• Code Quiz: Skin-Effect Heating and Pull Boxes

    NEC guidelines on skin-effect heating
    June 25, 2015

    Fill in the blank with the appropriate answer.

    For skin-effect heating, pull boxes installed for pulling the electrically insulated conductor in the ferromagnetic envelope shall be permitted to be buried under the thermal insulation, provided their locations are indicated by ________ markings on the insulation jacket surface and on drawings.

    A)  caution

    B)  permanent

    C)  warning

    D) none of the above

    Find the Answer

    Answer: B

    As specified in Sec. 427.46, “For skin-effect heating, pull boxes for pulling the electrically insulated conductor in the ferromagnetic envelope shall be permitted to be buried under the thermal insulation, provided their locations are indicated by permanent markings on the insulation jacket surface and on drawings.”

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