversionofthis
affectWireMeshCableTray.

Thestandard"providestechnicalrequiremen
performance"ofcabletray.Testrequiremen
ContinuityTestingandLoadTestingrequire
given.

Compliancetothisstandardisnotregulated
UnitedStatesinthemannerthatNationalE
regulatedthisstandardisa"recommendati
traymanufacturersmayhavetheirproducts
compliancetothisstandard,asCablofilhas
regulated,andcomplianceismandatoryjus

CablofilhiredUL(UnderwritersLaboratories)to3rdpartywitnesstestingofourproductsforcompliancewithCSAC22.
separatefromtheCSA(CanadianStandardsAssociation).Cablofil'sCSACertificateofComplianceistheresultofthis

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THENEMATESTMETHOD

AsperNEMAVE1/CSA22.2,therearetwomethodsofLoadTesting(SafetyFactorof1.5):

LoadingtoDestruction:DestructionLoad/1.5=RatedLoadCapacity=TestedLoad
LoadingtoResidualDeflection:1.5xSpanxRatedLoadCapacity=TestedLoad15minutesaftertotaltestedloadisre

Deflectionvs.Destruction
Cablofilisuniqueinitsloadingperformanceduetoitswiremeshpattern.Whenextraordinaryandundueloadisapplied
doesnotsimplybreakunderacertainload,butdeflectsgradually.Therefore,Cablofil'spreferredmethodistoDeflection

Atraythatwouldsimplydestructcouldresultinsevereinjuriesormajordamage.

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NFPA70/NECArticle392

TheNationalElectricCodeisaRegulation,asopposedtoaStandard.ItisequivalenttotheNational

CablofilCableTraywastestedbyUnderwriter'sLaboratory(UL)forNECcompliance.TheNECregulatesCableTrayso
damagetoproperty.TheCEC,CanadianElectricCode,isalsocloselyrelatedtotheNEC.

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TheNECrestrictscabletraysonly"wheresubjecttoseverephysicaldamage.(Article392.4NEC2005)"

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ItiswrittenbyProfessorKimball,PEoftheUniversityofIllinois.ThepaperexaminestheNECCodeandanswersquesti

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GLOBALSTANDARDS(IEC61537)

TheIECstandard61537:"cabletraysystemsandcableladdersystemsforelectricalinstallations"definesthecharacter

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Thisstandarddefinestheconfigurationsofthemechanicalteststobecarriedoutonthecabletray,brackets,hangersan
requirementsandmethodologiesfortheelectricalcontinuityteststhatthecabletraysandcouplersmustmeet.

AllmechanicalandelectricalperformancelevelsoftheCablofilrangearetestedaccordingtothemethodsdescribedin

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