brother
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I will say this is first time I have seen an inspector fail someone for it but technically, according to manufacturers instructions he would be right. He cites 2008 NEC 110.3(B) and another one that I cannot recall at present.
There was a project where they used AC cable with colors brown, orange and gray to run a 120volt circuit. Apparently they were in a hurry and didnt have the black, red or blue type AC cable on hand.
We normally use the brown orange colors for 277/480 circuits and black red blue for the 120 volt circuits. I know in the NEC it would allow you to reidentify a grounded conductor to be used as an ungrounded conductor 2008 NEC 200.7(C). I can't recall exactly about re-identifying hot condutors to other hot conductors colors of diffrent voltage systems, ie 480/277 colors to 120/208 colors.
Basically making a brown, orange, re-identified to a black, red or whatever etc.. I personally have never done it, we always had the proper voltage colors.
Inspector says the manufacturers color coded the outside of the AC cable for easy identification and their instructions states in big bold letters not to re-identify the conductors. Page 50 to be exact http://www.afcweb.com/pdf/afcpocketguide.pdf
Whats your opinion?
There was a project where they used AC cable with colors brown, orange and gray to run a 120volt circuit. Apparently they were in a hurry and didnt have the black, red or blue type AC cable on hand.
We normally use the brown orange colors for 277/480 circuits and black red blue for the 120 volt circuits. I know in the NEC it would allow you to reidentify a grounded conductor to be used as an ungrounded conductor 2008 NEC 200.7(C). I can't recall exactly about re-identifying hot condutors to other hot conductors colors of diffrent voltage systems, ie 480/277 colors to 120/208 colors.
Basically making a brown, orange, re-identified to a black, red or whatever etc.. I personally have never done it, we always had the proper voltage colors.
Inspector says the manufacturers color coded the outside of the AC cable for easy identification and their instructions states in big bold letters not to re-identify the conductors. Page 50 to be exact http://www.afcweb.com/pdf/afcpocketguide.pdf
Whats your opinion?