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From: wjm@whuxl.UUCP (MITCHELL)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Re: Speaker Wires in Walls
Message-ID: <69@whuxl.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 26-Jul-84 15:42:53 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 26 15:42:53 1984
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<gulp>
The thing that control and telephone circuits have in common is that they are
low voltage and LOW POWER. The National Electrical Code not only specifies
voltage limits but also power limits for this class of circuit.  I would suspect
that most hi-fi systems being discussed on the net exceed these limits.
Also, as has been often discussed on the net, you don't want to use small
gauge wires (like telephone wire or the stuff sold by Radio Shack) as speaker
wires.  If you're going send the stuff to other rooms, you really don't
want to use anything smaller than 16 ga, and 14 is more reasonable given
the length of the run.
The problem with using the non-metallic sheathed cable (which the National
Electrical Code approves for use in some buildings - notably residential
buildings of 3 or less stories) is that it doesn't provide any shielding
against RFI.  Personally, I wouldn't use it for house wiring, since I don't
feel it affords adequate mechanical protection.
Regards,
Bill Mitchell (whuxl!wjm)

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