This may be a bit out of the usual path for this kind of complaint, but… The NEC isn’t law in itself. It is written by a private entity (NFPA) and adopted by municipalities and states. They can adopt whatever version they prefer. It’s within the rights of any jurisdiction to adapt or amend the NEC as they see fit.
Rather than grind through the NEC process, maybe you could go to a friendly legislator or city council member and say “The RSDs are a bigger threat than what they are supposed to guard against. Delete that part.” No idea whether this would be harder or not. It might also have the salutary effect of influencing the NFPA to speed up the process of correcting mistakes. I do get the impression sometimes that the process is “Here’s an experimental piece of hardware made by only one manufacturer that solves a problem that will happen less often than this hardware failing. Let’s mandate that.” Hilton Hilton Dier III Renewable Energy Design Missisquoi River Hydro LLC _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org
