Alpha Wire Company MASTER CATALOG - Cuny & Guerber, Inc.

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REGULATORY AGENCY
STANDARDS
Order from Cuny & Guerber Inc., 2100 Kerrigan Ave., Union City, NJ 07087 USA Phone: 201-617-5800 email: sales@cuny.biz web: http://www.cuny.biz
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC.
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) was founded as a not-for-profit organization which provides testing for products and
UL “Recognition” or “Listing” for manufacturers. In the United States, UL sets standards for safety for wire, cable, tubing
and other products.
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■ UL “AWM” RECOGNIZED COMPONENTS
Many wire and cable products have UL AWM (Appliance Wiring Material) Recognized component styles. A wire or cable
product bearing a UL Style can be used for internal or external wiring as Recognized component of an original equipment
product. By using an appropriate UL Recognized component AWM Style product, the manufacturer can then obtain the
appropriate UL Listing for their product.
■ C-UL RECOGNIZED COMPONENT MARK
This Recognized component mark is applied to products for the Canadian market. Products with this type of mark have
been evaluated to Canadian Standard requirements.
■ UL “LISTED” WIRE AND CABLE PRODUCTS
UL Listed wire and cable products are used in applications where the product is not an integral part of the manufactured
system. UL Listed wire and cable products are intended for use within residential, commercial or industrial buildings.
The National Electrical Code (NEC ® ®
) requires use of Listed products to meet the requirements of various “Articles” within
the code.
■ C-UL LISTING MARK
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This Listing mark is applied to products for the Canadian market. Products with this type of mark have been evaluated to
Canadian standard requirements
CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION
CSA is an abbreviation for Canadian Standards Association, a non-profit, independent organization which operates a certification
service for electrical and electronic materials and equipment. Alpha Wire Company offers the following types of
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Certification on a wide variety of both wire and cable products.
■ AWM – Appliance Wiring Material (AWM) is manufactured in accordance with CSA Standard C22.2 No. 210. These products are
intended for the internal wiring of electrical and electronic equipment and interconnecting wiring between equipment.
All of these wires and cables must pass one of the following flame tests in order to fully comply with CSA Certification requirements.
■ FT1 – The Vertical Flame Test per CSA C22.2 No. 3 which specifies that finished cable shall not propagate a flame or continue to
burn for more than one minute after five, fifteen-second applications of the test flame. There is an interval of fifteen seconds
between flame applications.
■ FT4 – The Vertical Flame Test per CSA C22.2 No. 3 for cables in cable trays. This test is similar to, but more severe than, the UL
Standard 1581 Vertical Tray flame test. The UL 1581 has its burner at 0° from the horizontal while the FT4 has its burner
mounted at 20° from the horizontal with its burner parts facing up. The allowable char length is only 1.5m (4.92 ft.)
while UL 1581 allows damage up to a maximum of eight feet.
■ CE Conformity to European Directive.
CE (Conformitè Europèenne) is a European Economic Community approval indicating that a product complies with a European
Directive.
ISO 9001 – A standard for quality assurance in design, development, production, installation and service.
Alpha Wire is also a member of the Robotic Industries Association
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Toll Free: 1-800-52 ALPHA • Telephone: 908-925-8000 • Fax: 908-925-6923 Web Site: www.alphawire.com
Europe/UK Telephone: +44 (0) 1932 772422 • Europe/UK Fax: +44 (0) 1932 772433 Email: info@alphawire.com