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2861:, and large feeder circuits with heavy current loads, due to the various advantages they offer over copper wiring. Aluminium conductors both cost and weigh less than copper conductors, so a much larger cross sectional area can be used for the same weight and price. This can compensate for the higher resistance and lower mechanical strength of aluminium, meaning the larger cross sectional area is needed to achieve comparable current capacity and other features. Aluminium conductors must be installed with compatible connectors and special care must be taken to ensure the contact surface does not oxidise.
3342:(K&T) wiring: single conductors were run through cavities between the structural members in walls and ceilings, with ceramic tubes forming protective channels through joists and ceramic knobs attached to the structural members to provide air between the wire and the lumber and to support the wires. Since air was free to circulate over the wires, smaller conductors could be used than required in cables. By arranging wires on opposite sides of building structural members, some protection was afforded against short-circuits that can be caused by driving a nail into both conductors simultaneously.
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Special cable fittings may be applied to prevent explosive gases from flowing in the interior of jacketed cables, where the cable passes through areas where flammable gases are present. To prevent loosening of the connections of individual conductors of a cable, cables must be supported near their entrance to devices and at regular intervals along their runs. In tall buildings, special designs are required to support the conductors of vertical runs of cable. Generally, only one cable per fitting is permitted, unless the fitting is rated or listed for multiple cables.
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431:. Hence national standards follow an identical system of sections and chapters. However, this standard is not written in such language that it can readily be adopted as a national wiring code. Neither is it designed for field use by electrical tradespeople and inspectors for testing compliance with national wiring standards. By contrast, national codes, such as the NEC or CSA C22.1, generally exemplify the common objectives of IEC 60364, but provide specific rules in a form that allows for guidance of those installing and inspecting electrical systems.
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2681:. Tables in electrical safety codes give the maximum allowable current based on size of conductor, voltage potential, insulation type and thickness, and the temperature rating of the cable itself. The allowable current will also be different for wet or dry locations, for hot (attic) or cool (underground) locations. In a run of cable through several areas, the part with the lowest rating becomes the rating of the overall run.
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frequent wiring changes can be expected, large apparatus may be installed and special conditions of heat or moisture may apply. Heavy industries have more demanding wiring requirements, such as very large currents and higher voltages, frequent changes of equipment layout, corrosive, or wet or explosive atmospheres. In facilities that handle flammable gases or liquids, special rules may govern the installation and wiring of
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471:. The first edition was published in 1882. In 2018, the 18th edition of the wiring regulations BS7671:2018 was released and came into force in January 2019 and BS7671:2018 Amendment 2 was issued March 2022. BS 7671 is the standard to which the UK electrical industry adheres, and compliance with BS 7671 is now required by law through the Electricity, Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002.
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2972:) tubing. Rectangular cross-section metal or PVC wire troughs (North America) or trunking (UK) may be used if many circuits are required. Wires run underground may be run in plastic tubing encased in concrete, but metal elbows may be used in severe pulls. Wiring in exposed areas, for example factory floors, may be run in cable trays or rectangular raceways having lids.
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for very flexible service or in marine applications may be protected by woven bronze wires. Power or communications cables (e.g., computer networking) that are routed in or through air-handling spaces (plenums) of office buildings are required under the model building code to be either encased in metal conduit, or rated for low flame and smoke production.
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as they were deemed to be too close to other colours. Even so, there were unavoidable clashes. Blue was a phase conductor in the United
Kingdom and Ireland, which delayed the adoption of the new colours for several decades. But flexible cable was changed pretty much instantly following pressure from manufacturers of appliances.
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In industrial applications, conductor bars are often pre-assembled with insulators in grounded enclosures. This assembly, known as bus duct or busway, can be used for connections to large switchgear or for bringing the main power feed into a building. A form of bus duct known as "plug-in bus" is used
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insulation, plus a wire for
Protective Earthing/Grounding (bonding), surrounded by a flexible plastic jacket. In North America and the UK this conductor is usually bare wire but in the UK it is required that this bare Protective Earth (PE) conductor be sheathed in Green/Yellow insulating tubing where
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In the United States, colour-coding of three-phase system conductors follows a de facto standard, wherein black, red, and blue are used for three-phase 120/208-volt systems, and brown, orange or violet, and yellow are used in 277/480-volt systems. (Violet avoids conflict with the NEC's high-leg delta
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The introduction of the NEC clearly states that it is not intended to be a design manual, and therefore creating a colour code for ungrounded or "hot" conductors falls outside the scope and purpose of the NEC. However, it is a common misconception that "hot" conductor colour-coding is required by the
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standard, commonly known as the "wiring rules", specifies requirements for the selection and installation of electrical equipment, and the design and testing of such installations. The standard is mandatory in both New
Zealand and Australia; therefore, all electrical work covered by the standard must
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manufactured fittings for the system and a few buildings were wired with it, it was never adopted into the US National
Electrical Code. Drawbacks of the system were that special fittings were required, and that any defect in the connection of the sheath would result in the sheath becoming energised.
