On Friday, February 26, 2016 at 7:10:39 AM UTC-5, WTF wrote:
On 02/25/2016 06:46 PM, trader_4 wrote:
What happens when you hard wire any light fixture that has 18 gauge wires
into a 15 or 20A circuit?

And what happens when some numbnutz loads a light fixture up with
a couple of these cuz they're too cheap to install proper outlets?

http://www.amazon.com/Leviton-1403-O.../dp/B001F71O70

The same thing that happens when people put in bulbs that exceed the
fixture rating, use an extension cord that too small for the loads, etc.
None of those are prevented by whether a breaker is 15A or 20A either.