David, Be careful here. While fiber itself is non-conductive, and the outer jacket is non-conductive, there are fiber cables that have metal sheaths below the outerjacket - these are used for mechanical strength. Should the outer jacket become damaged, and there is cross-over you could have a problem.
I'd look into this further if I were you. John A. Juhasz Compliance Engr. GE Interlogix Fiber Options Div. Bohemia, NY From: Cereceres, David [mailto:dcerece...@pelco.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 4:11 PM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Cc: Toste, David Subject: Fiber and AC mains wire runs Hello Group, Does anyone know of any European or North American restrictions against running fiber and high voltage (115-230v ac) through the same conduit entry of a product? I am aware of certain standards that allow running high and low voltage wiring together, provided the wiring has sufficient insulation. I am also aware that fiber jacketing is electrically non-conductive. So would it follow that there are no restrictions running high voltage wiring and fiber optics together through the same conduit entry? I have reviewed the NEC but have been unable to come to a definitive conclusion. Is there a European equivalent of the NEC that I could possibly reference? Once again, your expert advice is greatly appreciated, David R. Cereceres Safety Engineer Pelco 800-289-9100x3493 559-292-1981x3493 dcerece...@pelco.com <mailto:dcerece...@pelco.com> www.Pelco.com <http://www.pelco.com/> This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
