All Articles Tagged Nec

Jason Knott | 03/22 06:17 AM, 0 Comments

Even with iPads and other glamorous touchscreens on the market, sometimes the plain old telephone is the easiest way to control your home. Of course, the "plain old telephone" of today is not what it used to be. Modern-day phone systems feature lots of hard (rather, soft) buttons and multi-line LCD displays for feedback. As long as you have one on your desk or your kitchen nook, why not use it to control your home? That's exactly what Worthington Distribution recommends. During the Electronic House Expo last week in Orlando,… View this story

Jason Knott | 03/21 06:35 AM, 29 Comments

In the ongoing effort to educate the structured cabling industry on non-compliant cable products, the Communications Cable and Connectivity Association (CCCA) and the Copper Development Association (CDA) have issued a warning about cable using copper-clad aluminum conductors that do not comply with UL, NEC or TIA codes. The CCCA has encountered several sources in the U.S. marketing Category 5e and Category 6 communications cables made with copper clad aluminum conductors instead of solid copper conductors. Communications cables made with copper-clad aluminum conductors violate several industry standards, including UL safety standard… View this story