Isolated Power in an Industrial Control Panel

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WMBELEDES

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In industrial machinery where two or more machines are working together (a plastics extrusion line) have control wires between machines and if these signals originate from one of the machines (a separate source) what code establishes the color for various voltages and disconnecting means?

Example; If one of the machines provide 240v for the entire line how should these conductors be identified in the other machines? I assume the color not apply of they go through a disconnect but does it apply on the supply side of the disconnect?

Example; If a line comprised of multiple machines has one safety circuit controller what code refers to wire colors for e-stops on the other machines?

If I consider the "extrusion line" as one machine do the color codes not apply?
The only color code I found regarding isolated power is 517.106 (5) but as I have seen in the industry the only color that is common is yellow for 120v ac from an alternate source not controlled by a disconnect.
 
In industrial machinery where two or more machines are working together (a plastics extrusion line) have control wires between machines and if these signals originate from one of the machines (a separate source) what code establishes the color for various voltages and disconnecting means?

Example; If one of the machines provide 240v for the entire line how should these conductors be identified in the other machines? I assume the color not apply of they go through a disconnect but does it apply on the supply side of the disconnect?

Example; If a line comprised of multiple machines has one safety circuit controller what code refers to wire colors for e-stops on the other machines?

If I consider the "extrusion line" as one machine do the color codes not apply?
The only color code I found regarding isolated power is 517.106 (5) but as I have seen in the industry the only color that is common is yellow for 120v ac from an alternate source not controlled by a disconnect.

you are making a basic mistake here. the color coding of wires for externally powered wiring only applies within the control panel out to the field terminals. After the field terminals it is a NEC issue. The reason to identify wiring that might be energized even with the disconnect is off by the color yellow (or orange) is so someone working in the panel might realize that wiring inside the control panel could be energized. No one really cares about the wiring outside of the control panel.

the wiring between the field terminals on one panel and the field terminals on another panel is not part of the panel wiring and can be whatever color is acceptable to eh NEC.

In any case, the rule has nothing to do with estops. it has to do with disconnecting means and estops are not allowed to be used as a disconnecting means.
 
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