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Tech Quiz
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NEC CODE
What Do You Know About the 2020 NEC Code Update?
1. Which of the following is not a contaminant that can result in an undetermined alteration of Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 and PLTC cable properties?
2. When is a Class 1 circuit permitted to occupy the same cable, enclosure or raceway without a barrier?
3. Class 2, Class 3 and PLTC cable installed in buildings shall be ____________.
4. What three sections were added to the list of requirements where Class 2 or Class 3 circuits extend from one building and are subject to contact with power conductors over 300 volts?
5. Class 2 or Class 3 cables used to transmit power or data must comply with Table ____________ at an ambient temperature of 30oC.
6. Which of the following is a suitable substitution for Type CL3P cable?
7. Limited Power Cables shall be marked with a suffix LP (XXA) where the XXA designates the _______________.
8. The branch circuit supplying fire alarm equipment shall be permitted to be supplied through a ground-fault circuit interrupter.
9. FPLR used in other spaces for environmental air as described in 300.22(C) is permitted __________________.
10. The 2020 Edition of the NEC added what requirement to the marking of NPLFA cables?
Roy Pollack, CPP, SET, holds Level IV certification in the field of fire alarms from NICET.
He is currently a director of training and compliance for Comcast/Xfinity Home and may be reached at
sdmtechtips@bnpmedia.com.
