Receptacle Tension Testing

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wmeek

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Was wanting to know if someone might be able to help with receptacle tension testing. Where can you find the tension setting on regular an hospital grade receptacles. Have a surgery center facility that gets yearly inspections an are requiring a tension test on all receptacles.
 

Smart $

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Was wanting to know if someone might be able to help with receptacle tension testing. Where can you find the tension setting on regular an hospital grade receptacles. Have a surgery center facility that gets yearly inspections an are requiring a tension test on all receptacles.
Copied from Leviton RTT99 Instruction Sheet...

NFPA 99 - Health Care Facilities: Paragraph 3-3.3.3
Receptacle Testing in Patient Care Areas, subparagraph
(d) specifies ?The retention force of the
grounding blade of each electrical receptacle (except
locking-type receptacles) shall be not less than 115 g
(4.0 oz)".
 
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