Designation:B835−14StandardSpecificationforCompactRoundStrandedCopperConductorsUsingSingleInputWireConstruction1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB835;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversbarecompactroundstrandedconductorsmadefromuncoatedcopperwiresofasingleinputwire(SIW)diameterforgeneraluseincoveredorinsulatedelectricalwiresorcables.Theseconductorsshallbecon-structedwithoneormorelayersofhelicallylaidcompactedwires(ExplanatoryNote1,Note2,andNote3).1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.2.1Fordensity,resistivityandtemperature,thevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectondateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein.2.2ASTMStandards:2B3SpecificationforSoftorAnnealedCopperWireB263TestMethodforDeterminationofCross-SectionalAreaofStrandedConductorsB354TerminologyRelatingtoUninsulatedMetallicElectri-calConductors2.3NISTDocument:3NBSHandbook100CopperWireTables3.Classification3.1Theconductorsdescribedinthisspecificationarein-tendedforsubsequentinsulationorcovering.TheclassificationoftheseconductorsisSIWcompact.4.OrderingInformation4.1Ordersformaterialinaccordancewiththisspecificationshallincludethefollowinginformation:4.1.1Quantityofeachsize(Table1);4.1.2Conductorsize,circular-milarea,orAWG(Section8);4.1.3Packaging(Section16),ifr...
