I'm working on running some SE cable from a breaker box to a new 220V 14-50R receptacle. The old receptacle was not located within the area specified by our new electric range.
I am using TYPE SE STYLE R with four 6 AWG AL wires. One wire is an unshielded ground, the others have XHHW-2 insulation. One question I have is related to the number of bends allowed in the cable. In my earlier readings of various articles I thought I saw something about a limit in the number of bends. But at that time things were very foggy to me as opposed to being just a bit foggy now.
Here are a couple of pictures from different perspectives.
![Cable with Clamp in place[![][1]](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5i1DY.jpg)
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A reason for two of the bends is to accommodate a cable clamp which I think must be within 12 inches of where the cable enters an electrical box.
The only way I could see having the clamp and reducing the number of bends is add another 2×4 which I think would then put the clamp more in line with the straight line routing of the cable.
Any thoughts on this?
Thanks in advance.
Jim
Best Answer
The NEC does not restrict the number of bends on SE cable. Raceway methods restrict bends to limit stress on wire being pulled through the raceway.