Receptacles above dropped ceiling

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Can a general purpose receptacle be placed above an office type building...receptacle serves wireless module. JM
 
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JMPE said:
Can a general purpose receptacle be placed above an office type building...receptacle serves wireless module. JM
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There is a detailed thread on this exact topic.
You can place the receptacle above a dropped ceiling. But then you cannot plug a flexible cord into it. :eek:hmy:

You can plug a wall wart type class 2 power supply directly into the outlet and with certain very detailed restrictions you can plug in the non-detachable power cord of certain types of equipment, including wireless routers.

If the space above the ceiling is an air handling area (not a plenum under the NEC definition), then the restrictions get even tighter.
 
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cowboyjwc said:
Maybe, I'll come up some time and bring my pans and you can show me some good spots. Not "the" spot of course, I know how you guys are. :D
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There is a 45 foot cliff (drop off) behind my house left over from hydraulic mining in the old days, so there should still be something there. I have never looked though. Better (?) things to do with my time. :)
 
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There is a 45 foot cliff (drop off) behind my house left over from hydraulic mining in the old days, so there should still be something there. I have never looked though. Better (?) things to do with my time. :)
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(said jokingly) Yeah ! Posting here pays a lot more than picking up gold nuggets :D
 
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