EuroWire November 2016

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Testing &measuring
for wire, cable
& fibre optics
A thick electrical wire can be
expected to transmit more
current than a thin one.
But not many decisions on
comparative capability are that
straightforward, even when
the composition, diameter,
length and condition of the
wire are reliably known.
Or when there is full visibility
into fibre optic components,
integrated optical devices and
optical networks.
Hence the necessity for the
products and services for
testing and measurement
reviewed here.
If the expression ‘Better safe
than sorry’ was not coined in
the wire and cable industry,
wiremakers of long experience
have made it their own.
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Focalspec