2010年6月20日 · Do: Always Use Support Straps for Armored Cable. When installing armored cable, you should place support straps every 24 inches or so to ensure that the weight of the …

2003年3月14日 · Electrical - AC & DC - NM vs. BX cable - I am re-wirng basement and wonder what type of wire, NM or BX I should and/or have to use. Part of existing wiring in my 50+ year …

2010年4月26日 · "BX" is a brand name of armored cable (AC). AC and metal-clad cable (MC) are similar in uses and construction. The main difference is that AC has a copper or aluminum …

2004年11月21日 · BX is metal armor clad cable in which the armor IS the ground. It may have a thin tracer. This tracer is NOT a ground, never was. It should be wrapped back on the armor …

2007年7月11日 · BX is an historical brand name of armored cable (AC); much like Romex is a brand name of non-metallic (NM) cable. Actual BX cable is no longer used as it is inferior to …

2015年4月13日 · Electrical - AC & DC - splicing BX to romex - hello i have a single outlet on a basement wall run with older AC/BX armored cable, i need to extend the run and i will be using …

2004年8月29日 · Electrical - AC & DC - mixing Romex and BX wiring - Hi: I am helping my brother update his electircal wires as I did at my house. One puzzling scenario that I do not know how …

2015年3月29日 · Electrical - AC & DC - Connecting Romex to Armored Cable - Hi guys, I'm currently renovating my home office and have a question. The office was previously wired with …

2001年4月4日 · Metal clad and type AC cable has replaced BX cable. The metal clad does not have a grounding strip but does have an equipment grounding conductor in the flex. Type AC …

2013年7月8日 · No, With BX like you describe, the metal jacket is your ground. You can confirm this by taking a meter and checking between the hot wire and the metal jacket. You should get …