People often use these electrical terms interchangeably, but there’s a difference: A cable assembles two or more wires in a single jacket. Wires are the individual insulated or bare conductors inside ...

Looking to pick up some speaker wire and expand your home audio system? You can actually buy it at Home Depot, but you'll need to know what you're looking for.

Brought to you by Blue Jeans Cable There was a time, not so long ago, when television hookups were pretty simple. There were two screws on the back of the set, which went to two spade lugs on a ...

The NEC contains 12 articles (320 through 340) covering types of cables. The cable types covered include: armored cable (Type AC); flat cable assemblies (Type FC); flat conductor cable (Type FCC); ...

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