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1I'll have to look through the code for the exact section, but I'm fairly sure there are situations were #14 copper can be used on a 20 ampere circuit. Though these situations are likely very specific, and as a general rule #12 should be used.Tester101– Tester1012014-02-01 14:29:09 +00:00Commented Feb 1, 2014 at 14:29
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Hi Regarding the 14 gage pigtail in a 12 G circuit. I'm thinking the resistance in the short pigtail would not be significant enough to cause a problem.........FrankFrank O'Donnell– Frank O'Donnell2016-05-31 13:44:58 +00:00Commented May 31, 2016 at 13:44
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2The situations Tester spoke of apply to very peculiar applications like welders and motors, and these are cases where the machine is the lower capacity of the wire, but needs a larger breaker to avoid nuisance trips due to startup/intermittent surges. Those exceptions are always hardwired and cannot possibly apply to a receptacle, which is by definition general-use.Harper - Reinstate Monica– Harper - Reinstate Monica2018-05-29 15:41:43 +00:00Commented May 29, 2018 at 15:41
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