neutral said:What about 240.5?
neutral said:So if I have a 2 tube 4 ft Florescent fixture with a 6 ft 18 ga. flexible cord attached I can't plug it into a 20 amp Receptacle
neutral said:In my opinion the switch leg is an extension of the fixture wire. I haven?t seen any fixture with a 50 foot or 100 foot wire attached
neutral said:In my opinion the switch leg is an extension of the fixture wire. I haven?t seen any fixture with a 50 foot or 100 foot wire attached
Thats all well and good, but what is your wiring method? NM, MC mabey conduit and THHN?neutral said:(2) Fixture Wire. Fixture wire shall be permitted to be
tapped to the branch-circuit conductor of a branch circuit in
accordance with the following:
(1) 20-ampere circuits ? 18 AWG, up to 15 m (50 ft) of
run length
(2) 20-ampere circuits ? 16 AWG, up to 30 m (100 ft) of
run length
(3) 20-ampere circuits ? 14 AWG and larger
(4) 30-ampere circuits ? 14 AWG and larger
(5) 40-ampere circuits ? 12 AWG and larger
(6) 50-ampere circuits ? 12 AWG and larger
I like # 3
neutral said:Have you ever seen a problem caused by using a 14 ga. switch leg on a light fixture?
I have been in the trade since 1960 and never seen one problem related to using 14ga wire for a switch leg. and I have seen a lot of problems. even a few I created (ok a lot) :smile:
Charlie
neutral said:(2) Fixture Wire. Fixture wire shall be permitted to be
tapped to the branch-circuit conductor of a branch circuit in
accordance with the following:
(1) 20-ampere circuits ? 18 AWG, up to 15 m (50 ft) of
run length
(2) 20-ampere circuits ? 16 AWG, up to 30 m (100 ft) of
run length
(3) 20-ampere circuits ? 14 AWG and larger
(4) 30-ampere circuits ? 14 AWG and larger
(5) 40-ampere circuits ? 12 AWG and larger
(6) 50-ampere circuits ? 12 AWG and larger
I like # 3
raider1 said:The problem is that #14 AWG wire is rated to handle 15 amps
wasasparky said:It's actually rated to handle 20A. The code, not the conductor properties, limit its use.![]()
neutral said:I have been in the trade since 1960 and never seen one problem related to using 14ga wire for a switch leg.
wasasparky said:It's actually rated to handle 20A. The code, not the conductor properties, limit its use.![]()
Shake that opinion and you'll understand. Fixture wires begin at the lighting outlet and end at the fixture. They are never run as in-wall circuit conductors.neutral said:In my opinion the switch leg is an extension of the fixture wire.