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Fire Alarm Cable - Plenum FPLP & Riser FPLR

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

Fire alarm cables are one of the most popular types of low voltage products on the market today.  Fire alarm cable is found in all types of commercial and residential applications.  Fire alarm cable is typically used on smoke detectors, fire protective circuits, fire alarms and other control signals used in fire protective circuits.
Standard fire […]


Building Wire – THHN and XHHW

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Building wire is generally used to provide power in buildings and structures.  The two main types of building wire found today are THHN and XHHW.  This article helps explain both of these types of building wires as well as applications for each.
THHN Building Wire - THHN stands for “Thermoplastic High Heat-resistant Nylon coated”.  THHN building wire […]