Term | Description |
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OFC/OFN | Designation of Fiber Optic cable which meets Steiner Tunnel test |
OFCR/OFNR | Designation of Riser Fiber Optic cable which meets Riser flame test |
Ohm | Unit of resistance such that a constant current of one ampere produces a force of one volt |
Optical Fiber Cable | UL (Underwriter's Laboratories) Standard 1651; National Electrical Code (NEC) Article 770 of NFPA 70 |
OSHA | Abbreviation for Occupation Safety and Health Act (specifically the Williams-Steiger law passed in 1970, covering all factors relating to safety in places of employment) |
Outgassing | The percentage of gas released during combustion of a material |
Overall Diameter | Finished diameter over wire or cable |
Overcoat | Individual strands of tin copper wire stranded together and then covered with a tin coating |
Overcoated Copper | Stranded conductor with overall tin coating, typically used in AWG sized 28 through 18 AWG |
Overlap | The amount the trailing edge laps over the leading edge of a tape wrap |
Oxygen Index | Percentage of oxygen necessary to support combustion of a specified material |
Ozone | A highly active form of oxygen produced by the passage of electric discharges or sparks through air or oxygen |
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