It's temporary unless it works. -Laszlo
On Mar 18, 2014, at 11:30 PM, Jay Ashworth <j...@baylink.com> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Stephen Sprunk" <step...@sprunk.org> > >> On 18-Mar-14 17:54, Niels Bakker wrote: >>> * w...@typo.org (Wayne E Bouchard) [Tue 18 Mar 2014, 23:53 CET]: >>>> I have had to do this at times but it is not strictly allowed by >>>> codes and not at all recommended. >>> >>> It's an active fire hazard. The cables aren't rated (= built) for >>> the power draw. >> >> That's a problem in the other direction, but plugging a 20A device >> into a 30A feed shouldn't be a hazard at all. > > Plugging a 20A *PDU* into a 30A receptacle can be dangerous if > > a) there is more than 20A of load plugged into it > b) it has no breaker, and > c) the cordset is only 12A, which is what you would expect on a 20A PDU. > > Cheers, > -- jr 'up the voltage' a > -- > Jay R. Ashworth Baylink > j...@baylink.com > Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 > Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover DII > St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 1274 >