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Overload

Posted onApril 13, 2018AuthorNT


Electrical Code…

Overload

Operation of equipment in excess of normal, full-load rating, or of a conductor in excess of rated ampacity that, when it persists for a sufficient length of time, would cause damage or dangerous overheating. A fault, such as a short circuit or ground fault, is not an overload.

(National Electrical Code® 100-1)


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