Info about power poles?

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An architect I am dealing with on an office space project wants his cubicles powered by power poles. I've done some searching but haven't really found anything useful about how power poles work or how to set them up. Can you please give me any info you have on how they work, how to set them up, and the best way to depict them in a CAD drawing, I'd really appreciate it!
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Are the poles connected to the cubes or are they free standing? The poles where I work have 4 circuits and attach to the cubes. A, B, C share a #10 netural, and D which has a dedicated netural and ground. We do not use the D circuit here. At the bottom of the pole is a strip that plugs together with the strips on the bottom of the cubes. Thee 05 code requires all multiwire circuits to free standing office furniture to installed on a common trip breaker.

Free standing poles we have used in the past has 2 duplex outlets installed, and the cubes plug in. These were single circuits only.
 
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Look here for some info on power poles:

http://www.wiremold.com/www/commercial/products/product_detail.asp?major_system_id=4&product_id=216&product_family_id=53&sub_system_id=18

The power pole is usually attached to the ceiling system and maybe the floor. Branch circuits and various types of cable (tele, data, network, etc.) are fed to each power pole from above the ceiling.

I've not seen a standard drawing symbol for a power pole -- each EE seems to have his own pet symbol.

Does this answer your question, or do you need more info?
 
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One other piece of info, The ones that Wiremold make , in addition to attaching at the top to the ceiling grid, also have a bracket with a hole for a threaded rod hanger. They do not specifically say in writing that the additional rod must be used, but show the rod in a diagram supplied with the pole as an installation instruction. Since t-bar ceilings are not the strongest thing in the world, I also use the rod hanger as an additional support.
 
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