Code Quiz: Protection of Wiring for Audio Type Equipment

April 21, 2016
NEC requirements for protecting audio signal processing, amplification, and reproduction equipment

This question is related to grounding for audio signal processing, amplification, and reproduction equipment, in accordance with Art. 640.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answers.

Where accessible to the public, flexible cords and cables laid or run on the ground or on the floor shall be covered with _________.  The cover requirements of Sec. 300.5 ________ apply to wiring protected by burial.

A) wood / never

B) plastic / always

C) concrete / shall

D) nonconductive mats / shall not

Find the Answer

Answer: D

As outlined in the first sentence of Sec. 640.45, “Where accessible to the public, flexible cords and cables laid or run on the ground or on the floor shall be covered with approved nonconductive mats.” As noted in the last sentence of this same section of the NEC, “The cover requirements of 300.5 shall not apply to wiring protected by burial.”

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