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Fire Alarm
Power Limited, Non-Shielded/Shielded, Riser/Plenum
Product Description
Fire Alarm cables are used for a variety of life safety devices, and are
required to comply with many codes and standards. Superior Essex has
grouped its fire alarm cable products into just two categories for simplicity:
riser and plenum. All riser listed fire alarm cables provide full compliance to
Fire Alarm
NEC Article 760, NEC Article 725, FPLR and CL3R. All plenum listed fire alarm
cables provide compliance to NEC Article 760, NEC Article 725, FPLP and
Non-Shielded CL3P. Shielded and non-shielded versions are offered for a wide range of
conductor counts and gauges. All cables are power limited rated for 300V.
Solid Annealed
Copper Conductor This cable series also features two popular time saving features from
Security Control
Superior Essex: CableID® and QuickCount®.
Rip Cord Applications
PVC Insulation • Smoke detectors
• Alarm notification
Flame Retardant PVC Jacket
• Strobes
• Sirens
Flame Retardant PVC Jacket • Pull stations
Coaxial
Solid Annealed
• Microprocessors
Copper Conductor • Addressable control systems
Rip Cord • Circuits controlled and powered by the fire alarm system
PVC Insulation • Sprinkler and sprinkler supervisory systems
Copper Data
Tin-Coated Drain Wire Features Benefits
Aluminum Foil Shield • Red color jacket • Identified as universal fire
Overall Shielded alarm cable
• Non-plenum, riser rated • Simplifies selection with
multiple listings (FPL,
FPLR, CL3R and CMR*)
Technical Info
Specifications • Plenum rated • Simplifies selection with multiple
listings (FPLP, CL3P and CMP*)
Conductor Count Available with 2, 4, 6 or 8 conductors
• Sunlight resistant, riser jacket • Withstands direct sunlight
Conductor Fully annealed, solid bare copper exposure
AWG (mm) Available in 12 (2.05) through 22 (0.64) • Jacket rip cord • Easy to open; saves cable
Insulation PVC preparation time
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Conductor 1: Black • CableID alpha numeric code • Allows both ends of a cable run
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Conductor 2: Red printed every 2 feet to be easily identifiable without
Conductor 3: Brown the need to separately label or
Conductor 4: Blue
Insulation Colors tone the cable
Conductor 5: Orange
Conductor 6: Yellow • Saves on installation time
Conductor 7: Violet ®
Conductor 8: Gray • QuickCount marking system • Provides remaining length of cable
in feet and meters on spool resulting in less scrap
1-mil overall aluminum polyester foil
Shield (optional) shield with 24 AWG (0.51 mm) solid • Black, plastic recyclable • Rugged, robust and easy to handle
tinned copper drain wire spool packaging
Riser: Red, Sunlight Resistant, • Shielded option available • Electromagnetic Interference
Jacket Flame Retardant (FR) PVC (EMI) protection
Plenum: Red, FR PVC
Package Black, ribbed, plastic recyclable spool
ASTM B-3
Environmental Specifications
NEC Article 760 Celsius Fahrenheit
NEC Article 725
NEC Article 800
Operation -20°C to +75°C -4°F to 167°F
UL 1424 FPLR/FPLP Installation 0°C to +65°C 32°F to 149°F
Performance Compliance UL 13 CL3R/CL3P
UL 444 CMR/CMP*
UL 1666
NFPA 262
California State Fire Marshall
RoHS-compliant
UL Listed CMR, CL3R, FPLR
NRTL Programs UL Listed CMP, CL3P, FPLP
*CMR/CMP listing does not apply to 12 AWG and 14 AWG Superior Essex Fire Alarm cables.
