Wires and Cables

Does the NEC Cover Wire & Cable Terminations? Yes, the National Electrical Code does guide how wire and cable should be terminated, spliced, or connected to equipment. Following the guidelines provided by the NEC helps ensure the safety and operation of electrical equipment.

Electrical Enclosure Wire & Cable Wire and cable are terms used to describe various items not necessarily associated with electrical, electronics, power, or communications. Without the adjectives, standards, specifications, and other industry regulations are even more confusing. Electrical wire as a term includes single wires and a group of wires (Cable). One example of a cable is the four-wire cable used in-home wiring. Did you think there were only three wires in the electrical cable used for homes? Such cabling does exist, and one reason there are codes and standards for wire and cable.  Communication or signal cable is usually...