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Weatherproof fittings, Usually with threaded cast-iron hubs to make water-tight
joints. For some systems fiber or cement-asbestos conduit, either buried direct in-
ground or encased in concrete, is used instead of steel conduit. Open overhead wiring
is widely used principally for reasons of economy. All conductors used for overhead
wiring should have type WP insulation. The current-carrying capacities are greater
for conductors in air, because of better heat dissipation. Various wiring methods
are listed below with their most common applications:
Open conductors on insulators
Flood lighting
Festoon lighting
Advertising spot lighting
Highway lighting
[Bridges, tunnels, and underpasses
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Wiring for Bridge, Tunnel, and Underpass Lighting
For bridges, tunnels, and underpasses, wiring fixtures are the weatherproof type
with guards and wires generally run in conduit. All wires installed in these conduits
should have moisture-resisting insulation type RW, TW, or rubber and lead sheathed.
On bridges considerations should be given to vibration and all long vertical runs
should have the conductors supported at frequent intervals in junction boxes.
Where it is impractical to drain a conduit to the junction box, special drainage provi-
sions should be made at low points.
Wiring for Floodlighting and Sign Lighting
Floodlighting and sign lighting frequently are installed with open wiring. Flood-
lights are mounted on crossarms or poles and often are arranged with bushing-type
terminals to connect to open wires. The principal problems of this type of wiring are
clearances between wires, buildings, and other obstructions, and because of the
long runs frequently encountered, maintainance of proper socket voltage. The
matter of safe clearances is well defined in Article 730 of the National Electrical
Code and Part 2 of the National Electrical Safety Code. Wire size should be large
enough to ensure proper utilization voltage, which in sports lighting sometimes is
specified as 10 per cent over normal. (See Section 12.)
High-wattage floodlights may require separate circuits. In automobile parking
lots and on buildings rigid conduit systems generally are required. A parking lot
usually will have conduits run underground to floodlight standards. These standards
are often steel pipe, and underground conduits terminate just above ground level
in the standard. Signs often are so constructed that conduit can terminate directly
in the body of the sign. Some signs have complete fuse panels built into the sign body
and only a feeder of proper capacity is required to the sign. Care should be taken to
adhere to the provisions of Article 600 of the National Electrical Code which requires