Would this be a violation?

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Stumbled upon this old photo, just curious what violations this constitutes. At least I am hoping it does- I can't say this should be allowed.
 
Can't tell from that angle, but you have single conductors going through holes in a steel box, so that's probably a violation (no slots or non-ferrous plate). There's also the question of what's on the end of those single leads and whether they're suitable for the use, whatever that is. And whether you can backfeed from a generator if one is attached.

Is that a 6-pole switch? It's hard to see where all of the conductors go.
 
zbang said:
Can't tell from that angle, but you have single conductors going through holes in a steel box, so that's probably a violation (no slots or non-ferrous plate). There's also the question of what's on the end of those single leads and whether they're suitable for the use, whatever that is. And whether you can backfeed from a generator if one is attached.

Is that a 6-pole switch? It's hard to see where all of the conductors go.
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Yes, 6 pole manual ATS.
 
Zbang's point about single conductors installed in the walls of a metal cabinet
 
The blatant disregard for the proper use of a 4"sq blank plate.

Roger
 
300.3(A): "Single conductors specified in Table 310.104(A) shall only be installed where part of a recognized wiring method of Chapter 3"

Unless those conductors are single conductor flexible cord, they would need to be in a chapter 3 wiring method.

As mentioned slots need to be cut between entries into the enclosure, or non ferrous material needs to be used in the area where the single conductors enter (if single conductors are allowed).
 
Coppersmith said:
I see the violation. There's no bushings on the EMT for the emergency light.:cool:
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If that is an emergency or legally required standby system the cord for that emergency light is too long.
3 ft. maximum length.
701.12 (G) or 700.12 (F) (2)
And it should be on the lighting circuit for that room. Really no way to tell about that....
 
qcroanoke said:
If that is an emergency or legally required standby system the cord for that emergency light is too long.
3 ft. maximum length.
701.12 (G) or 700.12 (F) (2)
And it should be on the lighting circuit for that room. Really no way to tell about that....
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My interpretation is that it is only the DC side of the emergency light that is covered by 700. The cord is not part of the code 700 wiring.
 
kwired said:
300.3(A): "Single conductors specified in Table 310.104(A) shall only be installed where part of a recognized wiring method of Chapter 3"

Unless those conductors are single conductor flexible cord, they would need to be in a chapter 3 wiring method.

As mentioned slots need to be cut between entries into the enclosure, or non ferrous material needs to be used in the area where the single conductors enter (if single conductors are allowed).
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But what if they are flexible cord?
 
mbrooke said:
But what if they are flexible cord?
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Then what we can see is probably ok. Whether or not flexible cord is even allowed is a possible issue, but from what we can see in the picture we don't know enough to determine if it is allowed.

ETA, you posted it, can you tell us more about what those conductors go to?
 
Looks like some of those "flexible cords are coming from the "alternate source" and some of them are "load" conductors. Also looks like the raceways out the back of the box are "load conductors. Assuming raceways entering top are "normal source".
 
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