On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 1:06 PM, Chuck Anderson <cra@wpi.edu> wrote:
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.
Not really, that is just a compromise in safety standards for convenience. It was deemed to be safe enough
Safe. Enough.
There is more to safety than just being "certified". Acting in ways that /actually/ improves safety (if you are allowed to) is important.
This isn't just black and white. Safety, like security, isn't absolute. Both benefit from defense-in-depth, and both require compromise to balance safety vs. convenience.
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