Paige Lovo - INSTALLATION CALCULATIONS

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COAXIAL CABLE
CONDUIT CALCULATOR
CONVERSION TABLES (C/F M/F)
CONVERSION - OTHER UOM
COPPER WIRE PROPERTIES
FIBER OPTIC BASICS
FIBER OPTIC GLOSSARY
INSTALL CALCULATOR
NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE
VOLTAGE LOSS FORMULAS
COPPER CHART

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CALCULATING OUTSIDE DIAMETER (DIAMETER OF INSULATED CONDUCTOR TIMES MULTIPLIER PLUS 2 TIMES THICKNESS OF JACKET)
NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
MULTIPLIER	2	2.15	2.41	2.7	3	3	3.31
NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS	9	10	12	16	20	25	30
MULTIPLIER	3.61	3.8	4.05	4.7	5.18	5.81	6.4
NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS	36	40	45	50	60
MULTIPLIER	7	7.31	7.72	8.13	9

PULLING TENSION OF COPPER CABLES
CIRCULAR MIL AREA OF INDIVIDUAL COPPER CONDUCTOR TIMES NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS TIMES .008

MINIMUM BEND RADIUS OF COPPER CABLE
UNSHIELDED CABLES UP TO 1” - 4 TIMES CABLE DIAMETER 1 - 2” - 5 TIMES CABLE DIAMETER BRAID SHIELD & ALUMINUM MYLAR® SHIELD CABLES UP TO 2” - 7 TIMES CABLE DIAMETER METALLIC TAPE SHIELD UP TO 2” - 12 TIMES CABLE DIAMETER

CONDUIT FILL CHART (INDIVIDUAL CABLE AREA = CABLE O.D. SQUARED TIMES .7854, TOTAL FILL OF CONDUIT = SUM OF INDIVIDUAL CABLE AREAS)
CONDUIT SIZE INCHES	.5	.75	1	1.25	1.5
INTERNAL DIAMETER INCHES	0.622	0.824	1.049	1.380	1.610
TOTAL AREA SQ. INCHES (100%)	0.30	0.53	0.86	1.50	2.04
CONDUIT SIZE INCHES	2	2.5	3	3.5	4
INTERNAL DIAMETER INCHES	2.067	2.469	3.068	3.548	4.026
TOTAL AREA SQ. INCHES (100%)	3.36	4.79	7.38	9.90	12.72