SPECIFICATION 55PC, ISSUE 8

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TABLE 1. PRODUCT CONSTRUCTIONS VS. PROCESS STEPS

Construction

Incoming Material

Extr.

Beam

PID

Cable

Braid

Spool

Primary Wire

Conductor; Compound

X

X

opt

---

---

opt

Cable, no shield or

jacket

Primary wire

---

---

---

X

---

opt

Jacketed Cable

Unshielded, unjacketed cable;

Compound

X

X

opt

---

---

opt

Shielded Cable

Unshielded, unjacketed wire or

cable;

Shield strands

---

---

---

---

X

opt

Shielded and

Jacketed Cable

Shielded wire or cable;

Compound

X

X

opt

---

---

opt

X

= Essential process step

opt = Optional process step depending on final disposition of product (e.g., finished

product or in-process material to be used in another construction)

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= Not applicable to product

TABLE 2. PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS VS. PROCESS STEPS

Product Characteristics

Extr.

Beam

PID

Cable

Braid

Spool

Color

X

X

X

---

---

---

Insulation/Jacket Dimensional Properties,

Weight

X

---

---

---

---

---

Insulation/Jacket Flaws

X

---

---

X

---

X

Shrinkage

X

---

---

---

---

X

Workmanship

X

X

X

X

X

X

Crosslinked Verification,

Insulation/Jacket Elongation,

Removability of Insulation

---

X

---

---

---

---

Identification of Product,

Identification/Color Striping Durability

---

---

X

---

---

---

Cabling

---

---

---

X

---

---

Shield Construction and Coverage

---

---

---

---

X

---

Conductor and Shield Continuity,

Dielectric Withstand

---

---

---

---

---

X

X

= Essential process step

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= Not applicable to product