Use & Care Guide

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Switch Boxes
Guide to Steel City Brackets and Clamps
Brackets
“DV” Type
Mounts box offset from stud 1d".
6m" long - 1" wide - 1
1
⁄2" offset
“MS” Type (For Metal Studs)
Mounts to any depth of metal
stud, open or closed side.
2d" long - 1L" wide - c" offset
“S” or “B” Type
Mounts to face of stud. Used on
switch, handy or square boxes.
2" long - 2a" wide
“T” Type
Positions handy box against the
face and side of stud.
5d" long - g" wide
“SV” Type
Mounts box to side of stud with
positioning spikes.
7 c" long - 1" wide - c" offset
“CV” Type (Outlet Boxes)
Mounts to flat side of metal
studs or wood studs.
7 c" long - 1" wide - c" offset
C-5
C-1
C-8
(Loom only)
C-10
C-3
“L” Type
Used to toe mount octagon boxes.
2e" long - 3e" wide - b" offset
“V” Type
Mounts to flat side of stud.
7 c" long - 1" wide - c" offset
For armored cable
Clamps
For nonmetallic sheathed cable and nonmetallic tubing
(loom)
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Listing Information for Armored Cable Clamp–Type C-3
Armored Cable (BX) - Steel Sizes 14-2 through 10-3
Armored Cable (BX) - Aluminum Sizes 14-2 through 10-3
MC Interlocked (MCI) - Steel .449 - .570 diameter
MC Interlocked (MCI) - Aluminum .476 - .606 diameter
MC Corrugated (MCC) - Aluminum .375 - .515 diameter
Flex Metal Conduit - Steel a" trade size
Flex Metal Conduit - Aluminum c" trade size
C-3 Clamp Acceptable for Grounding
A
Steel City
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