Hook-Up Wire & Building Wire

Wire and cable are available in a wide range of diverse constructions, each of which provides different characteristics for the desired application. These can range from waterproofing, various levels of flexibility, resistance to harmful chemicals and materials, and even resistance against different temperature levels. The specific construction we'll be breaking down is the MGT construction, which also has the highest temperature rating that is readily available. 

In this blog, we will break down two different building wires and how each of these differentiates from one another. The building wires that we'll be looking into are the popular CSA T90 & CSA RW90. Both of these constructions are designated building wires which are able to be applied to various applications within the commercial, manufacturing and other industrial markets.

Hook-up wire, also known as appliance wire or lead wire, are single conductor insulated wires that are typically used in the internal wiring of electrical equipment. These applications can range from motors, control and power circuits, switchboards, panels, transformers and rectifiers.

There are many different factors to consider when designing an electrical cables construction. The type of conductor metal, the colour, size, number of conductors, and even materials used. Often when deciding on a specific wiring configuration, there's a number of different application considerations to go over. Today we'll be breaking down two popular insulating materials and why they were created. These insulating materials are known as Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and Low-Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH).