Public Cable 1.0

PUBLIC CABLE 1.0 is a compilation of previously scattered information about low voltage cable for integrated systems in buildings. Written as a pro-forma boiler plate building specification in the standard 3 part format, PUBLIC CABLE is a Section 13410 for Electronic Wire and Cable. This comprehensive specification can serve as a guide to engineers and architects writing their own project specifications. Project managers responsible for these systems' will also benefit by having it for reference. What makes PUBLIC CABLE unique is the detailed Part 2 product specifications and tables. These are the intersection of information and part numbers published by the major manufacturers of these cable types. A unique common reference is created for each cable construction and rating combination - a brand neutral number called the SDN. Each SDN lists the corresponding commercially available manufacturers' part numbers. The result are tables that effectively compare, contrast and give common reference to nearly 2,000 manufacturer part numbers collected into more than 80 tables. Each table corresponds to a detailed cable specification telling the make-up of the underlying SDNs. A complete index makes looking up known part numbers very simple, allowing readers to know more about the item in question.
WHO SHOULD BUY THIS BOOK: EPCM professionals, architects, engineers, construction managers and purchasing managers for the construction industry. Also technical writers assembling manuals for alarm, sound, security, surveillance CCTV, control, communications, mass notification, audio, video, broadcast, CATV, wireless, building automation, temperature control and integrated systems. Technical writers can use the Part 2 tables to identify the interconnecting low voltage cables required to complete a system installation. Installers and aspiring installers of these systems, distributors of system devices and the cables interconnecting them, and anyone looking for an extensive cross-reference of part numbers offered by major manufacturers of these cable types, will benefit from owning this book.
WHO SHOULD NOT BUY THIS BOOK: Aspiring installers looking for detailed installation or terminating instructions for low voltage cables. Also engineers looking for cable selection criteria such as for sizing, shield selection, or which capacitance, or impedance should be selected. The product tables in Part 2 assume these are known in advance and that the reader's task at hand is identifying suitable manufacturers and part numbers.