L6-20P -> L6-30R

Jay Ashworth jra at baylink.com
Wed Mar 19 17:55:12 UTC 2014


Fair point.

PoE is 48V and current limited, though, precisely to keep it what the Code calls Low Voltage.

On March 19, 2014 1:26:54 PM EDT, William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:
>On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Jay Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
>>> From: "William Herrin" <bill at herrin.us>
>>> Yet an 18 awg PC power cable is perfectly safe when plugged in to a
>>> 5-20R on a circuit with a 20 amp breaker. Get real man.
>>
>> A PC isn't a power distribution device.
>
>There are no power cords coming from the power supply that the PC
>power cable plugs in to?
>
>
>
>>> The modification cancels the UL certification. If you have an
>external
>>> requirement to use only UL certified components then you can't make
>>> any modifications no matter how obviously safe they are.
>>
>> UL doesn't "certify" items.  It "lists" them.
>
>http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/solutions/services/certification/
>
>
>
>>> By the way, you either don't have that requirement or you're
>breaking
>>> it. Your custom network cables are not UL certified.
>>
>> Network cables don't carry power.
>
>The 802.3af voip phone on my desk must be powered by magic.
>
>
>Regards,
>Bill Herrin
>
>
>
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