Rick Fisher
06-13-2012, 2:03 AM
I have a Tec Cable coming off a panel, and wanted to know if it reasonable to simply wire an extention cord style plug to the end of the cable ..
Normally it would go to a box and receptacle and another extention cord would plug into it .. Its obviously surface mounted..
So rather than a surface mounted box, is it a bad idea to just put a " plug in style " receptacle on the end of the wire ?
( I have not done it .. it seemed odd )
Edit.. " Tec " cable is armor cable or " Romex " cable .. Steel wrapped wire.. Tec has a plastic sheath covering it .. Occurred to me that " Tec " may be a Canuck saying .. as " Romex " seems to be a US name for Armor Cable up here... .
Basically I have 2 machines wired directly to the panel.. no plugs.. The " Tec " or " Romex " is clamped to the wall all the way to the panel. Its all done by a sparkie..
In this case, the Romex or Tec is clamped to the wall to where the third machine is, but I want to interrupt it with a plug, so the machine can be unplugged and moved easily.. The machine is in front of the DC .. Its on wheels.. If I install a plug, I can unplug it and move it to get at the DC ..
So its sheathed Armor cable leaving a panel. Its kinda flexible, but not really.. Can I put a plug type receptacle on the end of it ?
Normally it would go to a box and receptacle and another extention cord would plug into it .. Its obviously surface mounted..
So rather than a surface mounted box, is it a bad idea to just put a " plug in style " receptacle on the end of the wire ?
( I have not done it .. it seemed odd )
Edit.. " Tec " cable is armor cable or " Romex " cable .. Steel wrapped wire.. Tec has a plastic sheath covering it .. Occurred to me that " Tec " may be a Canuck saying .. as " Romex " seems to be a US name for Armor Cable up here... .
Basically I have 2 machines wired directly to the panel.. no plugs.. The " Tec " or " Romex " is clamped to the wall all the way to the panel. Its all done by a sparkie..
In this case, the Romex or Tec is clamped to the wall to where the third machine is, but I want to interrupt it with a plug, so the machine can be unplugged and moved easily.. The machine is in front of the DC .. Its on wheels.. If I install a plug, I can unplug it and move it to get at the DC ..
So its sheathed Armor cable leaving a panel. Its kinda flexible, but not really.. Can I put a plug type receptacle on the end of it ?