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Cables for industrial, commercial and apartment buildings may contain many insulated conductors in an overall jacket, with helical tape steel or aluminium armour, or steel wire armour, and perhaps as well an overall PVC or lead jacket for protection from moisture and physical damage. Cables intended
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In the United
Kingdom, an early form of insulated cable, introduced in 1896, consisted of two impregnated-paper-insulated conductors in an overall lead sheath. Joints were soldered, and special fittings were used for lamp holders and switches. These cables were similar to underground telegraph and
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Solid aluminium conductors were originally made in the 1960s from a utility-grade aluminium alloy that had undesirable properties for a building wire, and were used with wiring devices intended for copper conductors. These practices were found to cause defective connections and fire hazards. In the
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From 1970 European countries started a process of harmonising their wiring colours, as several countries had chosen the same colour to denote different wires. The new harmonised colours were chosen mainly because no country had used them. Colours like pink, orange and turquoise were not available
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were done similarly to telegraph connections, and soldered for security. Underground conductors were insulated with wrappings of cloth tape soaked in pitch, and laid in wooden troughs which were then buried. Such wiring systems were unsatisfactory because of the danger of electrocution and fire,
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is used. Each phase of the circuit is run in a separate grounded metal enclosure. The only fault possible is a phase-to-ground fault, since the enclosures are separated. This type of bus can be rated up to 50,000 amperes and up to hundreds of kilovolts (during normal service, not just for faults),
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Cables usually are secured with special fittings where they enter electrical apparatus; this may be a simple screw clamp for jacketed cables in a dry location, or a polymer-gasketed cable connector that mechanically engages the armour of an armoured cable and provides a water-resistant connection.
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In 2004, the UK adopted the
European Union standard for phase colours of brown, black, and grey, and for neutral, blue. However, the old phase colours of red, yellow, and blue with black for neutral are still found in old installations. Single-phase wiring should strictly be in brown (red in old
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A system developed in
Germany called "Kuhlo wire" used one, two, or three rubber-insulated wires in a brass or lead-coated iron sheet tube, with a crimped seam. The enclosure could also be used as a return conductor. Kuhlo wire could be run exposed on surfaces and painted, or embedded in plaster.
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Special cable constructions and termination techniques are required for cables installed in ships. Such assemblies are subjected to environmental and mechanical extremes. Therefore, in addition to electrical and fire safety concerns, such cables may also be required to be pressure-resistant where
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Wires and cables are rated by the circuit voltage, temperature rating and environmental conditions (moisture, sunlight, oil, chemicals) in which they can be used. A wire or cable has a voltage (to neutral) rating and a maximum conductor surface temperature rating. The amount of current a cable or
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In Sweden, IEC 60364 is implemented through the national standard SS-436 40 000. Notable is the exception for blue, where while the colour normally is used for neutral may be used as connecting wire between switches and between switch and fixture, as well as phase wire in a two-phase circuit, all
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under pressure, so older plain steel screw clamped connections could become loose over time. Newer electrical devices designed for aluminium conductors have features intended to compensate for this effect. Unlike copper, aluminium forms an insulating oxide layer on the surface. This is sometimes
2826:, etc. — were specially designed for the purpose. These newer aluminium wires and special designs address problems with junctions between dissimilar metals, oxidation on metal surfaces, and mechanical effects that occur as different metals expand at different rates with increases in temperature.
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is run to the service entrance point. The cable is a three conductor twisted "triplex" cable with a bare neutral and two insulated conductors, with no overall cable jacket. The neutral conductor is often a supporting "messenger" steel wire, which is used to support the insulated line conductors.
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to distribute power down the length of a building; it is constructed to allow tap-off switches or motor controllers to be installed at designated places along the bus. The big advantage of this scheme is the ability to remove or add a branch circuit without removing voltage from the whole duct.
