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Control cable

We buy surplus control cable

Numbered conductors in a tough jacket, run between a panel and the equipment it commands. Plants buy more than they use.

Control cable carries signals rather than power: start-stop circuits, interlocks, pilot devices and relay logic. Construction is 600 volts, with 16, 14 and 12 AWG conductors that are numbered or color coded.

Because each machine needs a specific conductor count, plants end up with several partial reels that no longer match any current equipment.

Control cable we buy
SpecificationWhat we accept
Conductors2 through 37, numbered or color coded, with or without ground
Sizes#18 through #10, with #16 and #14 most common
Rating600V, 90 degrees C, tray rated where marked
ShieldingUnshielded, overall foil, and individually shielded pairs
FormatFull and partial reels, plus coils with readable legends
Control cable reels in an industrial warehouse
Control cable — full reels and partial reels are both in scope.

How control cable is identified

  • Conductor count and AWG from the print legend
  • Shielded or unshielded
  • Numbered versus color-coded conductors
  • Voltage class and temperature rating
  • Footage remaining on the reel tag

Count and shield, then length

Two control cables with the same gauge can serve completely different purposes depending on conductor count and shielding. Those two facts decide whether a reel has a buyer, and the length decides what it is worth.

Wire and cable only

We do not buy transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, MCCs, generators, bus plugs, chillers, machinery or unrelated scrap. Mixed loads are fine as long as we are quoting the wire portion.

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Not sure what you have?

Read the print legend off the jacket and call +1 (614) 715-3047. For this material the tag, the insulation type and the footage are what we need.

Control cable quote

Quote your control cable

Send the reel tag, the jacket legend and the footage. Photographs of the tag and the reel end are usually enough to give you a number.

  • Statewide North Carolina pickup
  • Full and partial reels
  • No obligation to sell

Call +1 (614) 715-3047 or email saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com.

Wire quote request

Tell us what you have and where it is. Photos of the reel tag and jacket legend help us respond faster.

Photos: add up to 6 photos (10 MB total) — the full reel, the reel tag, and the jacket legend or wire size marking. Photos are optional, but they are the fastest way to get a real answer.

Your contact
Where the wire is sitting right now, not your mailing address.
The wire
Photos
JPG, PNG, HEIC or WebP. 10 MB total per submission. On a phone you can take the photo or pick it from your library.
  • The full reel, so we can see size and remaining wire
  • The reel tag or label
  • A close-up of the jacket legend or size marking

By submitting you agree to be contacted about this wire. We use your details only to respond to this request. Privacy.

Control cable questions

Do you buy 20-conductor control cable?
Yes. High-count reels are usually the most useful leftover because few plants keep that count in stock.
Is shielded control cable bought?
Yes, and it is priced as its own item.
Do you take reels with a cut end?
Yes. Photograph the end so the conductor count and numbering are visible.
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