L6-20P -> L6-30R

Stephen Sprunk stephen at sprunk.org
Tue Mar 18 23:15:50 UTC 2014


On 18-Mar-14 17:54, Niels Bakker wrote:
> * web at typo.org (Wayne E Bouchard) [Tue 18 Mar 2014, 23:53 CET]:
>> I have had to do this at times but it is not strictly allowed by
>> codes and not at all recommended.
>
> It's an active fire hazard.  The cables aren't rated (= built) for the
> power draw.

That's a problem in the other direction, but plugging a 20A device into
a 30A feed shouldn't be a hazard at all.

S

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