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MountainMafia
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posted 11-02-2018 09:36 AM
Can FMC be used outdoors? I've searched the internet and the only thing I'm confused about is it can't be used in "wet conditions". What does that mean?
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Old Norm
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posted 11-02-2018 10:45 AM
I searched Bing for 'FMC' with no results, other than some company named FMC. I have no clue what it is. Are you "messing with me"?
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rlt4uk
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posted 11-02-2018 11:51 AM
When I went to Boeing school the FMC was part of the computer system on a chinook. The AFCS " Automated flight control system "
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MountainMafia
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posted 11-02-2018 01:50 PM
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I searched Bing for 'FMC' with no results, other than some company named FMC. I have no clue what it is. Are you "messing with me"?
Not messing Norm......FMC=Flexible Metal Conduit.
I wan to run some cable for lights and receptacles in my carport. They will be protected from rain and direct sunlight, but otherwise will be exposed since the carport is an "open" structure (no walls except where attached to the house).
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Old Norm
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posted 11-02-2018 03:59 PM
Regular romex cable should be fine up under the carport roof. Where you come down posts or the house wall, I'd use pvc conduit and plastic waterproof boxes.
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MountainMafia
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posted 11-03-2018 04:10 AM
Ok thanks. The reason I ask about the FMC is my neighbor has some I can get real cheap but I couldn't make sense of the "wet conditions" restriction.
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Old Norm
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posted 11-03-2018 10:15 AM
The flex conduit is made sort of like an interlocking spring, but is not water tight. It is used to protect the cable from physical damage, not moisture.
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MountainMafia
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posted 11-03-2018 03:51 PM
About the only hold up for FMC and exterior wiring is "wet conditions", which I take to mean directly exposed to rain, snow, etc....but I really don't know what it means.
Don't worry bout it... Ain't that important...preshate the help.
[ 11-03-2018, 04:15 PM: Message edited by: MountainMafia ]
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