3413:. These were two or more solid copper electrical wires with rubber insulation, plus woven cotton cloth over each conductor for protection of the insulation, with an overall woven jacket, usually impregnated with tar as a protection from moisture. Waxed paper was used as a filler and separator.
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A somewhat similar system called "concentric wiring" was introduced in the United States around 1905. In this system, an insulated electrical wire was wrapped with copper tape which was then soldered, forming the grounded (return) conductor of the wiring system. The bare metal sheath, at earth
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Local electrical regulations may restrict or place special requirements on mixing of voltage levels within one cable tray. Good design practices may segregate, for example, low level measurement or signal cables from trays carrying high power branch circuits, to prevent induction of noise into
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are used in industrial areas where many insulated cables are run together. Individual cables can exit the tray at any point, simplifying the wiring installation and reducing the labour cost for installing new cables. Power cables may have fittings in the tray to maintain clearance between the
2505:
Wiring systems in a single family home or duplex, for example, are simple, with relatively low power requirements, infrequent changes to the building structure and layout, usually with dry, moderate temperature and non-corrosive environmental conditions. In a light commercial environment, more
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Over time, rubber-insulated cables become brittle because of exposure to atmospheric oxygen, so they must be handled with care and are usually replaced during renovations. When switches, socket outlets or light fixtures are replaced, the mere act of tightening connections may cause hardened
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requires the use of wire covered with green/yellow striped insulation, for safety earthing (grounding) connections. This growing international standard was adopted for its distinctive appearance, to reduce the likelihood of dangerous confusion of safety earthing (grounding) wires with other
503:(NEC). States, counties or cities often include the NEC in their local building codes by reference along with local differences. The NEC is modified every three years. It is a consensus code considering suggestions from interested parties. The proposals are studied by committees of
3239:, rats, and other rodents may gnaw on unprotected wiring, causing fire and shock hazards. This is especially true of PVC-insulated telephone and computer network cables. Several techniques have been developed to deter these pests, including insulation loaded with pepper dust.
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arose in the 1880s with the commercial introduction of electrical power; however, many conflicting standards existed for the selection of wire sizes and other design rules for electrical installations, and a need was seen to introduce uniformity on the grounds of safety.
534:) and states that the code addresses the fundamental principles of electrical protection in Section 131. The Canadian code reprints Chapter 13 of IEC 60364, but there are no numerical criteria listed in that chapter to assess the adequacy of any electrical installation.
3345:
By the 1940s, the labor cost of installing two conductors rather than one cable resulted in a decline in new knob-and-tube installations. However, the US code still allows new K&T wiring installations in special situations (some rural and industrial applications).
2850:"copper-aluminium-revised" designation) were developed to reduce these problems. While larger sizes are still used to feed power to electrical panels and large devices, aluminium wiring for residential use has acquired a poor reputation and has fallen out of favour.
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system), regardless of which phase it originated from, but it is common practice to use three-core cable in the three-phase colours for two-way lighting switches. The accepted practice is to sleeve the ends of the cores in brown or blue sleeves as appropriate.
3176:
Bus ducts may have all phase conductors in the same enclosure (non-isolated bus), or may have each conductor separated by a grounded barrier from the adjacent phases (segregated bus). For conducting large currents between devices, a cable bus is used.
3305:
The first interior power wiring systems used conductors that were bare or covered with cloth, which were secured by staples to the framing of the building or on running boards. Where conductors went through walls, they were protected with cloth tape.
2676:
The environment of the installed wires determine how much current a cable is permitted to carry. Because multiple conductors bundled in a cable cannot dissipate heat as easily as single insulated conductors, those circuits are always rated at a lower
1214:
system to have orange insulation, or to be identified by other suitable means such as tagging. Prior to the adoption of orange as the suggested colour for the high-leg in the 1971 NEC, it was common practice in some areas to use red for this purpose.
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with grooves cut for single conductor wires, covered by a wooden cap strip. These were prohibited in North
American electrical codes by 1928. Wooden moulding was also used to some degree in the UK, but was never permitted by German and Austrian
443:
is the organisation responsible for the promulgation of electrical standards and safety specifications. DIN VDE 0100 is the German wiring regulations document harmonised with IEC 60364. In
Germany, blue can also mean phase or switched phase.
