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100

Metal raceways, cable armor, and other metal enclosures for conductors shall be metallically joined together into a continuous electrical conductor and shall be connected to all of these to provide effective electrical continuity.


What is boxes, fittings, and cabinets?

300.10

100

Type THHN has a maximum operating temperature of 90°C and can be used in both of these locations. 



What is dry and damp location?

100

The table that would be used to find the Minimum Cover Requirements, 0 to 1000 Volts. (Burial Depth) is found in this section. 

What is 300.5?

100

ENT

What is Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing?

100
  • When conductors are pulled to a 12" x 12" x 4" junction box, a minimum of 6" of free conductor shall generally be left for these connections types.



What are splices or the connection of luminaires or devices?

300.14

200

ENT is permitted to be used with either listed metal or nonmetallic outlet boxes that utilize this means of connections. 

What is Knockouts?

200

In this table one could find the application provisions and maximum operating temperature rating of conductor application and insulation rated for 600 volts.

What is 310.104(A)?

200

Locations exposed to direct sunlight are covered under this section.



What is 310.10(d)?

200

PLTC

What is Power Limiting Tray Cable 

200

This section in the NEC provides the general requirements that conduits and raceways are required to be protected from being subjected to physical damage?

What is 300.4?
  

300

4 of these bends in a length of ENT are permitted between the panel and a box?

What is 90°?

362.26

300

In general, Type MC cable is required to be secured at intervals not exceeding this determined length. 

What is 6'?

Article 330.30(B)

300

Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cable type UF are covered under this article.  

What is 340?

300

AC

What is Armored Cable?
  

300

Insulation marked MTW has an application provision as machine tool wiring and has a maximum operating temperature of 60°C where used in this type of location.

What is wet location?

400

This is the maximum size that can be used in LFMC.



What is 4 inch?

400

The radius of the curve of the inner edge of a 90° bend in nonmetallic-sheathed cable shall not be less than 5 times this know dimension of a cable. 

What is the cable diameter?

334.24



400

Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit Type LFMC are covered under this article.  

What is 350?

400

RMC

What is Rigid Metal Conduit?

400

Openings around electrical penetrations into or through fire-resistant-rated walls, partitions, floors, or ceilings shall be this with the use of approved methods to maintain the fire-resistance rating.



What is firestopped?

500

Listed rigid nonmetallic conduit (PVC) fittings, such as couplings and male terminal adapters, can be solvent cemented onto raceway as long as the solvent cement being used is approved for use with it.




What is ENT?

500

The maximum size conductor recognized for use is 4/0 AWG in this underground installation cable type.



What is UF?

340.104

500

Low voltage suspended ceiling power distribution systems are covered under this article.  

What is 393? 

500

LNFC

What is Liquid tight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit?

500
  • The combined cross-sectional area of all conductors or cables installed in an underfloor raceway cannot exceed % of the interior cross-sectional area of the raceway.



What is 40%?

390.6