In article . com, "Terry" wrote:
On Mar 7, 12:25 pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article . com, "Terry"
wrote:
On Mar 6, 8:42 pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article , Terry
wrote:
I would think that they wouldn't even have a break link between the
neutral. I can't think of any situation where I would break the
neutral link.

Two separate circuits feeding the two halves of the receptacle.

Even if I were connecting two circuits to the outlet, I would never
think of breaking the neutral link.

Then you would wire it incorrectly -- and dangerously. What you describe is
safe *only* in the case of a properly configured multiwire branch circuit (aka
Edison circuit) and in _no other_ case.

I would think the code would prohibit the connecting of a duplex
receptacle to two different panels.

It doesn't.

Can you think of a situation where you would want to feed one
recptacle from two panels?

No -- but then, I wasn't the one who brought that up, either. You were. :-)

Last question, and I will let it die.

Can you think of a situation where you would break the neutral tab?

Already addressed above -- when the receptacle is fed by two separate
circuits.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.