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Pending Code
Change
Item for 2011 NEC
What's Wrong
Here?
Code Q&A
Code Quiz
Kentucky Adopts
2008 NEC
Call for
Presentations
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Change Proposals
Pending Code Change Item for 2011
NEC
As noted in the NEC Committee Report on
Proposals, 2010 Annual Revision Cycle, Code-Making Panel 18 has
voted to accept a Code change submitted by Ryan Jackson, West Valley
City, Utah, (Log #3000 NEC-P18). Jackson recommended revising the text
in 410.110 to read as follows: "Luminaires installed in recessed
cavities in walls or ceilings, including suspended ceilings,
shall comply with 410.115 through 410.122." He notes the proposal will
assist the panel in complying with Sec. 6.6 of the regulations
governing
committee projects. There has been a long-standing formal
interpretation
addressing this issue, which this change would eliminate.
The document is open for public review and comment through October
23, 2009. You can download
an electronic version of the report via the NFPA Web site.
All interested parties are urged to read this report and submit
their
comments on the forms provided in the report. Each comment received on
or before the closing date of the comment period will be considered and
acted upon by the NEC Code Committee. The results of the committee
action will be published in the NEC Committee Report on
Comments,
which will be made available to all who request it. The Report on
Comments mail date is scheduled for March 29, 2010.
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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
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Hint: Is that an approved bonding jumper?
Code Q&A
By Mike Holt
Q. What are the GFCI requirements for vending
machines?
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Code Quiz
By Steven Owen
As defined in Art. 604, manufactured wiring systems
(also known as prefabricated assemblies by UL) may incorporate
multi-pole connectors, AC cable, MC cable, flexible metal conduit, hard
usage cord, outlet boxes, splitter assemblies, remote control switching
assemblies, and devices. Where exactly can these types of systems be
installed?
- The connection of luminaires.
- The connection of utilization equipment.
- Continuous plug-in type raceways.
- All of the above.
- None of the above.
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Code News Update
Kentucky Adopts 2008 NEC
According to a recent Code Alert issued on August 14,
2009 by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), the
2008 NEC will take effect in the state of Kentucky on September 1,
2009.
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