18 Mar
2014
18 Mar
'14
7:15 p.m.
On 18-Mar-14 17:54, Niels Bakker wrote:
* web@typo.org (Wayne E Bouchard) [Tue 18 Mar 2014, 23:53 CET]:
I have had to do this at times but it is not strictly allowed by codes and not at all recommended.
It's an active fire hazard. The cables aren't rated (= built) for the power draw.
That's a problem in the other direction, but plugging a 20A device into a 30A feed shouldn't be a hazard at all. S -- Stephen Sprunk "God does not play dice." --Albert Einstein CCIE #3723 "God is an inveterate gambler, and He throws the K5SSS dice at every possible opportunity." --Stephen Hawking