PCBelarge
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- Location
- Westchester County NY
- Occupation
- Electrical Training and Consulting
(C)(3)(3) -Fastened in Place. NEC definition: Mounting means of equipment in which the fastening means are specifically designed to permit removal without the use of a tool.(625)
(A)(2)(1) Stationary (as applied to equipment). NEC definition: Equipment that is not moved from one place to another in normal use. (680)
* The above 2 definitions are new to the 2023 NEC (fastened in place -revised). They are used in specific articles in 2020, 2023 NEC
**Scope of Art 100 - An article number in parentheses following the definition indicates that the definition only applies to that article.
I used Merriam - Webster's Eleventh Ed. to look up the 2 definitions, as Art 100 has specifically cited the above 2 definitions to articles of which, are not article 210, of which they have both been used.
-Webster's definition... "stationary. " Immobile
- Webster's definiton... "Fastened" "To make fast and secure"
I have a fair idea what has happened. The CMP added "stationary" without looking to see that Fastened in place, had already been used from a prior code cycle.
To me, this becomes an issue in the field, as already there are differences of opinion by inspectors. I am not sure why the same term/phrase for the different Sections could not be used.
Enlighten me.
(A)(2)(1) Stationary (as applied to equipment). NEC definition: Equipment that is not moved from one place to another in normal use. (680)
* The above 2 definitions are new to the 2023 NEC (fastened in place -revised). They are used in specific articles in 2020, 2023 NEC
**Scope of Art 100 - An article number in parentheses following the definition indicates that the definition only applies to that article.
I used Merriam - Webster's Eleventh Ed. to look up the 2 definitions, as Art 100 has specifically cited the above 2 definitions to articles of which, are not article 210, of which they have both been used.
-Webster's definition... "stationary. " Immobile
- Webster's definiton... "Fastened" "To make fast and secure"
I have a fair idea what has happened. The CMP added "stationary" without looking to see that Fastened in place, had already been used from a prior code cycle.
To me, this becomes an issue in the field, as already there are differences of opinion by inspectors. I am not sure why the same term/phrase for the different Sections could not be used.
Enlighten me.
