Cords and Fixture Wires
Apr 1, 2004, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Correctly applying the requirements of Art. 400 and 402 can prevent serious problems...
Motor Calculations Part 1: Motors and Branch-Circuit Conductors
Apr 1, 2004, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Overcurrent and short-circuit protection aren’t the same for motors...
Illustrated Catastrophes
Mar 1, 2004, By Joe Tedesco, NEC Columnist
As usual, never consider the following commentary associated with these photos as a formal interpretation of the National Electrical Code (NEC). Without...
Art. 300: Wiring Methods
Mar 1, 2004, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
After a small engine plant began experiencing severe power quality problems and the subsequent investigation showed the wireways weren't electrically...
Size Does Matter
Mar 1, 2004, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
The NEC requirements for sizing and installing boxes, conduit bodies, and fittings help prevent damage to conductor insulation during installation and...
Code Watch
Feb 1, 2004,
Spam is Bad. Do you spend half of your time online weeding through hundreds of e-mails that tout everything from debt consolidation to physical augmentation...
Art. 240: Overcurrent Protection
Feb 1, 2004, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Art. 240: Overcurrent Protection...
Tune In to the Requirements of Art. 820
Dec 1, 2003, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Tune In to the Requirements of Art. 820...
Code Basics
Nov 1, 2003, By Mike Holt
Bonding is extremely important anywhere in an electrical system, but there are some areas where regular bonding methods might not be sufficient. In areas...
CodeWatch Change Proposals
Oct 21, 2003, By EC&M Staff
This is it. For the past four-and-a-half months CodeWatch has scoured the thousands of pages of proposals presented to the twenty Code-Making Panels to...
