L&ABCPB Extinct in the 2008?

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georgestolz said:
Are the definitions for power panelboards and lighting and appliance panelboards gone in the 2008 entirely?
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Looks that way from here. 408.34 through 408.36(A) have been deleted entirely, and all other traces referring to "lighting and appliance panelboards" are gone. I just did a pretty thorough search...

A brief excerpt from proposal# 9-117 for 2008:

As documented by the Task Group, the method to restrict the 42-circuit
limitation only to ?certain? panelboards results in the category of ?Lighting and
Appliance Branch Circuit Panelboard.? Therefore, if the 42-circuit limitation is
lifted, then the category itself is no longer needed. It is ironic that when a
panelboard is presently categorized as ?power? panelboard, the 42-circuit
limitation is no longer a concern. In fact, most domestic panelboard
manufacturers make a 2nd design of product without the 42-circuit restriction,
and export them for installation in Canada where there is no circuit restriction
for any panelboard application.
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The 42-circuit limit lives on in 408.36 Exception #2 though -- which I can't grasp for the life of me... as well as in 408.55 Exception #1 (which I do understand, FWIW). So it's not as though the number 42 can be wiped from everyone's consciousness.
 
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