Public Cable 1.0

Public Cable 1.0 is a compilation of information about low voltage cable for integrated systems in buildings. It is written as a pro-forma boilerplate three part building specification: Section 13410 for Electronic Wire and Cable. This comprehensive specification will serve as a guide to engineers and architects writing their own project specifications. It will also benefit Project managers responsible for low voltage systems in buildings.  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 low voltage cable types. A unique common reference is created for each cable construction and rating - 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 also has a detailed specification telling the make-up of the underlying SDNs.
Those who should buy this book include 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 these interconnecting cables, and anyone looking for a comprehensive cross-reference for part numbers offered by major manufacturers of these cable types: all will benefit from owning this book.
Those who should not buy this book include aspiring installers looking for detailed installation or terminating instructions for low voltage cables. Also engineers looking for criteria such as sizing, shieldeding requirements or shield selection, or which capacitance or impedance should be selected. The product tables in Part 2 assume these design attributes are known in advance and that the task at hand is only identifying suitable manufacturers and part numbers to specify, purchase, or install.