FED-STD-228A
5.1.2 The weight of 1,000 feet of the conductor shall be calculated as follows:
Weight of conductor, pounds per 1,000 feet=W1 x 26.455
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5.1.3 The weight of 1,000 feet of the finished wire or cable shall be calculated as follows:
Weight finished wire or cable, pounds per 1,000 feet, =weight of covering material plus weight of
conductor
5.2 Unless otherwise specified in the detail specification, one specimen from each inspection unit shall
be tested.
5.3 The weight of the covering material, weight of conductor, and weight of finished wire or cable of the
inspection unit shall be the result obtained from the specimen tested.
5.3.1 When more than one specimen is tested, the weight of the covering material weight of the
conductor, and weight of finished wire or cable of the inspection unit shall be the average of the results
obtained from the specimen tested.
5.4 The weight of covering material, weight of conductor, and weight of finished wire or cable of the
inspection unit shall be recorded to three significant figures.
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