18th Edition

ISBN: 9781285170954

Author: Ray C. Mullin, Phil Simmons

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Electrical wiring is the way of integrating cables and wires to interconnected equipment such as fuses, switches, sockets, lights, fans, and so on to the main distribution board, which is a specific structure attached to the utility pole that ensures a c…

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Chapter 4, Problem 11R

For nonmetallic-sheathed cable, may the uninsulated conductor be used for purposes other than grounding? ____________________________________________________

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