1、UL 830-7629-0348-1Thermoplastic-Insulated Wiresand CablesUnderwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)333 Pfingsten RoadNorthbrook, IL 60062-2096UL Standard for Safety for Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables, UL 83Twelfth Edition, Dated September 29, 1998Revisions: This Standard contains revisions throug
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25、1 Underwriters Laboratories Inc.This Standard consists of pages dated as shown in the following checklist:Page Date1-3 .November 1, 20014-5.May4,20016-7 .November 1, 20018-9.September 29, 199810-14.September 9, 199915 .September 29, 199816-17.September 9, 199918-18B .November 1, 200119 .September 29
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27、.September 9, 199967-69.September 29, 199870-71.May4,200172-73.September 29, 199874.September 9, 199975 .September 29, 199876.September 9, 199977-78.May4,2001NOVEMBER 1, 2001 UL 83 tr3NOVEMBER 1, 2001 UL 83tr4No Text on This PageSEPTEMBER 29, 1998(Title Page Reprinted: November 1, 2001)1UL 83Thermop
28、lastic-Insulated Wires and CablesThe First edition was titled Synthetic-Insulated Wires. The Second throughSeventh editions were titled Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires.First Edition October, 1942Second Edition March, 1945Third Edition April, 1948Fourth Edition April, 1963Fifth Edition October, 1971Six
29、th Edition December, 1975Seventh Edition July, 1979Eight Edition October, 1980Ninth Edition September, 1983Tenth Edition September, 1991Eleventh Edition October, 1996Twelfth EditionSeptember 29, 1998Approval as an American National Standard (ANSI) covers the numberedparagraphs on pages dated Septemb
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31、, October 18, 1971Approved as ANSI/UL 83-1985, January 8, 1985Approved as ANSI/UL 83-1991, May 23, 1991Approved as ANSI/UL 83-1999, April 23, 1999The Department of Defense (DoD) has adopted UL 83 on February 27, 1984. Thepublication of revised pages or a new edition of this Standard will not invalid
32、atethe DoD adoption.Revisions of this Standard will be made by issuing revised or additional pagesbearing their date of issue. A UL Standard is current only if it incorporates themost recently adopted revisions, all of which are itemized on the transmittal noticethat accompanies the latest set of re
33、vised requirements.ISBN 0-7629-0348-1COPYRIGHT 1975, 2001 UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC.ANSI/UL 83-1999NOVEMBER 1, 2001THERMOPLASTIC-INSULATED WIRES AND CABLES - UL 832No Text on This PageCONTENTSFOREWORD .6INTRODUCTION1 Scope .72 Units of Measurement .73 References and Terms .7CONSTRUCTIONGENERAL4
34、Materials .75 Index Tables .8CONDUCTOR(S)6 Metal .186.1 Types FEP, FEPB, PFA, Z, and ZW .186.2 Types TFE and PFAH .186.3 Types TW, THW, THWN, THHN, and TBS and insulated conductors for armored cableTypes ACHT and ACTHH and for cable Types UF-B, NM-B, and NMC-B .187 Size, Temper, and Assembly .18A8 C
35、onductor Diameter and Cross-Sectional Area .209 Metal Coating .2010 Separator .2011 Joints .2012 Resistance .2113 Stranding .21INSULATION14 Material and Application .2315 Thicknesses of Insulation and Nylon .2415.1 General .2416 Centering .28NONMETALLIC COVERINGS AND FILLERS17 Braids in General .281
36、8 Fillers .2919 Cotton Braids .2920 Glass Braids .2921 Saturation and Coating of Braids .2922 Thicknesses of Jacket .29TYPE THHN, THWN, AND THWN-2 WIRES AND INSULATED CONDUCTORS FOR TYPES ACTHH,NM-B, AND NMC-B HAVING THERMOPLASTIC INSULATION OTHER THAN PVC23 General .29NOVEMBER 1, 2001 THERMOPLASTIC-INSULATED WIRES AND CABLES - UL 83 3ASSEMBLIES THAT INCLUDE SINGLE-CONDUCTOR THERMOPLASTIC-INSULATED WIRES24 General .
