SO CABLE

CABLE OPPOSITES: SO AND VNTC

In the wide world of cable, few variations are as opposite as SO Cable and VNTC. One provides temporary power, the other permanent. While SO would likely not fare as well underground, VNTC is often referred to as a direct burial cable for its ability to withstand a barrage of conditions beneath the soil. Learn more about these cable opposites by exploring their attributes as they are explained below, and call Delco Wire and Cable to order custom lengths of either type.

• The SO cable category is designed above all to be used, removed, and then used again. Variations like SOW and SOOW are included in this category and offer additional benefits like water resistance, oil resistance or both. A wide variety of different sizes are available.
• VNTC (Vinyl Nylon Tray Cable) is usually installed in one place and left there for years. A favorite cable selection of builders, it can be run between walls and hooked up to the main grid. Other uses involve the burial of the cable. It is interchangeably referred to as “direct burial cable,” “cable with ground,” “cable tray wire,” UNTC” or “Type TC.” Due its toughness and durability, it’s a mainstay at a construction site. Perhaps one of the few aspects VNTC has in common with the SO cable category is its availability in so many different gauges and conductor amounts.

Purchase these cable opposites from Delco today at 1-800-714-WIRE (9473), and you will receive your order quickly. The company maintains multiple stocking locations nationwide in order to assure expedited shipping, and they never impose a cut charge.