12/2 and 12/3 coils
The standard commercial branch circuit stock, usually still banded.
Wire & cable type · Texas
MC and metal-clad cable buyers in Texas
Armoured cable with an aluminium interlocking strip, bought in coils for branch circuits and left in the back of the van when the job ends.
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Send the printed legend, conductor material and size, voltage class and the footage on the reel tag. If the tag is gone, say so — photographs of the jacket print usually resolve it.
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MC and metal-clad cable we review
What this family covers and what identifies it.
MC cable wraps insulated conductors in an interlocking aluminium armour, with a green grounding conductor or an armour-only grounding path. MC-AP adds a redundant aluminium grounding conductor; HCF is the hospital-grade version with an insulated ground. All are 600 volt branch-circuit products.
Most Texas surplus is 12/2 and 12/3, 10/2 and 10/3, in 250-foot coils, plus 6 AWG and larger for feeders. Data centres, hospitals and commercial fit-outs generate it, and coils are usually still banded with the print legible.
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Specification checklist
The facts that decide how a lot is evaluated.
- Voltage600 V branch circuit and feeder ratings.
- ConstructionsMC, MC-AP, HCF, and aluminium or steel armour depending on the product.
- Sizes14 through 2 AWG in branch sizes; 6 AWG and larger for feeders.
- Packaging250, 500 and 1000 foot coils, or reels for larger sizes.
- What identifies itPrint on the armour wrap or the coil band, conductor count and coil length.
Send what the reel says. A printed legend and a reel tag are stronger evidence than a description written from memory. If a detail is unknown, mark it unknown rather than guessing.
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Constructions we buy
Reviewed separately, because they are valued separately.
10 AWG and larger
Feeders and equipment drops in coil or reel form.
HCF and healthcare surplus
Hospital-grade cable from fit-outs, reviewed on the insulated ground construction.
Opened coils
Partially used coils with a stated remaining length.
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How a lot is evaluated
Construction, condition, documentation, quantity and logistics.
Send the size, conductor count, armour type and the coil length. A photograph of the print on the armour settles MC versus MC-AP versus HCF, which changes the basis because the grounding construction differs.
Coils that have been opened and re-banded are normal. What matters is whether the armour is kinked or crushed and whether the conductors inside have been pulled out of the wrap.
Armour damage is the main reason a coil is declined for reuse. A short crushed section can sometimes be cut out, but the length then has to be restated.
Safety first. Never cut, strip, disconnect or move energised cable to prepare a sale. De-energising and proving dead is work for qualified personnel under the site's electrical safety programme.
Related wire types
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Where this material is reviewed
Texas metros with dedicated coverage and local access notes.
Gulf Coast
North & Central
West & South
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MC and metal-clad cable questions
Answered for sellers, not for search engines.
Do you buy opened coils?
Yes, with a stated remaining length. Coils that have been partly used are common and are reviewed on what is left.
What is HCF cable?
A healthcare-facility construction with an insulated grounding conductor and an aluminium armour, used where redundant grounding is required.
Is MC cable valued differently from BX?
Yes. MC has a full-size aluminium grounding conductor or an armour grounding path; older BX constructions differ, and the print decides which is which.
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Include the Texas city where the material is stored and how it can be accessed. Text photographs to 954-740-1983 if that is quicker.
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A buyer reviews the lot and responds with questions or an offer basis.
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