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The Code specifies the location of the wall switch-controlled lighting outlet, but it does not specify the switch
location. Naturally, you would not want to install a switch behind a door or other inconvenient location, but the
NEC does not require you to relocate the switch to suit the swing of the door. When in doubt as to the best
location to place a light switch, consult the job plans, or ask the customer. The UBC/IBC has specific
requirements as to the location and handicap heights of lighting switches. Electrical contractors should make
themselves familiar with these sections, or contact the local building departments for the information. It could
save the time and cost of changing the location later on.
Q. What are the permitted methods for terminating equipment grounding conductors,
grounding electrode conductors, and bonding jumpers?
A. Equipment grounding conductors, grounding electrode conductors, and bonding jumpers must terminate in
one of the following methods [250.8(A)]:
Listed pressure connectors
Terminal bars
Pressure connectors listed for direct burial or concrete encasement [250.70]
Exothermic welding
Machine screws that engage at least two threads or are secured with a nut.
Self-tapping machine screws that engage at least two threads
Connections that are part of a listed assembly
Other listed means.
Q. What identification is required for a panelboard that contains a 3-phase, 4-wire, 120/240V
delta-connected system?
A. A switchboard or panelboard containing a 4-wire, delta-connected system where the midpoint of one phase
winding is grounded shall be legibly and permanently field-marked as follows [408.3(F)(1)]: Caution _____
Phase Has _____ Volts to Ground.
Q. When a panelboard is supplied by a 4-wire, delta-connected, 3-phase (high-leg) system,
where must the high-leg conductor terminate?
A. Panelboards supplied by a 4-wire, delta-connected, 3-phase (high-leg) system must have the high-leg
conductor (which operates at 208V to ground) terminate to the B phase of the panelboard [408.3(E)], as
shown in Fig. 2 (click here to see Fig. 2). However, an Exception to this rule states: The high-leg conductor can
terminate to the C phase when the meter is located in the same section of a switchboard or panelboard. Note:
Orange identification, or some other effective means, is required for the high-leg conductor [110.15 and 230.56].
Warnings: The ANSI standard for meter equipment requires the high-leg conductor (208V to neutral) to
terminate on the C (right) phase of the meter socket enclosure. This is because the demand meter needs 120V,
and it gets it from the B phase.
When replacing equipment in existing facilities that contain a high-leg conductor, use care to ensure that the
high-leg conductor is replaced in the original location. Prior to 1975, the high-leg conductor was required to
terminate on the C phase of panelboards and switchboards. Failure to re-terminate the high leg in accordance
with the existing installation can result in 120V circuits being inadvertently connected to the 208V high leg, with
disastrous results.
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