Archive for the ‘History’ Category
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
A write-up about Anti-Short bushings is finally showing up on Wikipedia. Prior to now, they were considered a commercial product and any postings about anti-short bushings were promptly removed by the team over at Wikipedia. Because they are now so widely used given their obvious safety benefits and wide spread ...
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Sunday, September 9th, 2007
You can't really afford a short. So most electricians say they use plastic anti-short bushings on MC Cable because they see them as backup insurance against a short, even if they happen to be told they aren't required on MC Cable for one reason or another.
Looking online, you can find ...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007
Anti-short bushings are made of polyethylene (plastic) and are designed to comply with CSA and UL requirements. Electricians use roto-splits to cut cable so there is a cleaner cut.
Anti-short bushings used to be made out of fiber. They also used to cut the cable with a hacksaw. Take a look ...
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Thursday, March 8th, 2007
Back in the 1940's, many fires were attributed to electrical sources, particularly to the use of armored cable. Apparently, the conductor insulation in the armored cable was being cut by the very sharp edges of the cut armor when terminations were being made. Two investigators found ...
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