ALPETH
ALPETH is a NEC / UL (USA) cable designation: ALPETH = Aerial telephone cable with an aluminium shield and a polyethylene jacket (General Cable glossary); ALPETH = ALPETH: aerial telephone cable with an aluminium shield and a polyethylene jacket. telephone. REA / RUS telephone cable practice (General Cable glossary).
2 coding systems recognise this code
NEC / UL (USA)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
ALPETH | Aerial telephone cable with an aluminium shield and a polyethylene jacket (General Cable glossary) |
ALPETH | ALPETH: aerial telephone cable with an aluminium shield and a polyethylene jacket. telephone. REA / RUS telephone cable practice (General Cable glossary) |
China (GB / JB/T / MT cable model codes)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
A | Twin Cable |
L | Aluminium Conductor |
P | Copper Screen As Braid |
E | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound |
TH | Damp-Heat Tropical Use |
How to read a China (GB / JB/T / MT cable model codes) cable code
What is ALPETH cable?
ALPETH: aerial telephone cable with an aluminium shield and a polyethylene jacket. Rating: telephone. Standard: REA / RUS telephone cable practice (General Cable glossary).
General Cable glossary: 'ALPETH: An aerial telephone cable having an aluminum shield and polyethylene jacket'. The conductor insulation is not given there (plastic per 'PIC', typical). Only this source was read.
Documents and pages the readings were taken from
- General Cable 'Abbreviations and Acronyms', Technical Information p.209
Laying, sizes and datasheet: ALPETH
Its sizes are in AWG and kcmil, which are not the same as the nearest mm²: compare them by area and by resistance. AWG to mm²
Work with ALPETH
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