3358:
Lead-cased electrical cable from a circa 1912 house in southern
England. Two conductors are sheathed in red and black rubber, and the central earth wire is bare. These cables are dangerous because the sheath is prone to split if repeatedly
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installations to electric lighting. Insulated conductors were pulled through the pipes that had formerly supplied the gas lamps. Although used occasionally, this method risked insulation damage from sharp edges inside the pipe at each
3473:
During the first years of the 20th century, various patented forms of wiring system such as Bergman and Peschel tubing were used to protect wiring; these used very thin fibre tubes, or metal tubes which were also used as return
2845:
Some terminations on wiring devices designed only for copper wire would overheat under heavy current load and cause fires when used with aluminium conductors. Revised standards for wire materials and wiring devices (such as the
625:, some colour-coding of wires is mandatory. Many local rules and exceptions exist per country, state, or region. Older installations vary in colour codes, and colours may fade with insulation exposure to heat, light, and aging.
306:
Associated circuit protection, control, and distribution devices within a building's wiring system are subject to voltage, current, and functional specifications. Wiring safety codes vary by locality, country, or region. The
3033:
Since wires run in conduits or underground cannot dissipate heat as easily as in open air, and since adjacent circuits contribute induced currents, wiring regulations give rules to establish the current capacity (ampacity).
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telephone cables of the time. Paper-insulated cables proved unsuitable for interior wiring installations because very careful workmanship was required on the lead sheaths to ensure moisture did not affect the insulation.
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Armored cables with two rubber-insulated conductors in a flexible metal sheath were used as early as 1906, and were considered at the time a better method than open knob-and-tube wiring, although much more expensive.
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insulation and jackets were introduced, especially for residential wiring. About the same time, single conductors with a thinner PVC insulation and a thin nylon jacket (e.g. US Type THN, THHN, etc.) became common.
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Metal moulding systems, with a flattened oval section consisting of a base strip and a snap-on cap channel, were more costly than open wiring or wooden moulding, but could be easily run on wall surfaces. Similar
2615:
the Cable Sheathing has been removed. Most other jurisdictions now require the Protective Earth conductor to be insulated to the same standard as the current carrying conductors with Green/Yellow insulation.
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A system later invented in the UK in 1908 employed vulcanised-rubber insulated wire enclosed in a strip metal sheath. The metal sheath was bonded to each metal wiring device to ensure earthing continuity.
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requires a bare copper, or green or green/yellow insulated protective conductor, a white or grey neutral, with any other colour used for single phase. The NEC also requires the high-leg conductor of a
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As of March 2011, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) requires the use of green/yellow colour cables as protective conductors, blue as neutral conductors and brown as
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insulation to flake off the conductors. Rubber insulation further inside the cable often is in better condition than the insulation exposed at connections, due to reduced exposure to oxygen.
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Special versions of non-metallic sheathed cables, such as US Type UF, are designed for direct underground burial (often with separate mechanical protection) or exterior use where exposure to
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The sulfur in vulcanized rubber insulation attacked bare copper wire so the conductors were tinned to prevent this. The conductors reverted to being bare when rubber ceased to be used.
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Although the US and Canadian national standards deal with the same physical phenomena and broadly similar objectives, they differ occasionally in technical detail. As part of the
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at the conductor surface. A cable may carry multiple usage ratings for applications, for example, one rating for dry installations and another when exposed to moisture or oil.
440:
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AS/NZS 3000 "Wiring Rules", Table 3.4, CONDUCTOR COLOURS FOR INSTALLATION WIRING, "Function: Active: Any colour other than green, yellow, green/yellow, black or light blue."
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For very high currents in electrical apparatus, and for high currents distributed through a building, bus bars can be used. (The term "bus" is a contraction of the Latin
2625:(UV) is a possibility. These cables differ in having a moisture-resistant construction, lacking paper or other absorbent fillers, and being formulated for UV resistance.
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and fire hazards. They are usually based on a model code (with or without local amendments) produced by a national or international standards organisation, such as the
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Generally, single conductor building wire in small sizes is solid wire, since the wiring is not required to be very flexible. Building wire conductors larger than 10
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Special outlet and junction boxes were made for lamps and switches, made either of porcelain or sheet steel. The crimped seam was not considered as watertight as the
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A system of flexible twin cords supported by glass or porcelain buttons was used near the turn of the 20th century in Europe, but was soon replaced by other methods.
