{"id":3854,"date":"2023-01-04T17:58:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/normative-tecniche\/%tipologia_normativa%\/12-conductors-and-cables144503919\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T11:51:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T10:51:49","slug":"12-conductors-and-cables144503919","status":"publish","type":"normativa_tecnica","link":"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/en\/technical-standards\/en-iec-standards\/en-iec-60204-1-safety-of-machinery-electrical-equipment-of-machines\/12-conductors-and-cables144503919\/","title":{"rendered":"12 &#8211; Conductors and cables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-base\"\n            id=\"\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"o-text-media px-side-spacer sm:px-side-spacer-sm lg:px-side-spacer-tablet 2xl:px-side-spacer-desktop flex flex-wrap items-start md:block\">\n\n    \n        \n    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\n<div class=\"a-text font-text text-base normal mt-8 first:mt-0 space-y-4\">\n    <p><strong>Chapter 12<\/strong> of the Standard provides prescriptions about<strong> conductors and cables<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Manufacturer shall select conductors so as to be suitable for the operating conditions and external influences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Table 5<\/strong> reports the minimal cross-sectional area of conductors.<\/p>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n        \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-base\"\n            id=\"\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"o-text-media px-side-spacer sm:px-side-spacer-sm lg:px-side-spacer-tablet 2xl:px-side-spacer-desktop flex flex-wrap items-start md:block\">\n\n    \n        \n                    <div\n                class=\"h-auto 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