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  2. Electrical wiring - Wikipedia

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    Electrical wiring is an electrical installation of cabling and associated devices such as switches, distribution boards, sockets, and light fittings in a structure. Wiring is subject to safety standards for design and installation.

  3. Wire - Wikipedia

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    Hook-up wire is small-to-medium gauge, solid or stranded, insulated wire, [11] used for making internal connections inside electrical or electronic devices. It is often tin-plated to improve solderability. Wire bonding is the application of microscopic wires for making electrical connections inside semiconductor components and integrated circuits.

  4. Electrical cable - Wikipedia

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    An electrical cable is an assembly of one or more wires running side by side or bundled, which is used as an electrical conductor to carry electric current. Electrical cables are used to connect two or more devices, enabling the transfer of electrical signals , power , or both from one device to the other.

  5. Electrical wiring in North America - Wikipedia

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    Electrical wiring practices developed in parallel in many countries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [7] As a result, national and regional variations developed and remain in effect. (see National Electrical Code, electrical wiring, electrical wiring in the United Kingdom). Some of these are retained for technical reasons, since the ...

  6. Ground and neutral - Wikipedia

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    For electrical installations with split-phase (three-wire single-phase) service, the neutral point of the system is at the center-tap on the secondary side of the service transformer. For larger electrical installations, such as those with polyphase service, the neutral point is usually at the common connection on the secondary side of delta ...

  7. Cable harness - Wikipedia

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    A cable laced wiring harness installed in a component of a Tesla coil Harness of car audio cables.. A cable harness, also known as a wire harness, wiring harness, cable assembly, wiring assembly or wiring loom, is an assembly of electrical cables or wires which transmit signals or electrical power. [1]

  8. Wiring diagram - Wikipedia

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    An automotive wiring diagram, showing useful information such as crimp connection locations and wire colors. These details may not be so easily found on a more schematic drawing. A wiring diagram is a simplified conventional pictorial representation of an electrical circuit. It shows the components of the circuit as simplified shapes, and the ...

  9. Electrical connector - Wikipedia

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    Electrical connectors can be divided into four basic categories, differentiated by their function: [4] inline or cable connectors permanently attached to a cable, so it can be plugged into another terminal (either a stationary instrument or another cable) [5]