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422.52
Electric Drinking Fountains
What's
Wrong
Here?
Code Q&A
Code Quiz
Cranking Out Those
Proposals
Electric West
2009
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Top 2008 Code Changes
422.52
Electric Drinking Fountains
By Mike Holt
A new requirement for electric drinking fountains was
added to the 2008 NEC. It states, "Electric drinking fountains shall be
connected to a GFCI-protected outlet." This new requirement was brought
about without documentation of an electrical accident or incident.
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Code Challenge
What's Wrong Here?
By Joe Tedesco
Think you know how this installation violates the
NEC?
Visit EC&M's
Web site to see the answer.
Hint: Is that painter's tape?
Code Q&A
By Mike Holt
Q.Where does the Code address which way the
grounding terminal of a receptacle goes (up or down)?
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site to see the answer.
Code Quiz
By Steven Owen
What are the minimum size current-carrying copper
conductors required for the outlet that serves a professional xenon
projector? The projector current rating is 55A. The projector is not
considered to be a continuous load. The terminals are marked as
60°C.
- No. 8 THHN
- No. 6 THHN
- No. 4 THHN
- No. 3 THHN
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Code News Update
Cranking Out Those
Proposals
Wow, you people have been busy over the past few
months.
The NFPA reports they received approximately 5,000
proposals for the 2011 edition of NFPA 70, the National Electrical
Code (NEC). Now we know who's going to be busy this month. Each of
these
proposals will be addressed by the NEC code-making panels in meetings
taking place this month in Hilton Head, S.C. The results of this
massive
review process will be available in July, as documented in the 201 NEC
Report on Proposals.
Shows and Events
Electric West
2009
The Electric West Show, to be held March 18-20, 2009 at
the Las Vegas Convention Center in conjunction with the Power Quality
Reliability Conference, is the perfect place to brush up on the latest
NEC topics -- and earn continuing education credits in the process.
Geared toward electrical contractors, consulting & specifying
engineers,
electricians, and plant facility personnel, there's something for
everyone at the Electric Show. The biggest electrical marketplace in
the
western United States, this event attracts 250 exhibiting companies and
more than 6,000 attendees every year. Here's a preview of some of the
NEC seminars planned for next year's event:
- One- and Two-Family Dwelling Unit Electrical Systems
- Changes to the 2008 NEC
- Swimming Pools and Similar Installations (NEC Article 680)
- Introduction to the 2009 NFPA 70E
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