All questions and answers are based on the 2011 NEC. Q. What must be done to protect Type NM cable where it is run through or parallel to framing members? A. Type NM cable installed through or ...

Conductor damage during installation is one consequence of under sizing junction and pull boxes. This damage is often not apparent until post-installation cable testing. Then, after the boxes are ...

Draka has launched a cable sizing calculator based on BS 7671: 2008 (Requirements for electrical installations. IEE Wiring Regulations, Seventeenth edition). The ...

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 ...