On a wire designated as '3x14AWG' what does the '3x' part mean?
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On a wire designated as '3x14AWG' what does the '3x' part mean?
It is on a wire that is part of a surge protector power strip.
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On a wire designated as '3x14AWG' what does the '3x' part mean?
It is on a wire that is part of a surge protector power strip.
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On a wire designated as '3x14AWG' what does the '3x' part mean?
It is on a wire that is part of a surge protector power strip.
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On a wire designated as '3x14AWG' what does the '3x' part mean?
It is on a wire that is part of a surge protector power strip.
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'3x' = 3 of.
It is specifying a 3-core cable with 14 AWG conductors. These will be L, N and E or live, neutral and earth.
answered 5 hours ago
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Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
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– SamGibson
4 hours ago
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@Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
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– Transistor
3 hours ago
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@Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
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'3x' = 3 of.
It is specifying a 3-core cable with 14 AWG conductors. These will be L, N and E or live, neutral and earth.
answered 5 hours ago
TransistorTransistor
85.6k784184
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Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
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– SamGibson
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@Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
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– Transistor
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@Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
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– bitsmack
3 hours ago
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$begingroup$
'3x' = 3 of.
It is specifying a 3-core cable with 14 AWG conductors. These will be L, N and E or live, neutral and earth.
answered 5 hours ago
TransistorTransistor
85.6k784184
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$begingroup$
Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
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– SamGibson
4 hours ago
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@Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
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– Transistor
3 hours ago
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@Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
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– bitsmack
3 hours ago
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$begingroup$
'3x' = 3 of.
It is specifying a 3-core cable with 14 AWG conductors. These will be L, N and E or live, neutral and earth.
answered 5 hours ago
TransistorTransistor
85.6k784184
$endgroup$
'3x' = 3 of.
It is specifying a 3-core cable with 14 AWG conductors. These will be L, N and E or live, neutral and earth.
answered 5 hours ago
TransistorTransistor
85.6k784184
answered 5 hours ago
TransistorTransistor
85.6k784184
answered 5 hours ago
TransistorTransistor
85.6k784184
answered 5 hours ago
TransistorTransistor
85.6k784184
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$begingroup$
Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
$endgroup$
– SamGibson
4 hours ago
2
$begingroup$
@Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
$endgroup$
– Transistor
3 hours ago
1
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@Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
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– bitsmack
3 hours ago
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$begingroup$
Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
$endgroup$
– SamGibson
4 hours ago
2
$begingroup$
@Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
$endgroup$
– Transistor
3 hours ago
1
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@Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
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– bitsmack
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
$endgroup$
– SamGibson
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
$endgroup$
– SamGibson
4 hours ago
2
2
$begingroup$
@Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
$endgroup$
– Transistor
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
$endgroup$
– Transistor
3 hours ago
1
1
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@Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
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– bitsmack
3 hours ago
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@Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
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– bitsmack
3 hours ago
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