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Feb 4, 2010 5:06 PM, By Brian J. McPartland, NEC Consultant

How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Brian, who has a knack for finding shoddy electrical work, did the dirty work and found this mess. Now it's your turn to identify the violation.

Hint: Field markings

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Aug 26, 2010 12:07 PM, By Steven Owen

With respect to interconnected electric power production sources (Art. 705), is it required to automatically disconnect a 3-phase primary power source from all ungrounded conductors when one of the phases opens to create a loss of power on one or more phases? ...


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Q. Is the electrical wiring system used to feed ceiling fixtures allowed to be supported by the ceiling support wires?...


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