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Teck 90 and Teck Style Armored Cable

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

This article is used to help explain Teck 90 or Teck style armored cables.  Teck 90 cable originated in Canada but is a popular product in many areas of the world today.
Teck Cable is composed of bare copper conductors with cross linked polyethylene insulation giving it a XHHW rating.  Standard temperature range for these Teck […]


Copper Verse Aluminum

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

This article is used to explain the differences between copper and aluminum – The two most commonly used conductors for wire and cable.  Silver is the best conductor; however its high price makes its use limited to situations where high conductivity or low resistance is required.Â
Both copper and aluminum have specific applications where one is […]