[169844] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: L6-20P -> L6-30R
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alex Rubenstein)
Tue Mar 18 19:29:38 2014
From: Alex Rubenstein <alex@corp.nac.net>
To: Niels Bakker <niels=nanog@bakker.net>, "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:20:34 -0400
In-Reply-To: <20140318225422.GA36211@burnout.tpb.net>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Go look at any standard household lamp. It has a 5-15P on the end of it, wh=
ich could be plugged into an outlet rated for 20 amps (5-20R), with 16 gaug=
e lamp cord rated for 10 amps or less.
It all depends on the connected load.
> * web@typo.org (Wayne E Bouchard) [Tue 18 Mar 2014, 23:53 CET]:
> >I have had to do this at times but it is not strictly allowed by codes
> >and not at all recommended.
>=20
> It's an active fire hazard. The cables aren't rated (=3D built) for the =
power draw.
>=20
>=20
> -- Niels.
