Re: L6-20P -> L6-30R

[Laszlo Hanyecz <laszlo () heliacal net>]

It's temporary unless it works.

-Laszlo


On Mar 18, 2014, at 11:30 PM, Jay Ashworth <jra () baylink com> wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stephen Sprunk" <stephen () sprunk org>
>
> > On 18-Mar-14 17:54, Niels Bakker wrote:
> > > * 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.
> > >
> > > It's an active fire hazard. The cables aren't rated (= built) for
> > > the power draw.
> >
> > That's a problem in the other direction, but plugging a 20A device
> > into a 30A feed shouldn't be a hazard at all.
>
> Plugging a 20A *PDU* into a 30A receptacle can be dangerous if 
>
> a) there is more than 20A of load plugged into it
> b) it has no breaker, and 
> c) the cordset is only 12A, which is what you would expect on a 20A PDU.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jr 'up the voltage' a
> -- 
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