NEC400 prohibits using cord as a substitute for fixed wiring. UL1363 Std for relocatable power taps (outlet strips) follows the same principal by requiring these devices to be non-permanent.
I bought an equipment bench with powered outlets option. Comes with (essentially) a raceway, recepts, CB, and pilot light, screwed into the countertop, with a cord/plug connection. UL listed IAW 1012 - Power Units other than Class 2.
UL 1012 1.2 These requirements cover general purpose power supplies and power supplies for uses such as to supply some household appliances, school laboratories, cathodic protection equipment; power supply-battery charger combinations; and industrial equipment, including inverters, divided into two classes - those rated 10 kilovolt-amperes or less and those rated more than 10 kilovolt-amperes.
Given the placement and usage of the semi-colon, I interpret the above to mean what I bought isn't a bench with outlets, but rather "industrial equipment" built to the same standards as a battery charger.
So which is - Is a bench with outlets and cord a piece of industrial equipment (subject to frequent interchange) or a substitute for fixed wiring ?
Russ
I bought an equipment bench with powered outlets option. Comes with (essentially) a raceway, recepts, CB, and pilot light, screwed into the countertop, with a cord/plug connection. UL listed IAW 1012 - Power Units other than Class 2.
UL 1012 1.2 These requirements cover general purpose power supplies and power supplies for uses such as to supply some household appliances, school laboratories, cathodic protection equipment; power supply-battery charger combinations; and industrial equipment, including inverters, divided into two classes - those rated 10 kilovolt-amperes or less and those rated more than 10 kilovolt-amperes.
Given the placement and usage of the semi-colon, I interpret the above to mean what I bought isn't a bench with outlets, but rather "industrial equipment" built to the same standards as a battery charger.
So which is - Is a bench with outlets and cord a piece of industrial equipment (subject to frequent interchange) or a substitute for fixed wiring ?
Russ