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FIIG:  A007A0

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  1

Status:  A

Applicability:  A

Type:  0

Definition:  An insulator specifically designed to be used as a spacer in, or in conjunction with, such items as coaxial cables, transmission lines, brush shunts, test leads, high voltage lines and the like. Has an axial hole through which the wire passes and the length of which is considerably more than 25 percent of the largest diameter perpendicular to the hole. The external shapes may be variations of cylindrical and spherical shapes.

Basic INC:  70140

Basic Name:  INSULATOR

Description:  1. (Electrical) An item made of nonconductive material, such as natural occuring mineral mica, vitrified inorganic materials produced by means of heat (ceramic materials), or material which has been electrically rated by government or industry standards or specifications. It is used to support or separate conductors and is specifically designed to prevent any undesirable flow of current between conductors and/or other objects.