Electrical Wiring Residential
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781285170954
Author: Ray C. Mullin, Phil Simmons
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 32R
When nonmetallic-sheathed cables are bunched or bundled together for distances longer than 24 in. (600 mm), what happens to their current-carrying ability?
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