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greenfield is also known as BX or AC cable... it isnt FMC

Some interesting things:

Per Jim Dollins, VP of Product Development for AFC Cable Systems, the term "BX" stands for "Product "B" - Experimental."
Apparently, back when the product was first developed, the first manufacturer of this product had only one product at the time: "Product "A"". So when they developed this product they didn't know what to call it. Somebody suggested "Product "B" with the suffix "X" added as the product was at that time experimental.

Basic armored cable was developed in the early 1900s by Harry Greenfield and Gus Johnson, who called their product BX cable. It has become a generic term for all armored cable.

~Matt
 
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Maybe it's a regional thing. Around here the term isn't used, but I have a hard time believing that all this time when people were talking about greenfield on the forum they meant AC. But I have been wrong before!
 
Basic armored cable was developed in the early 1900s by Harry Greenfield and Gus Johnson, who called their product BX cable. It has become a generic term for all armored cable.

Quite a few people dont know the difference. Greenfield got its name by its inventor, who made armored cable.. not flexible conduit. :D

~Matt
 
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TOOL_5150 said:
Basic armored cable was developed in the early 1900s by Harry Greenfield and Gus Johnson, who called their product BX cable. It has become a generic term for all armored cable.

Quite a few people dont know the difference. Greenfield got its name by its inventor, who made armored cable.. not flexible conduit. :D

~Matt
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Matt, if you go into a supply house here and ask for Greenfield you get will likely get FMC.

I am not doubting your story just pointing out it s not that black and white, it is slang and slang is generally local. :)

Check out this pdf http://www.easternwire.com/pdfs/specs/specs-gfield-rayflex.pdf
 
TOOL_5150 said:
Basic armored cable was developed in the early 1900s by Harry Greenfield and Gus Johnson, who called their product BX cable. It has become a generic term for all armored cable.

Quite a few people dont know the difference. Greenfield got its name by its inventor, who made armored cable.. not flexible conduit. :D

~Matt
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Greenfield is not the proper name for either, and in my area flexible conduit is commonly referred to as Greenfield. Its slang, so arguing with someone about proper slang is like beating your head on a wall.
 
In my area Mc cable is refered to as bx with the plastic sheath inside, BX is the cable with the brown paper inside, and flex/greenfield is just FMC (no wire) :rolleyes:
 
A little history, the following is an excerpt from this page


When you decide to use "Greenfield" on the job you are really dating yourself, so I would just call it "flex". It was invented in 1902 by Harry Greenfield and Gus Johnson and when it was listed by Sprague Electric Co. it was called "Greenfield flexible steel conduit". Today the term "Greenfield" is commonly used for all FMC (flexible metal conduit-NEC Art. 348). FMC is also manufactured in both aluminum and steel. The NEC defines FMC as "A raceway of circular cross section made of helically wound, formed, interlocked metal strip."​
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