Each cable conductor must be #18 AWG (0.82 mm2) or larger except—

(a) Each power and lighting cable conductor must be #14 AWG (2.10 mm2) or larger; and

(b) Each thermocouple, pyrometer, or instrumentation cable conductor must be #22 AWG (0.33 mm2) or larger.

[CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28280, June 4, 1996]


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