People often use these electrical terms interchangeably, but there’s a difference: A cable assembles two or more wires in a ...

How well does your electrical safety program identify the procedures people must use if they expect exposure to electrical hazards? NFPA 70E says that an electrical safety program shall identify the ...

It starts as a smell. The unmistakable odor of burning insulation. Shortly thereafter a wisp of smoke curls out from under the dash. Then comes the similarly unmistakable pop of a fuse blowing. At ...

The reaffirmation of NECA/AA 104-2012, “Recommended Practice for Installing Aluminum Building Wire and Cable,” has just been approved by ANSI and published by NECA. This newly revised standard is an ...

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Whether scratch-building a complete wiring harness or lengthening kit-supplied wires, you need to determine the correct electrical wire size needed to support each electrical device. The wire must ...

Decide how much digging you’re prepared to do and how deep your trench will be. This helps determine the type of wiring and the method you’ll use. Underground cable and wire can be installed at ...

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An image circulating of Facebook makes the claim that simply bending an electrical wire makes it safe to work on it even when it is live, because doing so stops the flow of electricity through the ...

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