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The simplest form of cable has two insulated conductors twisted together to form a unit. Such non-jacketed cables with two (or more) conductors are used only for
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fire resistance rating and are more costly than non–fire-rated cable. They have little flexibility and behave more like rigid conduit rather than flexible cables.
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capability, with further restrictions on the environmental conditions, such as ambient temperature range, moisture levels, and exposure to sunlight and chemicals.
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Use of light blue for Neutral may cause confusion with dark blue for L3. In New Zealand domestic installations, the only permitted color for Neutral is black.
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The colors in this table represent the most common and preferred standard colors for wiring; however others may be in use, especially in older installations.
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Rubber-like synthetic polymer insulation is used in industrial cables and power cables installed underground because of its superior moisture resistance.
311:(IEC) is attempting to harmonise wiring standards among member countries, but significant variations in design and installation requirements still exist.
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3406:, Burley, Harry & Rooney, Henry, "Insulated electric wire", issued 1923-06-12, assigned to Boston Insulated Wire and Cable
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For some industrial uses in steel mills and similar hot environments, no organic material gives satisfactory service. Cables insulated with compressed
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National Electrical Code 2011 (2011 ed.), Quincy, Massachusetts: National Fire Protection Association, 2010. — periodically re-issued every 3 years
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is an electrical installation of cabling and associated devices such as switches, distribution boards, sockets, and light fittings in a structure.
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4374:— Basis of most US electrical codes. Choose NFPA 70 (general purpose) or NFPA 70A (one and two family dwellings). Free registration required.
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conductor (derived from the earthed center-tap of the transformer). The distribution supporting cantenaries are also shown.
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color in the Australia/New Zealand standard. Care must be taken when determining the system used in any existing wiring.
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powder. The whole assembly is drawn down to smaller sizes, thereby compressing the powder. Such cables have a
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2987:. In cases where safety-critical wiring must be kept operational during an accidental fire,
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Wiring is subject to safety standards for design and installation. Allowable
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plus the high labour cost for such installations. The first
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translucent purple) denote markings on wiring terminals.
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Standard wire insulation colours for alternating current
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Electric power distribution § Secondary distribution
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National Fire Protection Association (1 January 1968).
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Local rules may specify colours to be used for phases.
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Intended use and amount of power demand on the circuit
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walls and floors, the openings are required by local
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Aluminium conductors are still heavily used for bulk
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for US building wiring were introduced in 1922 with
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3760:"Informationen zur Harmonisierung der Aderfarben"
3580:Industrial and multiphase power plugs and sockets
30:"Wiring" redirects here. Not to be confused with
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1820:To designate any phase, the below colours are
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3600:Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive
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4381:NEMA comparison of IEC 60364 with the US NEC
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89:Regulation of electrical installations
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539:North American Free Trade Agreement
144:Mineral-insulated copper-clad cable
113:U.S. National Electrical Code (NEC)
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1976:Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Nicaragua,
1202:Electrical wiring in North America
485:Electrical wiring in North America
407:In Australia and New Zealand, the
108:Canadian Electrical Code (CE Code)
27:Electrical installation of cabling
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516:Canadian Standards Association
387:Wiring layout plan for a house
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4105:The Metallurgy of Copper Wire
3711:DS/EN 60364 afsnit 514.3.1.Z1
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3041:Bus bars, bus duct, cable bus
1549:Cable identification colours:
1353:South Korea from January 2021
1306:Protective earth/ground (PE)
277:Electrical symbols for wiring
98:BS 7671 UK wiring regulations
4351:Wiring of Finished Buildings
2991:must be applied to maintain
2521:wire sizes are given in the
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1107:CENELEC affiliated countries
770:(L & N Interchangeable)
169:Thermoplastic-sheathed cable
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3699:"Wire colour coding abroad"
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154:Steel wire armoured cable
4365:National Electrical Code
4354:, McGraw Hill, New York.
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1982:Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
1338:Hong Kong from July 2007
1208:National Electrical Code
524:Canadian Electrical Code
500:National Electrical Code
195:Electrical busbar system
61:Electrical installations
4386:Cauldwell, Rex (2002).
