Wire & cable type · Louisiana
AC and BX armored cable buyers in Louisiana
AC cable — BX on most job sites — is the older armoured wiring method, and it turns up in maintenance stores long after the building it was bought for.
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Sell ac / bx cable in Louisiana
Armored cable is insulated conductors inside a flexible interlocked metal armour with a bonding strip, listed for dry locations. It is thinner and lighter than MC and has been installed in Louisiana commercial and institutional buildings for decades.
- Construction, size and footage, not weight alone
- Reel tags and jacket print travel with the lot
- Pickup planned around your site, not ours
Photographs of reel tags and jacket print can follow by text to 614-715-3047 or email to saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com.
Send the lot details
Six details are enough to start.
What this family covers 02
AC and BX armored cable we review in Louisiana
Surplus AC is usually small: a few coils from a fit-out, a partial reel from a maintenance store, or a pallet of offcuts. It is not a high-value family, but a documented reel of 12/2 or 10/3 still has a buyer, and pretending otherwise wastes the seller's time.
Identification 03
What identifies ac / bx cable
The facts that decide how a lot is read. Send what the reel says rather than a description from memory.
| Voltage rating | 600 V, dry locations |
|---|---|
| Armour | Interlocked steel or aluminium strip with an internal bonding strip |
| Conductors | Copper only in practice; 2, 3 and 4 conductor assemblies with a reduced-size bonding conductor |
| Sizes we see | 14 AWG through 10 AWG most often; larger feeders are MC rather than AC |
| Condition markers | Armour deformation, jacket damage at the cut ends, rust staining on steel armour |
| What identifies it | Armour print, conductor count and gauge, reel label and length marking |
If a detail is unknown, mark it unknown. A stated uncertainty is workable. A guess that turns out wrong costs everybody a second visit.
Constructions 04
AC and BX armored cable lots we buy
Read separately, because they are valued separately.
2-conductor and 3-conductor AC
The common branch-circuit assemblies from commercial fit-outs, reviewed on coil length and armour condition.
AC with ground
Assemblies with a full-size grounding conductor, which are easier to place than older two-wire constructions.
Rust-stained steel armour
Material stored in a humid Louisiana store. Surface rust on steel armour is common and is disclosed rather than argued about.
Job-trailer offcuts
Short lengths from finished work. Reviewed as a group and priced as such; sorting by gauge first is what improves the read.
How a lot is read 05
How ac / bx cable is evaluated
AC is valued as a wiring assembly of modest unit value, so the review is about quantity and usability rather than metallurgy. A full reel with print and a length marking is worth a proper look; a bin of mixed offcuts is a recovery lot.
Age matters more here than on modern MC. Old AC with brittle insulation at the ends will not be reused, whatever the armour looks like, and the review says so instead of offering a reuse price.
Safety first. Older armored cable can have deteriorated insulation that crumbles at the cut end. Do not strip it back to test it; photograph the end as found.
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Questions —
AC / BX cable questions
Is AC cable worth buying at all?
Yes, when there is measurable length and the armour is sound. It is a low unit-value family, so the quantity has to justify handling — that is the honest answer rather than a promise.
How do I tell AC from MC?
AC has a thin internal bonding strip and a single interlocked armour layer; MC usually has a full-size green grounding conductor and a different armour profile. The print on the armour settles it.
Do you take mixed pallets of AC?
Yes, reviewed as a mixed pallet. Separating by gauge and conductor count first usually produces a better outcome than sending the pallet as it stands.
What if the armour is rusty?
Surface rust is common in Louisiana storage and does not by itself rule the lot out. Perforation or rust through the strip does, and that is what the photographs should show.
Next step —
Send the ac / bx cable lot
Include where the material sits and how it can be accessed. Photographs can follow by text to 614-715-3047.
Request a wire quote
A buyer reviews the lot and replies with questions or an offer basis.