BlaineXD
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- Rockville, MD
Hey All,
This is my first post, but I have been utilizing this site all summer for my EE internship, and I just want to say what a help it has been for an aspiring EE major trying to get some real-world experience.
I am currently working on a project "designing" receptacle placement for a rail yard repair shop. This will have an industrial section to it with welders and crane equipment, but also some offices, break rooms, bathroom/ lockerroom, etc. The reason I am asking this question is that I have been told it is good practice to stagger lighting on different circuits (in your panel) so that if a breakers goes, at least some of the lighting in the area will stay on, as opposed to whole sections of the building going out at a time. This makes perfect sense to me. However, I am being told that it doesn't matter when placing receptacles onto the panel schedule. I was wondering if this same general principle of staggering should be applied when designing receptacle layouts? Should receptacles be staggered so that if a breaker opens, not all of the outlets in the same area go out?
This is my first post, but I have been utilizing this site all summer for my EE internship, and I just want to say what a help it has been for an aspiring EE major trying to get some real-world experience.
I am currently working on a project "designing" receptacle placement for a rail yard repair shop. This will have an industrial section to it with welders and crane equipment, but also some offices, break rooms, bathroom/ lockerroom, etc. The reason I am asking this question is that I have been told it is good practice to stagger lighting on different circuits (in your panel) so that if a breakers goes, at least some of the lighting in the area will stay on, as opposed to whole sections of the building going out at a time. This makes perfect sense to me. However, I am being told that it doesn't matter when placing receptacles onto the panel schedule. I was wondering if this same general principle of staggering should be applied when designing receptacle layouts? Should receptacles be staggered so that if a breaker opens, not all of the outlets in the same area go out?