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Fire Alarm
Part Numbers and Physical Characteristics
Nominal Spool Size
Diameter Approx. Weight Standard Length FxTxD
Listing Part Number Conductor Count AWG (mm) in (mm) lbs/kft (kg/km) ft (m) in
Non-Shielded
Fire Alarm
FPLR/CL3R 2F-413-91 2 12 (2.05) 0.25 (6.3) 52 (78) 500 (152) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLR/CL3R 2F-312-91 2 14 (1.63) 0.21 (5.4) 36 (53) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLR/CL3R 2F-333-91 4 14 (1.63) 0.25 (6.4) 66 (99) 500 (152) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-212-91 2 16 (1.29) 0.17 (4.4) 23 (34) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-232-91 4 16 (1.29) 0.20 (5.1) 42 (63) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
Security Control
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-112-91 2 18 (1.02) 0.15 (3.8) 16 (24) 1,000 (305) 12 x 4.5 x 5
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-132-91 4 18 (1.02) 0.17 (4.4) 29 (43) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-142-91 6 18 (1.02) 0.21 (5.4) 42 (63) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-512-91 2 22 (0.64) 0.11 (2.9) 8 (12) 1,000 (305) 12 x 4.5 x 5
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-532-91 4 22 (0.64) 0.13 (3.3) 14 (20) 1,000 (305) 12 x 4.5 x 5
FPLP/CL3P 2F-413-93 2 12 (2.05) 0.27 (6.8) 59 (88) 500 (152) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLP/CL3P 2F-312-93 2 14 (1.63) 0.23 (5.9) 41 (62) 1,000 (305) 14 x 11 x 5
FPLP/CL3P 2F-333-93 4 14 (1.63) 0.27 (6.9) 73 (109) 500 (152) 12 x 9 x 5
Coaxial
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-212-93 2 16 (1.29) 0.17 (4.4) 24 (35) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-232-93 4 16 (1.29) 0.20 (5.1) 43 (64) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-112-93 2 18 (1.02) 0.15 (3.8) 17 (25) 1,000 (305) 12 x 4.5 x 5
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-132-93 4 18 (1.02) 0.17 (4.4) 30 (44) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
Copper Data
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-142-93 6 18 (1.02) 0.21 (5.4) 43 (64) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-153-93 8 18 (1.02) 0.23 (5.8) 56 (83) 500 (152) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-512-93 2 22 (0.64) 0.11 (2.9) 9 (13) 1,000 (305) 12 x 4.5 x 5
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-532-93 4 22 (0.64) 0.13 (3.3) 14 (21) 1,000 (305) 12 x 4.5 x 5
Overall Shielded
FPLR/CL3R 2F-413-92 2 12 (2.05) 0.26 (6.5) 52 (78) 500 (152) 12 x 9 x 5
Technical Info
FPLR/CL3R 2F-312-92 2 14 (1.63) 0.22 (5.7) 36 (54) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLR/CL3R 2F-333-92 4 14 (1.63) 0.26 (6.6) 67 (99) 500 (152) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-212-92 2 16 (1.29) 0.18 (4.6) 24 (35) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-232-92 4 16 (1.29) 0.21 (5.3) 43 (63) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-112-92 2 18 (1.02) 0.16 (4.1) 17 (25) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-132-92 4 18 (1.02) 0.18 (4.7) 29 (44) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
Part Number Index
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-142-92 6 18 (1.02) 0.22 (5.6) 42 (63) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-512-92 2 22 (0.64) 0.12 (3.2) 9 (14) 1,000 (305) 12 x 4.5 x 5
FPLR/CL3R/CMR 2F-532-92 4 22 (0.64) 0.14 (3.6) 15 (22) 1,000 (305) 12 x 4.5 x 5
FPLP/CL3P 2F-413-94 2 12 (2.05) 0.28 (7.1) 59 (88) 500 (152) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLP/CL3P 2F-312-94 2 14 (1.63) 0.24 (6.2) 42 (62) 1,000 (305) 14 x 11 x 5
FPLP/CL3P 2F-333-94 4 14 (1.63) 0.28 (7.1) 73 (109) 500 (152) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-212-94 2 16 (1.29) 0.18 (4.6) 24 (36) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-232-94 4 16 (1.29) 0.21 (5.3) 43 (64) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-112-94 2 18 (1.02) 0.16 (4.1) 17 (26) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-132-94 4 18 (1.02) 0.18 (4.7) 30 (45) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-142-94 6 18 (1.02) 0.22 (5.6) 43 (64) 1,000 (305) 12 x 9 x 5
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-512-94 2 22 (0.64) 0.12 (3.2) 9 (14) 1,000 (305) 12 x 4.5 x 5
FPLP/CL3P/CMP 2F-532-94 4 22 (0.64) 0.14 (3.6) 15 (22) 1,000 (305) 12 x 4.5 x 5
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