Originally Posted By: bbadger
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This one kept bothering me so I had to ask for other opinions. I got one from an Electrical Engineer that seems IMO to have a firm handle on it.
The question I asked was this
| Bob Badger wrote: |
| Can we feed a 30 amp 240 volt dryer from two plug type fuses.
Here is the relevant code section, what I do not understand is if we need to meet both requirements of 1 and 2 or do we only have to meet 1 or 2. 240.50 General. (A) Maximum Voltage. Plug fuses shall be permitted to be used in the following circuits: (1)Circuits not exceeding 125 volts between conductors (2)Circuits supplied by a system having a grounded neutral where the line-to-neutral voltage does not exceed 150 volts |
And the response.
| Charlie B wrote: |
| It is an ?or,? and the language leaves no doubt or room for interpretation. Why say I so? Because of the single letter ?s? that appears at the end of the word ?circuit,? causing the word to change into its plural form, ?circuits.?
That use of the language tells us that the two things that follow, thing 1 and thing 2, are different circuits. |
So I will stick with my opening post and say this is compliant,  however I will admit that I was unaware of this code section until Jerry P. brought it up.
Bob