bphgravity
Senior Member
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Section 250.56 needs to be revised or completely deleted.
This section makes no sense as currently worded. If 25-ohms is the magic number, then why does the addition of a second electrode negate the value?
I propose that the section either require the 25-ohm value to be met regardless of the electrode count, or remove the requirement completely and simply make the requirement of two electrodes and forget about any resistance value.
Proposals were submitted both ways for the 2005. None were accepted. The reason for rejection was that 25-ohms is not the actual intent of the section, yet that removing this section removes a minimum requirement. See Proposal 5-143 and 5-144.
Well, which one is it? How can the panel say in one statment that its not the intention of the section to require 25-ohms, yet it makes the installer acheive that level or add a second electrode. Now of that second electrode still does not meet the requirement, nothing more needs to be done. And then one statement later the panel statement indicates that 25-ohms is a minium requirement.
This section should probably go away.
This section makes no sense as currently worded. If 25-ohms is the magic number, then why does the addition of a second electrode negate the value?
I propose that the section either require the 25-ohm value to be met regardless of the electrode count, or remove the requirement completely and simply make the requirement of two electrodes and forget about any resistance value.
Proposals were submitted both ways for the 2005. None were accepted. The reason for rejection was that 25-ohms is not the actual intent of the section, yet that removing this section removes a minimum requirement. See Proposal 5-143 and 5-144.
Well, which one is it? How can the panel say in one statment that its not the intention of the section to require 25-ohms, yet it makes the installer acheive that level or add a second electrode. Now of that second electrode still does not meet the requirement, nothing more needs to be done. And then one statement later the panel statement indicates that 25-ohms is a minium requirement.
This section should probably go away.