[169878] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: L6-20P -> L6-30R
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Herrin)
Wed Mar 19 13:24:42 2014
In-Reply-To: <20140319170650.GB7867@angus.ind.WPI.EDU>
From: William Herrin <bill@herrin.us>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:21:01 -0400
To: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 1:06 PM, Chuck Anderson <cra@wpi.edu> wrote:
>> Yet an 18 awg PC power cable is perfectly safe when plugged in to a
>> 5-20R on a circuit with a 20 amp breaker. Get real man.
>
> Not really, that is just a compromise in safety standards for
> convenience. It was deemed to be safe enough
Safe. Enough.
> There is more to safety than just being "certified". Acting in ways
> that /actually/ improves safety (if you are allowed to) is important.
>
> This isn't just black and white. Safety, like security, isn't
> absolute. Both benefit from defense-in-depth, and both require
> compromise to balance safety vs. convenience.
Good advice.
Regards,
Bill Herrin
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