B-Line Eaton series Flex tray wire basket tray, Controlled interior reended application, Black powder coat finish, Steel, 39.7" actual area inside tra

No. The FT2X20X10 BLE is rated by Eaton for controlled interior applications only. It's steel with a black powder coat, which is a paint finish rather than a hot-dip galvanized or stainless one, so keep it inside conditioned or otherwise protected spaces. For exterior runs, roof decks, parking structures or damp process areas, specify a hot-dip galvanized or stainless flextray instead.

Black is the finish integrators pick for exposed runs in data centers, AV rooms, retail and hospitality ceilings where an open plenum is visible and a bright galvanized tray would stand out. Functionally it's the same 2 inch deep steel flextray; the powder coat is cosmetic and limits it to controlled interior use. If the tray is above a hard lid and nobody sees it, the galvanized version does the same job.

One section weighs 20.4 lb empty. That's a one-man carry, and it means your support brackets and trapeze hangers are sized almost entirely for cable weight rather than the tray itself. Add your cable fill to that figure when checking hanger and anchor capacity.

What ships is the tray section itself, model FT2X20X10 BLE. Splice washers or connectors, wall brackets, trapeze or center-hung supports, threaded rod, and any dropout or radius fittings are ordered separately. Plan on one splice connection set per joint between sections when you build out a run.

Yes, that's the point of a wire basket system. Steel mesh tray is cut with a bolt cutter or cable tray cutter and bent on site to form elbows, tees and dropouts, so you don't stock a separate fitting for every direction change. Dress every cut wire end so it can't score cable jackets, and note the black powder coat gets breached at each cut, which matters here since the tray is only intended for controlled interior spaces.