bphgravity
Senior Member
- Location
- Florida
Proposal: Remove the FPN from above 110.14(A) and place it in the text as a requirement for terminal connections.
"...or smaller conductors. All terminations shall be made per the manufacturers tightening torque listing or labeling."
Substantiation: FPN's are not enforceable and the requirement of 110.3(B) is too general as torques specifications are commonly overlooked.
I plan on contacting several manufacturers of torque tools to get an annual sales account verses other common electrical tools. I predict sales of torque screwdrivers and wrenches are well bellow what you would expect for a tool needed for every panelboard and overcurrent device made. I have given seminars to over 500 electricians in the state of Florida and recall only a handfull claiming they own a torque tool of some kind. I even asked this on this forum without much results.
"...or smaller conductors. All terminations shall be made per the manufacturers tightening torque listing or labeling."
Substantiation: FPN's are not enforceable and the requirement of 110.3(B) is too general as torques specifications are commonly overlooked.
I plan on contacting several manufacturers of torque tools to get an annual sales account verses other common electrical tools. I predict sales of torque screwdrivers and wrenches are well bellow what you would expect for a tool needed for every panelboard and overcurrent device made. I have given seminars to over 500 electricians in the state of Florida and recall only a handfull claiming they own a torque tool of some kind. I even asked this on this forum without much results.