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Ecmweb 5038 376 23a0 02web
Ecmweb 5038 376 23a0 02web
Ecmweb 5038 376 23a0 02web
Ecmweb 5038 376 23a0 02web

Code Q&A: Minimum Wire Bending Space for Conductors

April 5, 2012
Your most pressing National Electrical Code (NEC) questions answered

Q. What is the minimum wire bending space requirement for conductors that enter a panel from a metal wireway?
 

A. If conductors are bent within a metal wireway, the wireway must be sized to meet the bending radius requirements contained in Table 312.6(A), based on one wire per terminal [376.23(A)].

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