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-4 -4 Minimum cable conductor size

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Each cable conductor must be 18 AWG (0.82 mm) or larger except—

Section 111.60-4 — full text

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Each cable conductor must be 18 AWG (0.82 mm) or larger except—

(a)Each power and lighting cable conductor must be 14 AWG (2.10 mm) or larger; and

(b)Each thermocouple, pyrometer, or instrumentation cable conductor must be 22 AWG (0.33 mm) or larger. [CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28280, June 4, 1996, as amended by USCG-2020-0075, 88 FR 16363, Mar. 16, 2023]

(a)Each power and lighting cable conductor must be 14 AWG (2.10 mm) or larger; and

(b)Each thermocouple, pyrometer, or instrumentation cable conductor must be 22 AWG (0.33 mm) or larger. [CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28280, June 4, 1996, as amended by USCG-2020-0075, 88 FR 16363, Mar. 16, 2023]

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46 CFR §111.60-4 — -4 -4 Minimum cable conductor size · CaptainsGround