The subject of cords came up in another thread, so as long as cords are a topic as of late..........

How do you guys feel about the practice of hooking up machinery in industrial settings with cords drop from the overhead? For a hypothetical instance a machine bolted to the floor, say 10 feet long, leveled to within thousandths of an inch, maybe 5 or 10 horsepower. It's never intended to be moved.
A connector body on the end of a cord that drops from a box above, and a cord and plug are field connected on the machine.

What are your thoughts?



[This message has been edited by electure (edited 09-25-2006).]