On a wire designated as '3x14AWG' what does the '3x' part mean?












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It is on a wire that is part of a surge protector power strip.










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      It is on a wire that is part of a surge protector power strip.







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          '3x' = 3 of.



          It is specifying a 3-core cable with 14 AWG conductors. These will be L, N and E or live, neutral and earth.






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            Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
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            @Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
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            @Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
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          It is specifying a 3-core cable with 14 AWG conductors. These will be L, N and E or live, neutral and earth.






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          • $begingroup$
            Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
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            @Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
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            @Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
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          $begingroup$

          '3x' = 3 of.



          It is specifying a 3-core cable with 14 AWG conductors. These will be L, N and E or live, neutral and earth.






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          • $begingroup$
            Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
            $endgroup$
            – SamGibson
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            $begingroup$
            @Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
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            – Transistor
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            @Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
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            – bitsmack
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          $begingroup$

          '3x' = 3 of.



          It is specifying a 3-core cable with 14 AWG conductors. These will be L, N and E or live, neutral and earth.






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          '3x' = 3 of.



          It is specifying a 3-core cable with 14 AWG conductors. These will be L, N and E or live, neutral and earth.







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          • $begingroup$
            Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
            $endgroup$
            – SamGibson
            3 hours ago






          • 2




            $begingroup$
            @Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
            $endgroup$
            – Transistor
            2 hours ago










          • $begingroup$
            @Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
            $endgroup$
            – bitsmack
            2 hours ago


















          • $begingroup$
            Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
            $endgroup$
            – SamGibson
            3 hours ago






          • 2




            $begingroup$
            @Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
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            – Transistor
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            @Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
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            – bitsmack
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          $begingroup$
          Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
          $endgroup$
          – SamGibson
          3 hours ago




          $begingroup$
          Regarding "3 of" - I'll just add that a (perhaps old-fashioned?) approach would be to say "off" instead of "of". e.g. "3 off" (or 1 off, 2 off etc.). See this example parts list and this discussion.
          $endgroup$
          – SamGibson
          3 hours ago




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          $begingroup$
          @Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
          $endgroup$
          – Transistor
          2 hours ago




          $begingroup$
          @Sam: Thanks for the comment. I'm familiar with that usage as it is standard practice in Britain (the largest island off the coast of Ireland, where I live). I've never been comfortable with it though as it sounded odd. I've just done a web search which brought me to English StackExchange which confirms my bias!
          $endgroup$
          – Transistor
          2 hours ago












          $begingroup$
          @Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
          $endgroup$
          – bitsmack
          2 hours ago




          $begingroup$
          @Transistor That's the best geographical description I've heard in a long time :)
          $endgroup$
          – bitsmack
          2 hours ago










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