NEWSLETTER

ECF-Central Chapter A P R I L 2 0 1 6

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Welcome to our ECF Central Chapter Newsletter.

Editor’s Note

Supporting Business Advertisement

Safety Tip

2011 NEC changes in Article 600

ECF Central Chapter Membership Application

ECF Central Chapter Sponsorship Levels

Announcements and Flyers

Coming Up

April 15th the ACT & ECF Central Chapter Annual Clay Shoot

May 13th & 14th ECF 14 hours of Continuing Education

May 17th the ECF Central Chapter Cookout

2016 ECF Board

Officers Members

President Dwayne Bishop Adrain Baus, Matern Engineering Earl Lomas, Terrys Electric

Vice President Tim Hersman Garrett Morrison, Coresential John Ewen, Life Member

Treasurer Daniel Diperina Bill Elsner, Mayer Electric Supply Juan Morey, CED Orlando

Secretary Brittney Noble Mark Evans, State Electric Jeff Mann, OUC

Nancy Merced, ACT Rick Lewis, Orange County

Ron Terry, City of Orlando Steve Pirolli, FEAT

Tanya Rife, Sesco Lighting Noble Thomas, Bright Future Elec.

Payton Paradise, Anixter Power Solutions

Gary Tubbs, United Electrical Sales

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Editor’s Note

Welcome to our Central Chapter Newsletter. I appreciate

that you take the time during your busy day to read about

our Chapters past and upcoming events. We have a num-

ber of events in store for you: starting with the ACT & ECF

Central Chapter Annual Clay Shoot on April 15th being

held at Catfish Creek Sporting Clays in Haines City. The

proceeds benefit the youth/pre-apprenticeship programs in

Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia County High

Schools and the ECF Central Chapter Roger Scroggins

Apprenticeship Incentive Initiative. The flyer with all the in-

formation you need is located in this newsletter. Also in

April, if you’re looking for pre-trained ready to work employ-

ees, you may find them in the ACT program! In addition to

classroom and lab training, ACT students are CPR/First Aid

and10 HR OSHA certified. ACT contractor/student job fair

dates and locations are posted in this newsletter. One ses-

sion is held per School District. 2016 ACT members are

eligible to attend one or all of the job fairs. May will be a

month of food and education. On May 13th &14th at Mid-

Florida Tech in Orlando the ECF Central Chapter will be

providing CE classes. If you need continuing education for

your State license during the September 1, 2014 to August

31, 2016 renewal cycle, your ECF membership will pay for

itself in Free CEU classes. If you’re not a member of ECF,

now is the time to join and also attend these classes for

free. Other dates and locations are posted in the newslet-

ter. Now the food part: May 17th is the Cookout at The

Pines at Windermere. Don’t miss out on the good food and

a time to spend with friends. So mark your calendar for the

up coming date. At the February 23rd lunch meeting we

handed out a Central Chapter Survey to see what topics

you would be interested in for future meetings. Thank you

for taking the time to complete the survey. The Programs

Committee appreciates your input. The luncheon topic

‘Workplace Violence Prevention and Active Shooter Re-

sponse’ was quite an eye opener. Gregg Wynn and Isaac

Lopez from the Saturn Training Group did an outstanding

job in presenting workplace violence and its effects in busi-

ness. A special thanks to Graybar for becoming an ECF

Central Chapter Sponsor. See their informative ad in the

newsletter. Don’t feel left out: you can also become a spon-

sor. There are several levels to choose from. Well, it looks

like you have a lot of events to participate in and a chance

to receive some CEUs. So don't wait, sign up, mark your

calendar and have a good time. I will be looking forward to

seeing you. You know me - the guy behind the camera.

John R. Ewen

ECF Life Member

February 23rd Lunch Meeting

Workplace Violence Training

Presented by Gregg M. Wynn and Isaac R. Lopez

Of the Saturn Training Group

Safety Tip

For the past two months I have been working on a project at home which had me going back and

forth to my workbench for tools and parts. The honey-do project consisted of updating the hall

bathroom and you know what that involves: removing wallpaper, sink and cabinet, installing floor

tile, molding, plumbing, new cabinet and painting. It took a variety of tools and material to accom-

plish my task. Before I started the project I thought of what I needed, what I had at hand and the

workspace I was going to need to lay out the workhorses for assembly of the new cabinet. Taking

time before starting the project allowed me to think of:

A workspace I could move around in safely, clear and clean.

Tools in good condition and the proper tool for the job.

Safety Kit full and up to date, just in case.

Safety glasses, gloves, kneepads etc.

Reviewing online procedures for removing bath sink and cabinet.

Reading instructions: it does make a difference.

Getting some good tips from the people at the Box-Store.

Working and Safety go hand-in-hand

Your friend, John Ewen

Significant 2011 NEC Changes in Article 600 Presented by Neal Burdick

600.4(C): Added new requirement covering visibility of required labels and markings for service personnel.

600.5(B): Added new requirement that sign loads be considered continuous.

600.7(B)(1) Exception: Added new exception exempting certain types of signs supplied by Class 2 power supplies from bond-

ing to an equipment grounding conductor.

600.30 Applicability.

600.33: Added new requirement covering the installation of secondary circuits of LED sign illumination systems.

604.6(A)(2) Exception No.3: Added new provision permitting the use of unlisted flexible metal conduit as a component of an

overall listed manufactured wiring system.

