Surplus cable categories we buy
Forty-four pages, one per family. Each explains the constructions we review, the condition flags that change a lot, and what to send so a buyer can value it.
Tell us the family and the footage
Six details are enough to start: what the cable is, how much there is, where it is and what condition it is in. Photos can follow by text or email.
Prefer to talk 954-740-1983Every page below is a buying page. Nothing here is offered by us for anyone to buy. The question on each one is the same: what does this family look like when it arrives as surplus, and how is it reviewed?
Start with the family that matches the cable on your rack. If the lot spans several families, use the main one and describe the rest in the notes. A mixed trailer is normal.
16 categories
Transmission, substation and plant distribution cable, reviewed by construction and test record rather than by weight alone.
- 01Transmission conductorOverhead line conductor reels from reconductor work and line upgrades.
- 02ACSR conductorSteel-reinforced overhead conductor, valued on code word and core.
- 03AAAC conductorAll-aluminum alloy conductor, listed apart from ACSR.
- 04Substation bus wire and rigid busRigid tube bus, stranded bus, braid and jumpers from yard rebuilds.
- 0569 kV cableSubtransmission class cable from substation ties and industrial taps.
- 06138 kV cableUnderground transmission dips and substation exits.
- 07345 kV cableBulk transmission cable, documented and handled with care.
- 08PILC cablePaper-insulated lead-covered cable from older downtown ducts.
- 09HPFF and pipe-type cablePipe-type cable, potheads, joints and pressurising plant.
- 10Medium voltage cable5 kV to 35 kV feeder, URD and shielded cable.
- 11Switchgear and padmount cableCable cut out of switchgear and padmount changeouts.
- 12Bus duct and buswayFeeder and plug-in busway, sections and fittings.
- 13Data center power cableLarge copper feeders, whips and grounding from halls.
- 14Fab and clean-room cablePlenum, tool hook-up and cleanroom-rated cable.
- 15Demolition and teardown cableMixed teardown cable, sorted and quoted by recovery.
- 16Grounding grid conductorBare copper grid conductor, rods and connections.
19 categories
The everyday material on Austin commercial and industrial jobs, from full spools to the last sixty feet of a pull.
- 17THHN and THWN wireBuilding wire in spools, boxes and cut lengths.
- 18XHHW and XHHW-2 wireCross-linked polyethylene feeder and service wire.
- 19MC and metal-clad cableMetal-clad and HCF cable, factory coils and cut-offs.
- 20AC and BX cableArmored BX cable from older buildings and re-fits.
- 21SER and SEU cableService entrance cable from panel and meter upgrades.
- 22NM-B cableRomex coils left from residential and light commercial work.
- 23URD cableUnderground distribution cable with concentric neutral.
- 24USE-2 cableDirect-burial service cable from rural and solar work.
- 25Tray cableTC and TC-ER power and control cable from plants.
- 26Feeder cableLarge feeder, single and multi-conductor, paralleled sets.
- 27Aluminum cableAA-8000 building wire, SER, URD and MV cable.
- 28Welding cableFine-strand lead cable from fabrication bays and rigs.
- 29SOOW and portable cordPortable rubber cord in coils and cut lengths.
- 30Portable power cordSJOOW, SOOW and STOW cord by the coil.
- 31Submersible pump cableWell pump cable from Hill Country service work.
- 32Bare copper wireClean bare copper in coils and straight lengths.
- 33Control cableMulti-conductor control cable from panel replacements.
- 34Instrumentation cablePairs and triads for process measurement.
- 35VFD cableShielded symmetric drive cable from pump and fan packages.
9 categories
Purpose-built cable that is hard to substitute, so a cancelled package or a resized site leaves reels worth reviewing properly.
- 36Solar PV cablePV wire and DC feeder from resized arrays.
- 37Copper busbarFabricated copper bar from switchgear and panelboards.
- 38DLO cableUltra-flexible 2 kV cable from generation and rigs.
- 39Structured cablingCat6, Cat6A and patch cable from fit-outs.
- 40Fiber optic cableOutside and inside plant fiber reels.
- 41Fire alarm cableFPLR and FPLP cable from commercial projects.
- 42EV charging cableHeavy 1 kV cable from charging site builds.
- 43High voltage cable above 35 kV46 kV to 345 kV cable reviewed as transmission.
- 44Generator and emergency power cableGenerator feeders, ATS cable and DLO.
About the categories
Is every cable type on this page bought in Austin?
The desk reviews all of these families across Greater Austin, but the answer for a specific lot depends on construction, length and condition. A reel that cannot be reused is still reviewed on recovery.
What if my cable is not listed?
Send it anyway. Mixed lots, obsolete constructions and cable that only has a jacket print are all reviewed. The list is a map of what the desk sees most often, not a limit.
Do you buy cut lengths as well as reels?
Yes. Cut lengths are valued differently from reels, and short pieces are usually recovery. A pull with 300 feet left is a different conversation from a 40-foot tail.
Send the reel list
Six details are enough to start: what the cable is, how much there is, where it is and what condition it is in. Photos can follow by text or email.
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