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A cable with a steel sheath.
AnswerArmoured cables are cables designed to by laid underground. An armoured cable is a cable whose conductors are protected from mechanical damage by an outer layer of steel tapes or wire. The armour itself is protected against corrosion by an outer waterproof layer. The steel tape or wire is wound around the cable to maintain its flexibility.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoArmored cable is used in situations that call for the wiring installation to have mechanical protection to protect the wires inside the sheath. Usually this protection is required to be from grade up to five feet above grade.
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What is armored cable made from?
Armored electrical cable contains insulated electrical service wires protected by a flexible steel covering. Unarmored electrical cable has no protective flexible steel covering, its covering is made of plastic. <><><> Armored cable (BX) is the older version of Metal Clad cable (MC). It was flexible steel covered wire that used the steel as it's Ground. BX was a poor grounding system so it was replaced with MC which looks similar but has a separate Grounding conductor. MC is most often made with aluminum as its cover. Armored cable if used today will refer to MC type wiring. <><><> Some kinds of armored cable are in fact made to a tougher standard than the ordinary soft wire strand types of shielded cable that are used for hooking-up antennas. The 'armor' is actually a thin flexible metal film that better protects the wire or wires inside from damage in high use or high traffic areas. Such kinds of armored cable are also used in radio frequency assemblies in electronic equipment.
How do you install an electrical circuits wiring using armored cable?
Same installation as non armored cable.
What does the color of an armored cable mean?
It lets you know what material the cable is made from.
How do you wire the last fixture in a parallel circuit?
The last fixture in a parallel circuit is wired the same as the first. In North America, all of the fixtures are wired black wire to black wire and white wire to white wire. The black wire being the "hot" wire and the white wire being the neutral wire.
What is the difference between armored cable and flexible metallic conduit?
Armored electrical cable contains insulated electrical service wires protected by a flexible steel covering. Metallic Conduit is a tube or pipe though which we lay electrical cable.(Most commonly lighting cables).
What is SWA when used to describle an electric cable?
Steel Wire Armored.
What is does PILSWA stand for?
paper insulation steel/wire armored cable
Can you use armored cable to wire 277 volt lights?
Yes.
What color is the grounding wire in armored cable?
In older types of armored cable a aluminum strip was used as a bonding medium. This strip was wound back over the outside of the sheath and the connector on the end of the cable was used to secure it. Test were made to see how much short circuit current could be handled by this type of installation and it failed usually by burning open and leaving no ground at all. Now all armored cable has a separate, usually bare copper wire, embedded in with the current carrying conductors. This ground wire is now terminated onto a lug found in the junction box or on the device the cable is connected to.
What are some armored truck companies?
There are many armored truck companies available. Some examples of these armored truck companies include Ram Trucks, INKAS Armored, and Dunbar Armored.
What is better plastic or metal cable for rewiring an apartment?
Call your local building inspector. You will probably, because of what this building is, have to use Armored Cable, which has a metal jacket, to wire it.
List and describe 4 weapons introduced in World War?
WWI saw the deployment of modern armored tanks, barbed wire, poison gas and machine guns.
What is the armored spider-man code?
Armored Spiderman12453
How is an armored truck UNLOCKED?
an armored truck can not be unlocked
What is single core armored cable?
Armored electrical cable contains insulated electrical service wires protected by a flexible steel covering. Unarmored electrical cable has no protective flexible steel covering, its covering is made of plastic. <><><> Armored cable (BX) is the older version of Metal Clad cable (MC). It was flexible steel covered wire that used the steel as it's Ground. BX was a poor grounding system so it was replaced with MC which looks similar but has a separate Grounding conductor. MC is most often made with aluminum as its cover. Armored cable if used today will refer to MC type wiring. <><><> Some kinds of armored cable are in fact made to a tougher standard than the ordinary soft wire strand types of shielded cable that are used for hooking-up antennas. The 'armor' is actually a thin flexible metal film that better protects the wire or wires inside from damage in high use or high traffic areas. Such kinds of armored cable are also used in radio frequency assemblies in electronic equipment.
When did Armored Warriors happen?
Armored Warriors happened in 1994.
When was Armored Rat created?
Armored Rat was created in 1897.
