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The NEC does not use cost as a safety consideration. A correctly wired and safe installation has inherant limits on the amount of load placed on any one circuit. The continual misuse of these strips, because owners/ managers and others who are primarly concerned with saving a dime, has caused problems for the users, and maintence people for a long time.
It will not change until those in the business educate the owners/managers about the safety risks. Those who help these "save a dimers" get by are part of the problem. If it costs a lot to retro fit a cubicle layout properly, that cost should be part of the bid. [Linked Image]

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