fixture whip UL listing

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ericsherman37

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We had a bunch of fixture whips left over from a previous job (the factory sent the wrong ones initially so we replaced them with the correct ones and had the originals left over) that were sitting at the shop forever. We hung a bunch of drop-in T-grid fluorescent fixtures recently and I was wondering if we can use the fixture whips with the new fixtures. They are listed, but how do I figure out if it's okay to use them on the fixtures? Here's the UL tag on the whips:

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Thanks!
 
ericsherman37 said:
We hung a bunch of drop-in T-grid fluorescent fixtures recently and I was wondering if we can use the fixture whips with the new fixtures. They are listed, but how do I figure out if it's okay to use them on the fixtures?
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I can see no reason why not. Do they contain EGC's? Not over 6' long?

Just make sure you don't use them bwteen fixtures, which would make one whip carry more than one fixture's current.

Just curious: what's the difference between these and the "right ones" you replaced them with?
 
LarryFine said:
I can see no reason why not. Do they contain EGC's? Not over 6' long?

Just make sure you don't use them bwteen fixtures, which would make one whip carry more than one fixture's current.

Just curious: what's the difference between these and the "right ones" you replaced them with?
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They do contain EGCs.

They'll be supplying only one fixture each.

In the original project where these came from, the fixtures were fluorescent drop-ins with 3 lamps fired by 2 ballasts, so you could have some flexibility with switching (2 lamps on, 1 lamp on, or all 3 on). The whips needed to be 3 conductor (2 hots and a neut, plus EGC) but they sent us a bunch of regular old 2 wire whips. Short of sitting there stuffing an additional wire in each one or making our own whips out of MC cable or something, the boss decided to gripe to the company and they replaced them all at no charge. It was their screw-up. They didn't even want the old ones back!
 
I did just receive my rerate for my final apprenticeship term. When that kicks in (in a week or so) I will legally be able to work on my own. I don't know if that's common or if it's just an Oregon thing. There are some limiting rules, though, like I can't have an apprentice of my own, and I can't do jobs that will last over a day. So service work, basically.
 
ericsherman37 said:
................, the boss decided to gripe to the company and they replaced them all at no charge. .,,,,,,,,,
thats why he's "boss". Been around enough to know how to handle that.
And, your coming to the Forum with your question, as an apprentice, shows you are a fairly bright lamp on the tree also.
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dont let anyone give you any crap about 'being only an apprentice' and asking intelligent questions.

people who think you should keep your mouth shut until you have your card have something to Fear.
 
izak said:
dont let anyone give you any xxxx about 'being only an apprentice' and asking intelligent questions.

people who think you should keep your mouth shut until you have your card have something to Fear.
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No one has given any hard time at all about asking questions on this forum.

I just asked why an apprentice appeared to be running the job and if you don't like it then thats just too bad and you will have to deal with it.
 
I try to be conscientious of my work and active within my bounds on the job. If I have a concern then I voice it because most of the guys I work with regularly are open to suggestion and opinions, even from an apprentice. But I'm still head ditch digger, fire caulker, and coffee getter. :D
 
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