Subj : Re: Seeking cable management ideas....
To   : Andy Burns
From : The Natural Philosopher
Date : Mon Jun 17 2024 17:04:53

On 17/06/2024 08:52, Andy Burns wrote:
> Chris Green wrote:
>
>> bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
>>
>>> I hadn't considered electrical codes 8-) I suspect that very few
>>> computer setups in homes observe a 50 mm separation rule, at
>>> least here in the US. Still a picky inspector might take issue.
>>>
>> I'm quoting UK codes of course.  I *think* mechanical separation would
>> be satisfied by an extra layer of sleeving over the actual wires
>> carrying the mains voltage.  It is now a requirement in the UK (and EU
>> I believe) that all mains leads are sheathed, you can't use the
>> 'figure of eight' twin flex that used to be quite common.
>
> Electrical codes only apply to the fixed wiring of the building, not to
> power cords, trailing 4-way extension leads, USB, HDMI and ethernet cables.
>
+1

And like the pirate code, they are more guidelines


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