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Electric Sign Wiring Requirements

Jan. 2, 2015

National Electrical Code quiz question on electric sign requirements.

A section sign is a sign or _____, shipped as subassemblies, that requires field-installed wiring between the subassemblies to complete the overall sign.

a) outline lighting system
b) skeleton tubing system
c) neon system
d) sign body

See answer and applicable 2014 NEC reference

The correct answer is: a) outline lighting system

As noted in Sec. 600.2, a section sign is defined as "a sign or outline lighting system, shipped as subassemblies, that requires field-installed wiring between the subassemblies to complete the overall sign. The subassemblies are either physically joined to form a single sign unit or are installed as separate remote parts of an overall sign."

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