Wire Specifications And Installation; Using Pre-Existing Wire - Hunter X-Core Owners Manual And Programming Instructions

WirE spECiFiCATioNs AND iNsTALLATioN

Wire and wire installation is a key factor in successful decoder
installations. Substitution of recommended wire and wire splices
is at the installer's own risk and is a major cause of start-up
service troubles. Hunter provides two types of wire for use with
I-CORE DUAL decoder systems.
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iD1 wire: Two-conductor, solid-core, twisted, color-coded red
and blue, direct burial PE jacket 14AWG/1.6 mm dia. copper
wires. Suitable up to 5000 feet/1500 m.
iD2 wire: Two-conductor, solid-core, twisted, color-coded red
and blue, direct burial PE jacket 12AWG/2.05 mm dia. copper
wires. Suitable up to 7500 feet/2300 m.
The twisted pairs are not shielded or armored. Conduit is not
necessary unless local regulations require it (the two-wire path is
low voltage).
• Each two-wire output run of wire is called a "path". The
DUAL48M provides up to three output paths to the field,
and decoders may be installed on any or all of them in any
combination.
• It is not necessary to connect the paths to one another. Each
path runs from the controller to the last decoder in the path,
and simply stops there.
• Never connect a wire path from one controller to the wire
paths from another controller.
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Hunter requires twisted wire meeting the listed specifications
on all paths. The twist in the wire is an essential part of surge
suppression. As lightning damage is never covered by warranty,
it is in the installer's best interest to share what Hunter has
learned in nearly two decades of decoder installations, by using
twisted wire that meets all the above specifications. Wire may be
substituted provided it meets or exceeds these specifications.
The red/blue coding is a convenience for matching the wires to
Hunter decoders. Color coding the two different conductors is
mandatory.

Using pre-Existing Wire

This is strongly discouraged by Hunter for the following reasons:
• It is unlikely that the pre-existing wire meets the specifications
for gauge, twist, and solid copper.
• Pre-existing wire will not be color-coded correctly for the
decoder wires.
• Pre-existing wire may have invisible problems (shorts, breaks,
increased resistance, or damaged insulation) that will be
inherited by the new installation.
iD WirE TAbLEs
14 AwG/2 MM STAnDArD DEcODEr
2
cABLE (Up TO 5,000 fT./1,500 M)
ID1GRY Gray jacket
ID1PUR Purple jacket
ID1YLW Yellow jacket
ID1ORG Orange jacket
ID1BLU Blue jacket
ID1TAN Tan jacket
12 AwG/3.3 MM LOnG rAnGE,
2
HEAvy-DUTy DEcODEr cABLE
ID2GRY Gray jacket
ID2PUR Purple jacket
ID2YLW Yellow jacket
ID2ORG Orange jacket
ID2BLU Blue jacket
ID2TAN Tan jacket