bgreen42977
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CAN 4 WIRE SERVICE ENTRANCE CABLE HAVE A CONDUCTOR CUT OUT AND USED FOR THREE WIRE SERVICE CABLE
Service Entrance Cable
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kwired
Electron manager
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- NE Nebraska
WHY NOT?? WHERE DOES IT SAY YOU WOULD HAVE TO USE ALL CONDUCTORS IN A CABLE, CORD, OR OTHER SIMILAR ASSEMBLY?
jumper
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- 3 Hr 2 Min from Winged Horses
I am assuming that you want to not use the grounding wire and the neutral is correctly sized.
Then yes. It is a waste and will look silly IMO, but seems legal.
Please do not type in all caps, it is considered yelling.
Then yes. It is a waste and will look silly IMO, but seems legal.
Please do not type in all caps, it is considered yelling.
jumper
Senior Member
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- 3 Hr 2 Min from Winged Horses
kwired
Electron manager
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- NE Nebraska
A little louder please, Besoeker in England cannot hear you.
IS THIS LOUD ENOUGH?
He yelled at us so I thought I would yell back.
mbrooke
Batteries Included
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- United States
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I recommend that you simply cap off the unused wire rather than cutting it off. The reason being that in the future somebody may want to use the extra wire for a reason.:thumbsup:
GeorgeB
ElectroHydraulics engineer (retired)
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- Greenville SC
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I read this as an overhead assembly (3 insulated, one ACSR as messenger) in which he wants to remove one of the insulated for single phase application and less weight. I know he said "cable" but there have been many posts in a few threads where "triplex" and "quadplex" were considered "cable". OP, can you clarify?
jumper
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- 3 Hr 2 Min from Winged Horses
Could be. I did not think of that. Good call.:thumbsup:
kwired
Electron manager
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- NE Nebraska
Does it really mater which one he has. He can use a raceway, pull an extra conductor and not use it if he wants.
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