You'll find this requirement in NEC Article 210.21 (B) (2) Total cord and plug connected load. Where connected to a branch circuit supplying 2 or more rreceptacles or outlets, a receptacle shall not supply a total cord and plug connected load in excess of the maximum in table 210.21(B)(2). Circuit rating Recepatacle Rating Max Load 15 or 20 15 12 20 20 16 30 30 24
John P. Wagner Regulatory Compliance & Mandatory Standards AVAYA Regulatory Compliance Laboratory 1300 W. 120th Ave, Room B3-D16 Westminster, CO 80234-2726 Phone/Fax: (303) 538-4241 [email protected] From: Gonzalez, Kenneth P (Rocky) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 4:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: AC outlet max current Group It was my understanding that one could only draw 80% of the max current from an AC wall outlet. Is this true? Where does the NEC specify this? Thanks to all, Kenneth Gonzalez Intergraph Solutions Group This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc

