111-66 (Reapproved 1994)"
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‘Standard Specification for
jinc-Coated (Galvanized) “Iron”
Line Wire*
Telephone and Telegraph
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1.1 Tas secitetion cove. wo grades of “iron” ite
wit Cla Clas, and Cat Caio costings, sable for
isn teleone,tlpraph nd signal ansmsian. Theo
grdes covered are cesgoited Grade EBB (exe best bs)
Sd Grate BS (ben bes.
1.2 The values stated in och-ound, unis ar to bere
sinded he sandra
2, Referenced Documents
21 ASTM Sondard
‘R00 "Tet Method for Weight of Costing on Zin-Cinted
(Gatranaed) Ion o Stee Arie
1S Speifeton for Zine (Sab Zine
B19) Te Meta or Rey of Bec Coder
Matera
13. Ordering tnformation
31 Order for vie under this specification eal ineude
the following
‘SILL Sa in decimal faeions of an ine,
3112 Grade (EBB, BB non-copper- bearing of BB cope
van,
"13 Chass of zine coating (A 8 Cand
3.8’ Mande tet for une coating (as desled mandrels
Now It 2 for Clas A ora desire, mandrels Nos 31012
fee Clases Band Cy
Noe rg po or iia oem:
“tha 610s pate B8 noncoperbedog wire Ct A
4. Dine fr Coming
41 The zine used for the coating shall be any grade of
ne confcang to Speciation B6
‘tmnt ag sete Wes
5, Bae Nea
Sl “The base meal shal beste made by the open-heart,
basic onen or elec furnace proses, oon of sch qual-
Fy and purty tat when proeaed and nected the fine
tthe ke wil have the properties prescbe i his pete
‘ton frie sbe aod grade
2 lr coppertesring Grade BB ine wie is sei, the
copper conta shall conform 1 the allowing equrements:
acs
6 Joi
‘6. The we shal be fur in cols of on onauous
length Welds ae pie to tefl wie roving shal be
perl,
7 Sampting
“LI The npc shal let random dung the visa
canton edie in Seaion 17,1 same cll fom
Srey 10 cols thee 10 cls ofthe lt and 1 age
foil for every addonal 38 cls bot st lee than 3 els
ffom th ene lt. Prom eath col of gavanies wie tat
Steed uote of sitabe lag stall be taken for the
seit of ante the mechaiel andthe ectria Uts
{pete in Sectors 8013, ince
8 Weight of Coating
{1 The wight of in coating, in ounces per square foot
(or wane per sun mete of anos te ura, shall
not ss har the specified in Tale
2 Weigh of Coating Tent—The zac costing sal be
tested for wept bya sping ttn ascorgance with Test
Matiod 430
9, Adbrence of Cnn
‘9.1 The an coming shall emai abereat when the wire
te wrapped ata mt of not mre thao 5 turns pr mie
2 Coa bal of t leet fo ture stoued 3 yl
finde of the dameter epecifed. The mance! ameter
Sallteapprsinately an sven mele of te diameter of
the ite che The mandrel hal be speled by the ni
ber conespondig fo the dinmeter aa For example, man
Gre No. I ané mandrl No" 12 desgnte sane! om
fies rpc one and twelve ime he wie dame.
