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  2. Thermoplastic-sheathed cable - Wikipedia

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    This does not include the uninsulated ground wire. For instance, if the cable lists "12-2 AWG", it means there are two insulated 12-gauge wires (a black and a white wire), plus a ground wire. If the label says "12-3", this cable has four conductors—three 12-gauge insulated wires and a bare copper ground wire. [5]

  3. Electrical wiring - Wikipedia

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    Wiring is subject to safety standards for design and installation. Allowable wire and cable types and sizes are specified according to the circuit operating voltage and electric current capability, with further restrictions on the environmental conditions, such as ambient temperature range, moisture levels, and exposure to sunlight and chemicals.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Power cable - Wikipedia

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    Modern two or three-wire+ground PVC-insulated cable (e.g., NM-B), produced by such brands as Romex [citation needed] Aluminum wire was used in the 1960s and 1970s as a cheap replacement for copper and is still used today, but this is now considered [by whom?] unsafe, without proper installation, due to corrosion, softness and creeping of ...

  6. Aluminum building wiring - Wikipedia

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    The use of larger gauge stranded aluminum wire (larger than #8 AWG) is fairly common in much of North America for modern residential construction. Aluminum wire is used in residential applications for lower voltage service feeders from the utility to the building. This is installed with materials and methods as specified by the local electrical ...

  7. Twist-on wire connector - Wikipedia

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    Twist-on wire connectors are available in a variety of sizes and shapes. While their exterior covering is typically made from insulating plastic, their means of connection is a tapered coiled metal insert, which threads onto the wires and holds them securely.

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  9. Knob-and-tube wiring - Wikipedia

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    Historically, wiring installation requirements were less demanding in the age of knob-and-tube wiring than today. Compared to modern electrical wiring standards, these are the main technical shortcomings of knob-and-tube wiring methods: never included a safety grounding conductor