Translations:Conductor size/7/en

Cables are typically designed to contain all of the conductors that are needed for a particular circuit. Therefore there are many different configurations of cable that vary based upon the size of the conductors, the number of conductors, and the color of the conductors. Cables will be labeled with the size of the current carrying conductors and the quantity. For example a cable with three 12 AWG conductors will be labeled "12/3". A cable with three 2.5mm² conductors will be labeled "2.5mm²/3" or "2.5mm² three core". Equipment grounding conductors (EGCs) are generally excluded from the count of conductors and should be specified separately.