[djst83]

I have a question, can you use 16 gauge stranded speaker wire (red and black) as a power cable for 24 volt power in a hospital? Would it pass code for Los Angeles, CA?

 

[Josue]

I THINK you can't.
Speaker wire is for............speakers.


Ask Joe Tedesco:laughing:




please correct me if I'm wrong

 

[TOOL_5150]

I have a question, can you use 16 gauge stranded speaker wire (red and black) as a power cable for 24 volt power in a hospital? Would it pass code for Los Angeles, CA?

I am betting not. I believe it has to be rated class 2.

~Matt

 

[djst83]

thats what I told my boss but I was told that wire wise, they are the same

 

[TOOL_5150]

thats what I told my boss but I was told that wire wise, they are the same

They probably are... but you have to use the listed cable in a hospital.

~Matt

 

[Josue]

They probably are... but you have to use the listed cable in a hospital.

~Matt

thats what I told my boss but I was told that wire wise, they are the same

don't just tell him, show it to him on the code book!:thumbsup:

 

[TOOL_5150]

don't just tell him, show it to him on the code book!:thumbsup:

Im too lazy to look it up. He is more than welcome to though.

~Matt

 

[Josue]

Im too lazy to look it up. He is more than welcome to though.

~Matt

I was talking to the OP, not to you:laughing::laughing:

 

[TOOL_5150]

I was talking to the OP, not to you:laughing::laughing:

ahh.. yeah, I didnt catch that.. :thumbup:

~Matt

 

[Josue]

ahh.. yeah, I didnt catch that.. :thumbup:

~Matt

:laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[mattsilkwood]

I can't understand why you wouldn't use the right materials. The customer pays for it anyway.:blink:

It may or may not be the same wire, depending on what it is it may need to be shielded, but you can bet your ass that speaker wire will not be listed for use as building wire. Why would you even think about taking that liability risk?

 

[BBQ]

I have a question, can you use 16 gauge stranded speaker wire (red and black) as a power cable for 24 volt power in a hospital? Would it pass code for Los Angeles, CA?

What is 'speaker wire'?

 

[Mike in Canada]

Speaker wire is wire that is made for carrying the signal to audio speakers. Back in the 'good ole' days' speaker wire was 18 gage maximum, but nowadays you'll find it in startlingly heavy gages, and at a startlingly high cost for the big ones.

As to using it in a hospital... not if it's going into the structure (wall, ceiling, etc.). Is it even flame-rated?

 

[BBQ]

Speaker wire is wire that is made for carrying the signal to audio speakers. Back in the 'good ole' days' speaker wire was 18 gage maximum, but nowadays you'll find it in startlingly heavy gages, and at a startlingly high cost for the big ones.

As to using it in a hospital... not if it's going into the structure (wall, ceiling, etc.). Is it even flame-rated?

My point was that he needs to tell us what the labeling on this wire says. 'Speaker wire' is different things to different people and really tells us nothing.

I have seen almost anything used as speaker wire.

 

[Mike D]

I opened a panel once and found Cat 5 used as a circuit!!!

 

[TOOL_5150]

I opened a panel once and found Cat 5 used as a circuit!!!

was it 2 pairs out and 2 pairs back and on a 500mA breaker? :whistling2:

~Matt

 

[Mike D]

was it 2 pairs out and 2 pairs back and on a 500mA breaker? :whistling2:

~Matt

Haha,
nope, it was 2 pair hot and 2 pair neutral on a 20 amp breaker.

It was not there when I closed that panel.........

 

[Chris1971]

I THINK you can't.
Speaker wire is for............speakers.


Ask Joe Tedesco:laughing:

Joe knows best.:laughing:




please correct me if I'm wrong

Joe knows best.:laughing::no::laughing:

 

[Mike D]

he prolly has a video of it.

 

[TOOL_5150]

What is 'speaker wire'?

Braided Oxygen free monster cable... that gives you all the TOANZ.

It just kills me when i see people buy monster cable. I mean really... oxygen free? Come on...


~Matt