4214:"Guide to Safe Removal"
3488:surface mounted raceway
3203:electrical service room
3001:passive fire protection
2865:Raceways and cable runs
2745:electrical conductivity
2663:mineral-insulated cable
2606:Modern wiring materials
2040:120, 208, or 240 V
1989:120, 208, or 240 V
1695:Hong Kong prior to 2009
215:Residual-current device
121:Cabling and accessories
80:United Kingdom practice
75:North American practice
4467:Electrical engineering
4294:Schneider, Norman H.,
4218:Squirrels in the Attic
4134:. 2012. Archived from
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1332:Switzerland from 2005
1300:Phases (L, L1/L2/L3)
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4370:28 July 2011 at the
3948:"Color Coding Chart"
3502:– a frequently used
3350:Metal-sheathed wires
3326:Knob-and-tube wiring
3271:improve this article
3243:Early wiring methods
3232:Degradation by pests
3083:improve this section
3030:sensitive circuits.
2940:risers, seen inside
2899:improve this article
2787:Aluminium conductors
2777:electrical overloads
2765:thermal conductivity
2761:corrosion resistance
2571:improve this article
2442:improve this section
1423:Installation wiring:
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573:improve this article
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3701:. 25 February 2011.
3450:Re-use of existing
3222:electrical services
3205:at a paper mill in
2812:American wire gauge
2531:American Wire Gauge
1630:Single-phase cables
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1075:Former Soviet Union
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4177:on 27 January 2021
4141:on 10 October 2016
3611:Structured cabling
3585:Oxygen-free copper
3570:Ground and neutral
3545:Electrical conduit
3515:Cable entry system
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2871:Electrical conduit
2859:power distribution
2855:power transmission
2831:creep or cold-flow
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2011:277, or 480 V
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220:Distribution board
149:Multiway switching
139:Electrical conduit
50:Electrical cabling
4457:Electrical wiring
4426:978-1-60085-256-5
4264:Robert M. Black,
4050:978-1-77139-718-6
3736:978-91-89259-14-0
3441:extra-low voltage
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3189:Electrical panels
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1344:Russia from 2009
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164:Ring circuit
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4075:21 February
3575:Home wiring
3520:Cable gland
3474:conductors.
3141:on top and
3125:Topside of
3023:Cable trays
2985:firestopped
2808:resistivity
2543:Power cable
1872:China (PRC)
1458:recommended
1438:recommended
1380:Prohibited:
1227:Color codes
971:Switzerland
881:Netherlands
409:AS/NZS 3000
4451:Categories
4408:Hirst, E.
4181:12 October
4145:12 October
3920:1119992842
3627:References
3595:Power cord
3530:Cable tray
3479:plastering
3283:April 2021
3131:penetrants
3099:April 2021
3016:cable tray
2911:April 2021
2869:See also:
2840:polybutene
2726:power pole
2699:salt spray
2695:salt water
2693:caused by
2583:April 2021
2458:April 2021
1911:JIS C 0446
1822:prohibited
1760:prohibited
1477:prohibited
585:April 2021
424:standard,
361:April 2021
134:Cable tray
3954:4 January
3950:. Conwire
3896:4 January
3840:4 January
3646:4 January
3565:Grounding
3464:mouldings
3452:gas pipes
3237:Squirrels
3199:firestops
3070:does not
2824:wire nuts
2753:ductility
2691:corrosion
2671:certified
2523:IEC 60228
2429:does not
2100:extension
1335:Argentina
1124:Line (L)
651:Line (L)
528:IEC 60364
509:tradesmen
505:engineers
426:IEC 60364
4368:Archived
4250:12 March
4223:19 April
4108:Archived
4094:: 58–66.
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3510:Bus duct
3504:MIL-SPEC
3494:See also
3209:, Canada
3172:(ground)
3143:rockwool
3135:bus duct
3127:firestop
3051:Bus duct
2954:rockwool
2952:on top,
2946:firestop
2797:DIN rail
2679:ampacity
1969:Mexico (
1747:NBR 5410
1295:Standard
648:Country
491:New York
412:comply.
4015:. 2007.
3818:17 July
3797:17 July
3776:11 July
3676:10 July
3374:Stannos
3359:flexed.
3308:Splices
3207:Ontario
3155:omnibus
3091:removed
3076:sources
2962:conduit
2714:neutral
2450:removed
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2176:CE Code
2098:(e.g.,
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1359:Italy
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3074:any
3072:cite
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2970:HDPE
2836:zinc
2710:line
2659:mica
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2104:lamp
1936:See
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1745:ABNT
1179:The
467:and
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299:and
291:and
289:wire
210:Fuse
190:ELCB
185:AFCI
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