phone and coaxial installed near romex or lights

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iwire said:
800.50(B) only applies to the conductors described in 800.50(A) 'running from the last outdoor support to the primary protector'

Once past the protector 800.50(B) is a moot point.
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It sounds so much nicer when you say it. :)
 
In defense of all who think that there should be a separation of church and state, I mean phone lines and line voltage cable. it doesn't take much effort to keep the 2 separate and if you run them through the some holes in framing all you need to do is pull a little extra phone/coax cable so it drops down a few inches in between studs, this will break any induction that may or may not occur.
 
From the '02 code
800-52A(2) Other Applications. Communications wires and cables shall be separated at least 50 mm (2 in.) from conductors of any electric light, power, Class 1, non?power-limited fire alarm, or medium power network-powered broadband communications circuits.
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And there are exceptions - but often people look for this 2" separation....
 
iwire said:
Not sure what your saying, maybe we are saying the same thing. :)

The code allows mixing with cables, not with conductors. The code does not care about the interference, the code only cares we don't energize a data cable with line voltage.

Personally I try to keep them apart.
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yep believe we are saying the same thing..
 
acrwc10 said:
In defense of all who think that there should be a separation of church and state, I mean phone lines and line voltage cable.
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we can separate the words but the philosophy hangs around for years..until you complete rebuild the structure..applies for both..
 
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