14-2 MC WIRE 250' COIL – Product Description
🔌 What it is
A 250-foot coil of 14/2 MC (Metal-Clad) cable, used for protected branch circuit wiring in residential, commercial, and industrial electrical installations.
🧾 What the shorthand means
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14-2 → wire configuration:
- 14 AWG copper conductors
- 2 insulated conductors + ground
- (black, white + bare/green equipment ground)
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MC → Metal-Clad cable (conductors inside a flexible aluminum or steel armored jacket)
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WIRE → electrical cable assembly
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250' COIL → 250-foot spool
⚡ What it’s used for
14/2 MC cable is used for 120V, 15-amp branch circuits where extra physical protection is required, such as:
- Commercial lighting circuits
- Office and retail wiring
- Exposed runs in unfinished areas
- Mechanical rooms
- Basements and garages (where allowed by code)
🔥 Electrical characteristics
- Typically used on 15-amp breakers
- Provides built-in physical protection (armor jacket)
- Can be used in dry, damp, or some hazardous locations (depending on code/type)
- Copper conductors inside metal sheath
