Note: Beginning with the 2014 National Electrical Code (NEC), article 330. 30(B) allows for listed MC Cables (including Riser MCTM High Rise Cable) with ungrounded conductors 250kcmil and larger to be secured at intervals not exceeding 10 feet in vertical installations. In a practical review for a 4-stop hydraulic elevator, we checked a 480V, 3-phase pump unit listed at 42A input current with a 70A maximum overcurrent device and a 180-foot one-way feeder from the service room. The first ampacity pass landed near 4 AWG copper at 75 C terminals, but the voltage-drop. These large cables offer the owners and contractor the same advantages as found with the smaller MC cable branch circuits, and are now being used in most types of commercial construction, including apartments, condominiums, hotels, stadiums and ofice buildings. MC feeder cables provide a neat and. These three NEC rules required the overcurrent protection device (breaker or fuse) be sized no less than 100% of the noncontinuous load, plus 125% of the continuous load. Disclaimer: This calculator provides estimates based on NEC 2020 standards. Assumes 75°C conductor terminals, standard ambient temperature (30°C), and no more than 3 current-carrying conductors per raceway. Where this length would be exceeded the designer will add additional TCs as required. However, the cables are built to be semi-rigid so they do not cave in under pressure and, over time.