#1 BARE BRIGHT WIRE
$3.50BARE BRIGHT COPPER wire shall consist of bright copper wire only.
Shall NOT have tarnished or green copper. (no pipe)
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Price / lb.
BARE BRIGHT COPPER wire shall consist of bright copper wire only.
Shall NOT have tarnished or green copper. (no pipe)
#1 COPPER shall consist of clean wire that is free of lead, paint or solder (may contain tarnished or green copper).
#2 COPPER TIN COATED shall consist of tin plated copper wire and/or bussbar.
LOW GRADE wire shall be wires that are fine strands, tin coated,extension chords etc. (Christmas lights are $0.40 less).
ALARM WIRE shall be solid 16awg or greater (Red wire) containing 2 or more solid conductors.
TELCO wire shall be free of tin coated wire and braided coax wire. ( add $0.05-$0.15 cents if closer to the larger range).
THHN wire shall be #16awg-#8awg free of thick jacket insulation.
MEDIUM THHN wire shall be #6- 400 mcm (add a .05-.15 cents if its closer to the larger range).
BIG THHN wire shall be 500 mcm or greater (add .05-.15 cents if closer to the larger range).
MEDIUM TIN COATED wire shall be #6-400mcm (add .10-20 cents if closer to the larger range).
ALUMINUM BX Wire shall consist of aluminum casing and copper conductors. Inside, free of tin coated wires (add.10-.20 cents if closer to the larger range)
STEEL BX wire shall consist of steel casing and copper conductors inside; tin coated conductors allowed ( pay only .10 cents if there is boxes in the mix)
INSULATED ALUMINUM wire (pay.05-.10 cents more if closer to the larger range).
BARE ALUMINUM (casing, luggs, fixtures, wire).
BALLASTS from lighting fixtures shall be non-PCB’s or liquid filled.
MI CABLE (PYROTECHNIC CABLE) Shall consist of solid mineral insulated copper conductors with a copper outer jacket.
#1 Copper pipe (tubing) shall consist of clean copper without fittings and must be 3ft or less. Any longer than 3ft will be classified as #2 pipe
#2 Copper pipe (tubing) shall consist of copper fittings, pipe with fittings, green or painted pipe or any pipe that is longer that 3ft.(-.25 cent deduction for brass fittings)
ROMEX® wire shall be #14 awg-#8awg ( add .10-20 cents if larger).
Must have a copper core and copper braided shielding. Must NOT have steel coated copper.
Small Jelly Wire is any telco wires that have a jelly or greasy substance in them and less that 25pairs. (50 wires inside)
This wire typically has a blue or silver colored shield that comes between the outer jacket and the wires inside.