I have a question about wiring standards in Canada. Over the years I have sent several machines into Canada and have not had any complaints. We just recieved an order for a couple of machines going North and my panel builder hit me with some questions. He said in the past he built panels going North and had trouble with wire ferrels and wire spec's inside the panel. He said they had to removed the plastic head on the end of all ferrels. He said they required to see copper on the wire. I think this is a plant type thing. I know you can have problems putting the ferrel into a terminal to far and clamping down on the plastic but I don't think its a Canada requirement. The second thing was on the wire inside the panel. He said the wire they used did not have any size or type printed on the jacket thus they had to replace all of it. I think this could have some merrit. I have heard that you can have trouble meeting code if the cable is used on the outside of a machine and is not marked with the rating needed. However he said this was the wire used on the back panel. I have not seen anything telling me I need to make sure the hook up wire is marked correctly.
I am planning on talking with my customer next week just to make sure of their requirements. I thought I would see if anyone here could give me the scoop.
I am planning on talking with my customer next week just to make sure of their requirements. I thought I would see if anyone here could give me the scoop.