swt osha wpa sap ton an Neant
eating oat pig nn on mans No
19.2 The ane coating shall adhere firmly tothe vite and
shall te considered 30 meting the requirement i due to
‘wrapping about the pctes manorel, doer aot Make and
howe ofthe coaing ean be removed fom the wie by
rabbi wih the Sve Binge
spel pri ne rey mete pag a he
‘Sebeeal acces wi 0B ose eae br eon
10, Braking Strength
101 The breaking suenih of he ealanzed wire call
ot beless than tat pele in Table
1, Fapation
11.1 The elongation of the gaveized wire ball be not
les than 105 in 10. (254 am) The elongation shall be
termined a the permanent nereae in enh ate fae
Gf aiked secon ofthe wre gna 101. (254 i a
Seog
1, Deity
12.1 The base metal of he galvanized wire ofeach grade
nl. nc facture when the wie wrapped 33a of ot
imate han 13 turn per minute na ore el oft est fo
{ras around acyl mandrel of ameter equa tthe
$omina ameter of the wir teed
13, Resistey 5
1.1 Theseight resist ofthe wie exe in ohn—
ound (ohm—ramy/m) at 20°C (68) shal onform
{o he reguements specie in Tate 3
132 Resallip Tex—The estoy sal be termined
in accordance wi Tet Method B 193, 5
14 Ste and Permissible Vaiatons
14.1 Sie—The sie of the gavania wire shall be ex
press asthe diameter of the ire fm decal factions of
Erich
Ba; iste lees
ise RE
ae
142 Permlsible Variatone—The permis vvstions
~ Wear cl och GET ofthe galvanized wire om the nomins dame hl be a
ticwiratae aloe
143 Gaging—The wie ofeach col ete for purpose
oft (Seeuon 7) shall be age inte lane, oe peat
‘ich ed ofthe coi ana one pproimately athe ile A
il sal be teeted i the mete, tary pois not
‘wine Hii pecieg in 1a
15, Workmanship, Finish and Appearance
15.1 The gaa wire shal be eof splint ses,
Ingguatins, fw, and other imperitions aot concent
‘with good commercial practice. The abe costing tal Be
16, Ispeton
16.1 The manufictuer shal ford the inpector repe-
senting the preter reasonable faites hou eae
{oss im tt the materia ting fried in acron
shee with this specication. A Tess a nian sl be
‘nade athe place of manufacture, porto sipment, tnd
Sal beso conducted arnt fo inte uaneetany ith
{he operon of the work
17. Rejection
171.4 The inspector shall vinaly examin he Ste spe
‘ment oF oto eas or sure perfection I ser
amination moe than 3 af the cola the entre ft ae
Found def, the purchaser may eet te entre It If
‘more than 3 ofthe samples selected in Secordace wth
Seton? lta pase any ofthe at specified Setons fo
Tu lncasve the purasr may reject the ene ft. aot
more than 3% of the samples al econ set of sagen
otssing of two specimens ffom each of the coll rom
ich te original nenconfrming simples wee taken, ball,
Uecatand tested forte nonconforming properties Icny of
thes spe fal the purus may ret eet
1. Packaging
18.1 The finished wie sal be fried in compact ols
eaonblysymmericl ia shape. The diameter of the ye of
fh eo sa be not les han 17 In (432 my oe owe
Bn 0 otaonte
16.2 Tho weight of wie seach col sal conor, within
4 vsraon of pls or ins 10% tothe oomion valu
Specied in Table 4.
8.) Each col shal be setily bund fn four separate
aces, equaly spate, wi at leas wrappings of ava
‘aous 2 ResvyRecdrenwote
Ti Rs a NF ST
OS emcees Gee Rery Cameo
S fiess Seay peonen
2 ie" faeee) SORES* QAI .
ee Sormsy enn. Sern
i ies ea
te bagi) tenga
aed wr not nll tan 0.080. (2.0 mm) in lamer AS
fh ltenatie, cols may be securely bound i thee eparate
‘aces equally spaced, witha singcoaed Sel sap. The
feel crimping sel sed to fasten the strap may be eter
‘Boe-coed or punted sel Foc bundles with a nomial
‘sights than 10015 (654 the ee erp sal be not
estan Yin. (12.7 mm) wide by 0020 in (0.51 mm) tick
For bunles wth a nomi! weight of 100 B (54 ba) oF
‘more the sel ap all be not less than 9.159 rs)
‘ds by 009i (31 am) thc, and exh Sine sal be
Tooped around seve stzads of re ane them ped
roan thecal and thtened The outer ead of ech cll
hl be bent back over the Binding ier sap or ee
‘eked into the cll and sal be ented by 20 sppopeate
tanto faint oetng he end.
19. Marking
19,1 To each col of wie shall be securely amache
orale ag showing tes, rae, cls of oatig, and the
ame or mak ofthe manulhearet
29. Kepwirds
20. wlephor ie wie lp hone wire
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