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Save Time and Money Installing Flexible Armored Cable
Submitted by Dakota Supply Group
Electrical contractors are constantly facing pressure to do more with fewer resources. The shrinking labor market, combined with advances in building systems, makes it harder to find and train qualified employees. With labor hours accounting for nearly half of a project’s expenses, contractors need to be efficient and find ways to boost productivity.
Dakota Supply Group (DSG) can help you find those labor-savings solutions. RACO, part of the Hubbell Commercial Construction brands, is a supplier partner that provides innovative electrical products to commercial and residential markets.
One such innovation from RACO is their STAB-iT electrical boxes. With their unique patented built-in connectors, they offer a solution to today’s labor shortage in the electrical trade by making installing any type of flexible armored cable faster. Simply prepare the cable, remove the priout, insert cable...DONE! RACO’s design is field-proven to install over 3x faster than traditional MC connectors. Contractors using the product report saving $1.50 per box installed.
These connectors handle flex, MC, MCI, MCI-A, HCF, and AC cables. The cable locks into place, but can be easily removed and the connector reused. Each STAB-iT connector holds 2 cables and features rolled steel edges to eliminate the need for plastic bushings (except for AC).
Earlier this year, RACO introduced six new electrical boxes as part of their STAB-iT II product line. These 4-11/16 square boxes not only provide more room for electrical connections inside the box they also improved upon the original STAB-iT box design.
Each STAB-iT II connector can hold 3 cables, one more than the original STAB-iT clamps. The improved connector also allows each cable to be released individually. They can also handle larger cables, making it perfect for MC-PCS luminaire cables in smart building applications.
RACO’s new boxes are perfect for industrial or commercial applications. Together with the original STAB-iT line, RACO now offers 23 different products featuring this important laborsaving innovation. They provide electrical contractors with an effective way to reduce installation time and increase productivity, and with fewer components used for installation, it also reduces worksite waste requiring disposal.