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| A metal conductor and the insulation that surrounds it. If the conductor normally has no insulation, it too is called wire |
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| A conductor that is made of a single, solid flexible strand. |
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| A conductor that is made of many thin strands that are bundled together |
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| A non conductive materiel that covers a conductor. Various types listed in table 310.104 (A) of the NEC. |
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| A standord unit of measure for wire dimeter. The diameter increasing as the number decreases for sizes 18 AWG to 1 AWG. Larger wires with an AWG designation range from 1/0 to 4/0 with the diameter increased as the lift digit increases. |
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| One thousand circular mils, A standard unit of measurement for the cross-section of every large conductors. |
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| The area of a circular mils, "from the use of Roman numeral "M" for "thousands". |
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| Abbreviation for "thousands circular mils" from the use of Roman numeral "M" for "thousands" |
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| The loss of pressure (voltage) along a length of conductor caused by the resistance of the conductor. |
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| The maximum current-carrying capacity of a conductor. |
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| A percentage that is used to reduce the ampacity of a conductor based on the number of current-carrying conductors in a raceway or cable. |
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| The reduction in ampacity of a wire after calculating adjustment and correction factors. |
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| A percentage that is used to reduce the ampacity of a conductor based on the ambient temperature |
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| A series of letters, words, trademarks, and numbers reveals key characteristics about A wire |
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