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Take-Up - the process of accumulating wire or cable into a reel, bobbin, or some other type of pack. Also, the devise for pulling wire or cable through a piece of equipment or machine

Tank Test - a voltage dielectric test in which the test sample is submerged in water and voltage is applied between the conductor and water as ground

Tape Wrap - a spirally applied tape over an insulated or non-insulated wire

TC - Tray cable. Article 340 NEC.

Tear Strength - the force required to initiate or continue a tear in a material under specified conditions.

Teflon - DuPont Company trademark for fluorocarbon resins. (FEP - Fluorinated ethylene-propylene. A thermo-plastic material with good electrical insulating properties and chemical and heat resistance.). (TFE - Tetrafluoroethylene. A thermoplastic material with good electrical insulating properties and chemical and heat resistance.). It is not suitable where subjected to nuclear radiation and does not have good high voltage characteristics. FEP Teflon is extrudable in a manner similar to PVC and polyethylene. This means that long wire and cable lengths are available. TFE Teflon is extrudable in a hydraulic ram type process. Lengths are limited due to amount of material in the ram, thickness of the insulation, and preform size. TFE must be extruded over a silver- or nickel-coated wire. The cost of Teflon is approximately 8 to 10 times more per pound than PVC compounds.

Tefzel - Fluorocopolymer thermoplastic material has excellent electrical properties, heat resistance, chemical resistance, toughness, radiation resistance, and flame resistance.

Telemetry Cable - cable used for transmission of information from instruments to the peripheral recording equipment

Temperature Rating -The maximum temperature at which the insulating material or cable may be used in continuous operation without change of its basic properties.

Tensile Strength - the pull stress required to break a given specimen.