Daisychaining 2x4 lighting fixtures
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Karl H
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- San Diego,CA
Not always.:smile:
physis
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It doesn't "really" mean under cooked. Without being literal, it's more like, chewy.
BryanMD
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I learned a long time ago to sprinkle qualifier terms into almost everything posted here. typically, often, usually, not always, etc serve you well too I see.
Karl H
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- San Diego,CA
Good point and yes.
Here most E-ballasts are fed from the same circuitand only the ballast is switched. I'm just curious how "They" would justify
a fixture as a "Raceway" when you have a unswitched Battery back up and a
"Switched" ballast fed from the same circuit? It is the same as "Daisy-Chaining" light fixtures.
BryanMD
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I don't know who "they" are. When "they" post and identify themselves "they" can ask their Q's like everyone else.
Karl H
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- San Diego,CA
Only Quoqueelectric knows who "They" are, and I'm still going to have
to side with Quogueelectric, until "They" present their side of the argument.
Then I'm going to bring up E-Ballast again.
quogueelectric
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- new york
:smile:
How the cow got his start,....
Good night guys:smile:
That was just soooooooooooooo wrong!!!
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- Massachusetts
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- New Jersey
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- Journeyman Electrician
Daisy chain away. Tell the guys who are saying otherwise that the code changes every three years and that maybe they should actually buy a new book and read it once in a while. Junction boxes and fixture tails may have been the norm for 70-80 years they're not required for this type of installation.
M. D.
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- Massachusetts
Thanks, I thought so but after looking at a trillion links all I could find was a graphic for AC. :smile:
hillbilly1
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- North Georgia mountains
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- Owner/electrical contractor
I hate those duplex connectors, I've had to go back behind so many people fixing shorts from improperly installed ones.
Jim W in Tampa
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- Tampa Florida
You almost always have 2 knock outs on that plate. If not allowed to daisey chain then why have 2 ? And many also are listed as being ok to use as a wire threw .
Now if its specs then you can't.
Now if its specs then you can't.
BryanMD
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Different rough vs trim crews?
Too long tails on the whips cause the layout always gets changed?
The two MC cables not tied and supported to each other (4-6"?) above the duplex?
hillbilly1
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- North Georgia mountains
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- Owner/electrical contractor
I'm the Senior service tech, so I get to go behind the new construction guys and fix their screw ups! Usually it's wires skinned by shoving 6# 12's through the small hole in the connector.
WV Sparktition
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- Charleston, West Virginia
Same here
Same here
Heated, if not hot...
My coworker was running a job in which he daisychained 2x2's and recieved a fine from the fire marshal because it was not box and whip...mind you it was in a bank, with 20 ft acoustic ceilings, 25 ft fire rated ceiling where boxes would have been mounted...see a problem if theres a loose wirenut?
Same here
Heated, if not hot...
My coworker was running a job in which he daisychained 2x2's and recieved a fine from the fire marshal because it was not box and whip...mind you it was in a bank, with 20 ft acoustic ceilings, 25 ft fire rated ceiling where boxes would have been mounted...see a problem if theres a loose wirenut?
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