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Wires and cables
The document provides information on different types of wires and cables used in electrical installations. It describes wires as single conductor conductors smaller than 8 AWG, while cables contain two or more insulated conductors wrapped in a jacket. Wires and cables can be either stranded, containing multiple twisted conductors, or solid, with a single conductor. The document then lists and describes over 30 specific types of wires and cables used for different applications, including building wiring, appliances, vehicles, communications, and industrial machinery.
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- 2. WIRES AND CABLES WIRES •are those conductors 3.26mm or No.8AWG and smaller in sizes. • a single conductor(material most commonly being copper or aluminum) CABLES •are those which are larger than the wires. •two or more insulated wires wrapped in one jacket
- 3. CLASSIFICATION OF WIRES ANDCABLES STRANDED •contains a group of wires twisted to form a metallic string. SOLID •consists only of single conductor.
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- 5. COPPER OR ALUMINUM CONDUCTORS •1.60mm-500mm2 Stranded and Solid •These are bare wires used for overhead transmission lines and for ground wires.
- 6. THERMOPLASTIC WIRES (TYPE TW) •Copper1.60mm- 500mm2 Solid and Stranded • These wires are flame retardant, moisture and oil resistant used for building wiring in dry and wet locations.
- 7. HEAT, MOISTURE RESISTANT ANDFLAME RETARDANT CABLE (TYPE THW). •This has usually seven strands of conductors in a cable used for building wiring in dry or wet locations.
- 8. THERMOPLASTIC- COVERED FIXTURE WIRE(TYPE TF) 0.60mm-0.30mm2 Solid and Stranded • This can be solid or stranded used for wiring lighting fixtures and as terminal wires.
- 9. NON-METALLIC SHEATHED CABLE (TYPENM). 1.60mm-2.60mm Solid •This has 2 or 3 conductors inside the cable used for exposed or concealed installation in buildings.
- 10. COPPER OR ALUMINUMPE INSULATED WIRE. 2.60mm-1,000MCM •This weather resistant wire is used for line wire and primary distribution.
- 11. FLAT CORD (TYPESPT). 1.02mm-1.60mm Stranded • This has two sets of stranded conductors separated by insulators. It is usually used for portable electrical equipment and for extension wiring of a single bulb.
- 12. AIR CONDITIONING UNIT SAFETYCORD (TYPE SPT). 1.60mm-2.00mm •This consists of two conductors and a ground used for wiring air conditioning unit.
- 13. UNDERGROUND FEEDER AND BRANCHCIRCUIT CABLE (TYPE UF). 1.60mm-11.68mm •This is a jacketed cable, used for wiring installation direct burial.
- 14. THERMO PLASTIC PORTABLE CORDS(TYPES SJT & ST). Type SJT 1.02mm-2 .05mm Type ST 1.02mm-4.11mm • These types consist of 2 to 4 stranded conductors used for wiring construction of portable motors and appliances.
- 15. INTERCOM CABLE 0.65mm • Thisshielded or unshielded cable has 3 conductors to 100 pairs, used for wiring interior communications, system and sound distribution jacketed.
- 16. TELEPHONE CABLE (TYPE CCP) 0.40mm-0.91mm •This is installed aerial and duct type for telephone wiring with color coded conductor insulators.
- 17. SUBMERSIBLE PUMP CABLE 1.60mm-11.68mm • Thisis thermoplastic insulated cable used for wiring submersible pumps of deep well water systems.
- 18. HYPERTEMP 2000 WIRE (MAGNETWIRE). 0.078mm- 4.11mm •This is used for winding motors, oil filled transformers, high speed winding, and wet winding operations.
- 19. SERVICE DROP CABLE 4.11mm – 11.68 mm • This is an aluminum conductor with neutral messenger used for a service drop cable.
- 20. ARMORED CABLE (TYPE ACT),(BX). 1.60mm-6.54mm •Thishas 2 or 3 conductors used for wiring installation in buildings.
- 21. WELDING CABLE 1.29mm-11.68mm • Thisis a flexible portable cable used for wiring cable of electric arc welding.
- 22. CONTROL CABLE (BRAIDED TYPE) 1.60mm-2.05mm •This is a PVC insulated and jacketed multi-conductor control cable used for wiring installation of machinery controls.
- 23. POWER CABLE 3.36 mm– 1,000 MCM • This is used for underground, aerial, duct and direct burial wiring from 6,000 volts to 35 kilovolts.
- 24. TEMPERATURE WIRE (TYPE HI). 1.02mm-3.26mm •This is commonly used for wiring automobile engines and appliances with high temperature, and for switch board wiring.
- 25. ROYAL CORD 1. 65mm-5.19mm •This has 2 to 4 conductors, stranded and used for portable cords in electrical equipment.
- 26. TELEPHONE CABLE (TYPE ADT) 0.65mm •This consists of 6 pairs through 909 pairs used for aerial and duct installation.
- 27. APPLIANCE OR ELECTRIC HEATERCABLE 0. 65mm-2.05mm • This is used for wiring cord of heating equipment in dry locations.
- 28. ASBESTOS COVERED NICKEL CORD(ROCKBESTOS) 0.25mm-1.60mm • This is used for wiring electric ranges, water heater, stoves and hairdryers where both heat and moisture resistance is desirable.
- 29. AUTOMOTIVE WIRE 1.02mm-6.54mm • Thisis used for wiring spark plug and battery cable of automobile, trucks, and other vehicles.
- 30. AUTO CABLE PVCAND BRAIDED • This is used for wiring automobile light and for hook- up wires.
- 31. SERVICE ENTRANCE CABLE (TYPESE) •It consists of two or more insulated conductors with one or more bare conductors for grounding.
- 32. SELF-SUPPORTING AERIAL TELEPHONE CABLE •This isused for aerial telephone wiring with color code insulation of conductors.
- 33. MACHINE TOOL WIRE •Thisis used for wiring machine tools, appliances and control circuits.
- 34. COAXIAL CABLE •This isused for radio frequency antenna installation and radar receiver installation.
- 35. DIRECT BURIAL TELEPHONE CABLE •This is used for wiring installation of telephone lines. Conductors have different colors on insulations.
- 36. DUREX WIRE • Thisis used for building wiring especially for interior wiring.
- 37. STEEL TAPE ARMOREDCABLE WITH GROUND WIRES •This is used for general wiring installation including underground.
- 38. DURALENE (TYPE WP) •Thisis polyethylene insulated line wire used for wiring installation of residential buildings.
- 39. SWITCHBOARD SEMI- RIGID PLASTIC INSULATION •Thisis a stranded cable for wiring switch boards inside power plant.
- 40. ALL PLASTIC PARALLEL CORD •Thisis used for wiring pendant or portable equipment or device.
- 41. NONMETALLIC SHEATHED CABLE (TYPENMC) •This is a multi- conductor cable used for interior wiring in dry and wet location.
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