"...concerned that much of the globe believes the language spoken in the
U.S. is considered English..."
  -- paraphrased quote from a Galway engineer

"...you are a subversive - mostly through speech."
  -- a former employer

"(continuous) current-carrying capacity
ampacity (US)
maximum value of electric current which can be carried continuously by a
conductor, a device or an apparatus, under specified conditions without its
steady-state temperature exceeding a specified value."
  -- IEV number 826-11-13

Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of John
Woodgate
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 11:26 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [PSES] Electrical design challenge

In message
<OFAB03259B.AEC6825A-ON882578E0.007A344B-882578E0.007C7832@US.Schneider-E
lectric.com>, dated Tue, 2 Aug 2011,
[email protected] writes:

>I see that the IEE Wiring Regulations

IET Regulations now, aka BS7671

>use "current-carrying capacity" not the word "ampacity" we see in codes
>here.

Yes, this is a US English word that Brits have to learn. Reluctantly.
--
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John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK

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