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| Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI)? |
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| Protects receptacles from internal arcs. |
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| Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)?? |
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| city, state, township, county or municipality of the electrical installation. |
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| Bonded Conductor or Jumper? |
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| A reliable conductor to ensure the required electrical conductivity between metal parts required to be "bonded" back to ground. |
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| The circuit conductors between the final over-current device protecting the circuit and the outlet(s). |
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| A device designed to open and close a circuit by non-automatic means and to open the circuit automatically on a predetermined over-current without damage to itself when properly applied within its rating. |
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| A load where the maximum current is expected to continue for 3 hours or more. |
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| A building or portion of a building in which one or more self-propelled vehicles can be kept for use, sale, storage, rental, repair, exhibition, or demonstration purposes. |
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| An unintentional, electrically conducting connection between an ungrounded conductor of an electrical circuit and the normally non-current-carrying conductors, metallic enclosures, metallic raceways, metallic equipment, or earth. |
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| GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter)? |
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| A device intended for the protection of personnel that functions to de-energize a circuit or portion thereof within an established period of time when a current to ground exceeds the values established for a Class A device. |
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| A conducting object (8' copper rod) through which a direct connection to earth is established. |
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| Equipment, materials, or services listed with the UL (Underwriter Laboratories) |
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| Requiring human intervention to perform a function. |
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| A point on the wiring system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment. |
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| Constructed, protected,or treated so as to prevent rain from interfering with the successful operation of the apparatus under specified test conditions. |
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| Constructed or protected so that exposure to a beating rain will no result in the entrance of water under specified test conditions. |
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| The written consent of the authority having jurisdiction. |
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| A switch intended for use in general distribution and branch circuits. It is rated in amperes, and it is capable of interrupting its rated current at its rated voltage. |
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| Not connected to ground or to a conductive body that extends the ground connection. |
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| Constructed so that moisture will not enter the enclosure under specified test conditions. |
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| Constructed or protected so that exposure to the weather will not interfere with successful operation. |
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| What are 4 locations where you will find GFCI's? |
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1. Kitchen
2. Garage
3. Outside Circuits
4. Bathroom |
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| When can rainproof, raintight, or watertight equipment fulfill the requirements for weatherproof? |
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| Where varying weather conditions other than wetness, such as snow, ice, dust, or temperature extremes, are not a factor. |
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