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Jan. 1, 2009 Mike Holt | Electrical Construction and Maintenance
What are the NEC requirements on the use of the white wire for the ungrounded conductor?

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Anonymous (not verified)
on Oct 6, 2012

What article and section number allows the use of a white conductor as an ungrounded conductor (in the 2011 NEC book) ?

Anonymous (not verified)
on Dec 14, 2012

Article 200.7(C)(1) is one that is permitted .

Anonymous (not verified)
on Oct 6, 2012

A sub-panel grounding conductor shall be sized off of which table for grounding conductors?

Stev (not verified)
on Dec 14, 2012

Sizing the grounding electrode conductor use table 250.66.

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