Only the following wiring methods may be installed in cable tray systems: armored cable; electrical metallic tubing; electrical nonmetallic tubing; fire alarm cables; flexible metal conduit; flexible metallic tubing; instrumentation tray cable; intermediate. Only the following wiring methods may be installed in cable tray systems: armored cable; electrical metallic tubing; electrical nonmetallic tubing; fire alarm cables; flexible metal conduit; flexible metallic tubing; instrumentation tray cable; intermediate. The primary rulebook used in the safe use of cable trays is NEC Article 392. This is a description of how to select, install, and support these metal or plastic frames, on which electrical wires are installed. You should consider it as a series of instructions that make the buildings resistant to. NEC Article 392 explains cable trays, their components, appropriate wiring methods for cable trays, and instances where they are and are not permitted for use. 3 (B) (1) through (B) (4) [300. 3. Installation of Cable in Cable Trays involves precise routing on support systems, NEC/IEC compliance, grounding, ampacity derating, bend radius control, segregation of services, fire safety, labeling, and reliable cable management for industrial and commercial facilities. The use of ladder-type. Standard Aluminum Ladder • The rungs provide a convenient anchor for tying down cables in vertical runs or where the positions of the cables must be maintained in horizontal runs. • Cables may exit or enter through the top or the bottom of the tray. • A ladder cable tray without covers provides for. Metal raceways, cable trays, cable armor, cable sheath, enclosures, frames, fittings, and other metal noncurrent-carrying parts that are to serve as grounding conductors, with or without the use of supplementary equipment grounding conductors, shall be effectively bonded where necessary to ensure.