620.53 Exception: Added new provision permitting disconnecting means per 430.1 09(C) for motors 2 hp or less.

625.2. Electric Vehicle: Revised definition to include electric motorcycles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

625.2. Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV): Added new definition for electric vehicles with a second source of motive

power.

625.2. Rechargeable Energy Storage System: Added new definition for power sources that can be charged and discharged.

626.24(B)(l): Revised requirement on the number of receptacles, the receptacle configuration, and number of branch circuits.

645.2 Information Technology Equipment (ITE): Added new definition describing types of equipment that is used in informa-

tion technology equipment rooms.

645.4: Revised requirement covering applicability of Article 645.

645.l0(A): Revised requirements covering installation of remote disconnect controls in information technology equipment

rooms.

645.17 Power Distribution Units: The "no more than 42 overcurrent devices" was removed from this section.

645.25: Added new requirement covering information technology equipment room loads calculated under engineering supervi-

sion.

647.7(A)(4) Exception: Receptacles and attachment plugs rated 125-volt, single-phase, 15- or 20-amperes, and that are identi-

fied for use with grounded circuit conductors, shall be permitted in machine rooms, control rooms, equipment rooms,

equipment racks, and other similar locations that are restricted to use by qualified personnel.

670.5: Added new requirement prohibiting installation of industrial machinery in areas where available fault current exceeds

short-circuit current rating marked on machine nameplate.

680.2: Dry-Niche Luminaire. A luminaire intended for installation in the floor or wall of a pool, spa, or fountain in a niche that

is sealed against the entry of water.

Table 680.10 Minimum Cover Depths: Nonmetallic raceways listed for direct burial under minimum of 102mrn (4 in.) thick

concrete exterior slab and extending not less than162 mm (6 in.) beyond the underground installation.

680.21(A) (5) Cord-and-Plug Connections. Pool-associated motors shall be permitted to employ cord-and-plug connections.

The flexible cord shall not exceed 900 mm (3 ft) in length. The flexible cord shall include a copper equipment grounding

conductor sized in accordance with 250.122 but not smaller than 12 AWG. The cord shall terminate in a grounding-type

attachment plug.

680.21(C): Added new requirement covering GFCI protection of outlets supplying direct connected and cord- and plug-

connected swimming pool pump motors.

680.21(A)(3): GFCI Protection, Relamping. A ground-fault circuit interrupter shall be installed in the branch circuit supplying

luminaires operating at more than the low voltage contact limit such that there is no shock hazard during relamping.

680.25(B): Where a remote panelboard supplying, a pool is supplied by a separately derived system, the rules covering the

grounding conductor apply only to the feeder between the separately derived system and the panelboard, not all the way

back to the service, which might be high voltage.

680.26(B)(l)(a): Where structural reinforcing steel is encapsulated in a nonconductive compound, a copper conductor grid shall

be installed in accordance with 680.26(B)(l)(b).

680.26(B)(2): Revised to allow perimeter surface bonding means to extend horizontally not farther than a permanent wall or

building that is less than 3 ft horizontally from inside wall of pool.

680.26(B)(7): Revised to clarify the requirement that covers electrical and non-electrical metal parts and surfaces.

680.32: All 125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles located within 6.0 m (20 ft) of the inside walls of a storable pool shall be

protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter.

680.42(A)(I): Revised to apply 6 ft length restriction only to the length of flexible conduit external to the spa or hot tub enclo-

sure.

680.43 Exception No.2: Added new exception exempting listed self-contained spas and hot tubs installed above finished floor

from perimeter surface equipotential bonding requirement.

680.62(B): Added new exception exempting small conductive surfaces not likely to become energized from having to be

bonded.

680.73: Added new requirement added to cover location and position of supply receptacle(s) accessible only through surface

opening or access panel.

682.14: Revised requirement for equipment connection, cord type, and for the type, marking, and location of disconnecting

means for submersible or floating equipment.

682.31: Where a feeder supplies a remote panelboard or other distribution equipment, an insulated equipment grounding con-

ductor shall extend from a grounding terminal in the service to a grounding terminal and busbar in the remote panelboard

or other distribution equipment.

690.4(A): Photovoltaic systems shall be permitted to supply a building or other structure in addition to any other electricity

supply system(s).

690.4(B): Photovoltaic source circuits and PV output circuits shall not be contained in the same raceway, cable tray, cable,

outlet box, junction box, or similar fitting as conductors, feeders, or branch circuits of other non-PV systems, unless the

conductors of the different systems are separated by a partition.

690.4(E): Added new requirement for qualified persons to install PV systems.

690.4(F): Added new requirement covering routing of PV conductors inside of a building and in roof membranes.

690.1O(E): Relocated and revised requirement covering installation of backfed plug-in circuit breakers.

690.11: Added new requirement covering listed de arc-fault circuit protection devices in PV systems operating at 80 volts or

greater.

690.43(C): Revised requirements covering grounding of PV systems.

690.47(C)(1) through (3): Revised requirements covering grounding electrode system for ac, dc, and combined de grounding

electrode/ac equipment grounding conductor.

694.1 through 694.85: Added new article with requirements covering installation of small wind electric systems. Individual

generators are limited to 100 kW or less. Arrangement of requirements is similar to Article 692 for photovoltaic systems.

695.3(A) through (F): Reorganized existing requirements for improved usability.

695.4(A) & (B): Reorganized existing requirements for improved usability.

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