BX cable is still required in New York City. I had to use it when I lived in
Queens.
How did the metal wrapper get hot? Was current passing througgh it? The BX I
had included a ground wire; maybe the earlier BX used the wrapper as the ground.
Mike N2MS
> On February 22, 2017 at 3:45 PM K1FZ-Bruce <k1fz@myfairpoint.net> wrote:
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> Live near a housing development with many tenants. The high line on the road
> is about 20 feet diagonally from my attic. Getting a lot of noise even with
> my house main breaker off.
> Appears to be induced into the attic wiring.
>
> Question. Anyone tried some form "twisted pair with green wire" house wiring
> to reduce noise ?
> If Yes, how did it work ?
> Wiring laws vary from state to state. If anyone has something that worked,
> then I can ask local electrical law enforcement about it.
>
> Years ago they had a BX cable . It was twisted wires inside a metallic
> wrapper. When I was very young they used to think the metal wrapper got hot
> and started house fires.
>
> 73
> Bruce-k1fz
> http://www.qsl.net/k1fz/beverage_antenna.html
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