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Monday, December 10th, 2007
Popular Mechanics has a great step-by-step article on stripping MC Cable and inserting a plastic anti-short bushing. Using a Roto-Split from Seatekco, the picture shows how to slice the metal cladding and how it's good practice to then insert the anti-short bushing.
You have to scroll down halfway ...
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Saturday, November 17th, 2007
There are so many different sizes of plastic anti-short bushings that I thought I'd finally post them. If you know of any other sizes, please leave a comment on this post:
No. 0 - 5/16" flexible conduit trade size
No. 1 - 3/8" flexible conduit trade size
No. 2 - 7/16" flexible conduit ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Here's an animation showing the cutting of MC Cable and the insertion of a plastic anti-short bushing. You'll notice the animation doesn't use a roto-split. They use a bx cutter instead, which was used after many people stopped using a hacksaw. To view the animation, click here.
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Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Here's a handy guide to installing a plastic anti-short bushing (ie.Terminating AC & MC Cables). Of course, check with your local inspector first, but this shows an example from a cable manufacturer, with pictures, on page 22 of http://www.afcweb.com/pdfs/afcpocketguide.pdf . There is also another one under ...
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Saturday, July 28th, 2007
We recently showed up at a local electrician's shop at 6 in the morning to do a survey on Anti-Short Bushings. The manager handed out the survey to his team of electricians and the general consensus was that redheads are a must with MC Cable. They feel ...
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Monday, May 21st, 2007
The TV Show This Old House actually had a video on how to install the anti-short bushing. If any of you electricians have any suggestions for the team at This Old House, feel free to post your comments after you watch the video.
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/video/0,,20047018,00.html
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