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2.08 CONDUCTORS A. Conductors shall conform to the provisions in Section 86-1.02 "Conductors" and Section 87-1.03F "Conductors Installations" of the State Standard Specifications and these provisions. B. Conductors shall be copper of the type and size shown or called for on the plans. Copper wire shall conform to the applicable provisions of ASTM Designations B3 and B8. C. Minimum conductor size is No. 8 AWG and shall be stranded. Wire size shall be based on American Wire Gage (AWG) and conductor diameter shall not be less than 98 percent of the specified AWG diameter. D. Conductors shall be UL listed and rated for 600 volt operation. E. Conductors shall be spliced by the use of "C" shaped compression connectors as shown on the Standard Plans. F. Traffic Signal Cable, 12 Conductor No. 14 AWG stranded (600 volt class) and meeting IMSA Specification 20-1-2012, may be used in lieu of individual wires. G. Insulation for conductors shall be one of the following: 1. Type RHH or RHW cross-linked polyethylene. 2. Type THW OR THWN Poly Vinyl chloride. 3. At any point, the minimum thickness of any Type THWN insulation shall be 13 mils for conductor sizes No. 14 and No. 12, 18 mils for conductor size No. 10, 27 mils for conductor sizes No. 8 and No. 6, and 36 mils for conductor sizes No. 4 and No. 2. At any point, the minimum thickness of the nylon jacket shall be 4 mils for conductor sizes No. 14 to No. 10, inclusive, 5 mils for conductor sizes No. 8 and No. 6, and 6 mils for conductor sizes No. 4 and No. 2. 2.09 LUMINAIRES AND BALLASTS A. Luminaires shall be LED luminaries of the voltage, type and wattage shown on the plans, and shall be in conformance with all requirements in Section 86-6.02K (2) "LED Luminaries" of the State Standard Specifications, and these provisions. 2.10 STANDARDS, STEEL PEDESTALS AND POSTS A. Standards for traffic signals and lighting, and steel pedestals for cabinets and other similar equipment shall be located as shown on the plans, and shall conform to the provisions of Section 56-3 "Standards, Poles, Pedestals, and Posts" of the State Standard Specifications and these specifications. B. Salvaged material not reused shall be delivered to the Redwood City Municipal Services Center located at 1400 Broadway, Redwood City, California. The cost of this shall be considered in the lump sum of the work item involved and no addition compensation will be allowed therefore. C. All anchor bolts shall be galvanized steel and lightly greased prior to installation of the pole. D. All required drilling of poles shall be done in the field after the pole is mounted. E. Where the plans refer to the side tenon detail at the end of the signal mast arm, the applicable tip tenon detail may be substituted. F. The contractor shall either install a 3/16 inch or larger brass bolt on each existing standard for bonding, or preferably to be provided by pole manufacturer on the side of pole adjacent REV: 12-21-2020 PR ATTY/AGR.2020.306/Bear Electrical Solutions (Page 24 of 35)