Dedicated Circuit Question

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I have done a few of these ATM's and in every case it is the separate neutral they are looking for as they for some reason don't want much voltage drop between the neutral and EGC, in one case I had to run #10 to get their .5 volts difference they wanted between these two conductors, but I think this requirement is goofy at best since they are not even networked:?
 
FWIW, I specifically asked this question to Jeff Sargent- author of the handbook and cmp member, and he stated that an individual branch circuit is not the same as a dedicated circuit. I also asked if a piece of equipment that stated it must be served with a dedicated circuit could it be served by a MWBC. His reply was Yes.
 
I agree this is a semantically driven thread.

I agree that many equipment manufacturers are not clear how electricity works or what wiring method is most suitable for their application.

When a customer asks me to pull a circuit specific neutral and change a breaker or remove a handle tie, I will and gladly because that is within my skill set. It is common practice and NEC compliant as well.

If a manufacturer truly requires a "dedicated circuit" for their equipment, devoid or any connection to premises wiring and not sharing any common grounded conductor, raceway, panelboard, transformer, etc. with the "regular" circuits, then the manufacturer should send along a genset to plug their equipment into.

IMO, professional electricians are listening to the customer's requirements and installing adequate or superior circuits.

Sometime back, in a small town with no electrician, someone just plugged an ATM into a 15A circuit shared with the coke machine. Its been running fine ever since. OK, I made that up. But it could happen...
 
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