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Re: Derating NM cable

#95260 09/09/05 12:02 PM

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How could the wire possibly "melt" if the maximum current spread across 12 conductors is 20a.
If this was 12 20a branch circuits I would see your point.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Derating NM cable	George Little	09/06/05 06:22 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	iwire	09/06/05 06:32 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	gfretwell	09/06/05 06:47 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	iwire	09/06/05 07:02 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	gfretwell	09/06/05 07:25 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	iwire	09/06/05 08:05 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	gfretwell	09/06/05 09:02 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	Ryan_J	09/06/05 10:06 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	George Little	09/06/05 10:38 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	gfretwell	09/06/05 11:23 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	Redsy	09/07/05 12:21 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	George Little	09/07/05 01:45 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	iwire	09/07/05 01:50 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	George	09/07/05 02:29 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	gfretwell	09/07/05 03:38 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	George Little	09/07/05 04:21 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	iwire	09/07/05 11:29 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	georgestolz	09/07/05 12:05 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	tom25	09/07/05 12:55 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	George	09/07/05 04:46 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	iwire	09/07/05 05:04 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	gfretwell	09/07/05 07:22 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	iwire	09/07/05 07:32 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	George Little	09/07/05 07:59 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	George	09/08/05 12:57 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	MI Sparky	09/08/05 01:33 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	macmikeman	09/08/05 01:47 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	George Little	09/08/05 02:27 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	MI Sparky	09/08/05 03:01 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	George Little	09/08/05 03:17 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	George	09/08/05 02:54 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	iwire	09/08/05 03:12 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	George	09/08/05 05:01 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	iwire	09/08/05 05:15 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	winnie	09/08/05 05:46 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	iwire	09/08/05 06:09 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	gfretwell	09/08/05 06:20 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	gfretwell	09/08/05 06:25 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	iwire	09/08/05 06:41 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	gfretwell	09/08/05 07:16 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	George Little	09/08/05 08:00 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	Ryan_J	09/08/05 09:28 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	George Little	09/08/05 11:01 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	gfretwell	09/09/05 04:02 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	tom25	09/09/05 09:26 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	winnie	09/09/05 10:21 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	jw electric	09/09/05 11:53 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	gfretwell	09/10/05 02:09 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	Dnkldorf	09/10/05 12:17 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	Redsy	09/10/05 07:31 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	winnie	09/11/05 02:40 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	Redsy	09/11/05 03:26 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	winnie	09/11/05 11:46 AM
Re: Derating NM cable	gfretwell	09/11/05 04:00 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	Larry Fine	09/12/05 08:54 PM
Re: Derating NM cable	tom25	09/12/05 09:15 PM