Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Code Q&A: Listing Requirements for Type MC Cable

Underlined text indicates a 2017 Code change. A. Type MC cable must be listed. The fittings must be listed and identified for the use. [330.6] Type MC cable is made with several types of metal sheaths ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Code Q&A: Accounting for Thermal Expansion of Cable Tray

A. Expansion splice plates for cable trays must be provided where necessary to compensate for thermal expansion and contraction [Sec. 392.44]. Thermal expansion is often overlooked and can be a ...
Seattle Times

Seattle looks to pull plug on cable-TV districts

Mayor Ed Murray is asking the City Council to change how Seattle deals with cable-television providers in a bid for more competition. The proposed elimination of the city’s cable franchise districts ...
The New York Times

THE CABLE CODE QUESTION; Talk of Making the Official Vocabulary Obligatory. Matter to be Discussed at the Interna- tional Telegraph Convention in London -- What the Step Would Mean

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