So now the moderators have become management of Mike Holt????
When's the last time you spoke with a moderator at a tire shop? Or a restaurant? They tend to have managers and crew, last I checked.
So if it is being done at the unit then would the access to the unit fall under 110.26(A)? If a voltage test was done in a junction box above a lay-in ceiling would that junction box require the clearances of 110.26(A)?
It's a problem, isn't it?
I just can?t wrap my mind around the fact that taking voltage or amperage readings is what is meant as outlined in 110.26(A).
As I hear it, any exposure to voltage is a hazard according to 70E. So wouldn't it follow that it would?
Would you be dumbfounded to hear that someone got shocked when not wearing PPE and taking a voltage reading at a panel? No, it would be no surprise to hear that
(no PPE) + (exposure to live parts) = (potential shock hazard)
Why would you believe that taking a voltage or amperage reading is not examining the equipment?
How would this apply when it is very unlikely that someone would be working on one of those receptacles while they are energized. There is no need to expose live parts to do any kind of testing on the device.
To replace one just turn the breaker off.
Are you really that out of touch? Seems like every day in the field, there is an occasion where someone has to be convinced to kill power to something in order to perform the task safely, while at the same time inconveniencing someone else. If it is any inconvenience to anyone else, there is always an impulse to try not to impose on the third party.
There have been countless discussions on this board and others that illustrate this sad fact in our trade.
If you're going to draw a line in the sand and say that work shall be done "only by 70E's standard of hot work", you're still in the same boat. I can troubleshoot the lowly receptacle hot, and in many cases will. How about that backstabbed receptacle that I need the voltage readings from the backside of, irrespective of what the face of the receptacle tells me?