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  2. Aluminum building wiring - Wikipedia

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    Most of the problems related to aluminum wire are typically associated with older (pre-1972) AA-1350 alloy solid aluminum wire, sometimes referred to as "old technology" aluminum wiring, as the properties of that wire result in significantly more expansion and contraction than copper wire or modern day AA-8000 series aluminum wire. Older solid ...

  3. Electrical wiring in North America - Wikipedia

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    In both those instances the white wire should be identified as being hot, usually with black tape inside junction boxes. The neutral wire is identified by gray or white insulated wire, perhaps using stripes or markings. With lamp cord wire the ribbed wire is the neutral, and the smooth wire is the hot. NEC 2008 400.22(f) allows surface marking ...

  4. Tension grid - Wikipedia

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    Tension grid assembly with removable modules at La Jolla Playhouse's Potiker Theater. A tension grid is a type of non-standard largely-transparent catwalk.Tension grids are composed of tightly woven wire rope steel cables that create a taut floor strong enough for technicians to walk on.

  5. Electrical wiring - Wikipedia

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    The first rubber-insulated cables for US building wiring were introduced in 1922 with US patent 1458803, Burley, Harry & Rooney, Henry, "Insulated electric wire", issued 1923-06-12, assigned to Boston Insulated Wire and Cable . These were two or more solid copper electrical wires with rubber insulation, plus woven cotton cloth over each ...

  6. Wire - Wikipedia

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    Solid wire, also called solid-core or single-strand wire, consists of one piece of metal wire. Solid wire is useful for wiring breadboards. Solid wire is cheaper to manufacture than stranded wire and is used where there is little need for flexibility in the wire. Solid wire also provides mechanical ruggedness; and, because it has relatively ...

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    Grandma’s warnings about catching a cold walking barefoot on a chilly floor or going outside with wet hair have some truth.. Colder temperatures, especially in winter months, won’t cause a ...

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  9. Raiders reportedly request interviews with Lions coordinators ...

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    Raiders reportedly request interviews with Lions coordinators, putting Tom Brady's Fox broadcast conflict front and center