Article 402: Fixture Wires

Article 402 Fixture Wires

402.1	Scope
402.2	Other Articles
402.3	Types

Refer to Table 402.3 for those types permitted. They can be used at 600 Volts unless otherwise specified.

402.5

Allowable Ampacities for Fixture Wires

Table 402.5 specifies the ampacity of fixture wire.

402.6

Minimum Size

Not smaller than 18 AWG.

402.7

Number of Conductors in Conduit or Tubing

Refer to Chapter 9, Table 1.

402.8	Grounded-Conductor Identification
402.9	Marking
402.10	Uses Permitted

Luminaires (lighting fixtures) and similar equipment where enclosed and protected and for connecting luminaires (lighting fixtures) to branch circuits.

402.11

Uses Not Permitted

Cannot be used as branch-circuit conductors.

402.12

Overcurrent Protection

As specified in 240.5.