[kt82]

I have some wire that reads on the jacket
-6 AWG or THHN-2 -
Why the different numbers on the jacket?
is it rated at #6 or #2 ?

 

[Stubbie]

6 awg is the wire guage. thhn is the insulation type as is thwn-2. This wire is copper and needs to be placed in a raceway/conduit between termination points.. the insulation rating thwn-2 allows the wire to be in a wet location inside conduit. One word of caution do not use the 90C ampacity rating only 75C or 60C.

http://www.cerrowire.com/files/file/SLiPWire THHN(10).pdf

 

[kt82]

thank you

 

[Stubbie]

I went back and placed a pdf file for you to read - see previous post