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NEC: is it "neck" or N-E-C? zeb7k 11-03-2006
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Posted by Doug Miller on November 3, 2006, 10:29 am


zeb7k@hotmail.com says...
> Hi, I just wanted to find out how professsional electricians refer to
> the National Electrical Code. Do they spell it out or do they
> pronounce it "neck"?

In my experience, most electricians pronounce NEC as "Code".

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Posted by RicodJour on November 3, 2006, 1:18 pm


Doug Miller wrote:
> zeb7k@hotmail.com says...
> > Hi, I just wanted to find out how professsional electricians refer to
> > the National Electrical Code. Do they spell it out or do they
> > pronounce it "neck"?
>
> In my experience, most electricians pronounce NEC as "Code".

Budda bing!

R


Posted by on November 3, 2006, 1:43 pm


Doug Miller wrote:
> zeb7k@hotmail.com says...
> > Hi, I just wanted to find out how professsional electricians refer to
> > the National Electrical Code. Do they spell it out or do they
> > pronounce it "neck"?
>
> In my experience, most electricians pronounce NEC as "Code".

Good one. This reminds me: One day at Lowes I asked where the RMC
was. After some explanation the guy realized what I wanted was
"thick-wall" conduit. --Not that electricians are a bunch of dummies
but there is NEC way of referring to things and everyone else's way.


Posted by N8N on November 3, 2006, 1:47 pm



z...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Doug Miller wrote:
> > zeb7k@hotmail.com says...
> > > Hi, I just wanted to find out how professsional electricians refer to
> > > the National Electrical Code. Do they spell it out or do they
> > > pronounce it "neck"?
> >
> > In my experience, most electricians pronounce NEC as "Code".
>
> Good one. This reminds me: One day at Lowes I asked where the RMC
> was. After some explanation the guy realized what I wanted was
> "thick-wall" conduit. --Not that electricians are a bunch of dummies
> but there is NEC way of referring to things and everyone else's way.

Ayup. In your instance I've generally heard the two types referred to
as "rigid" and "EMT" (oh noes, another acronym!)

nate


Posted by Doug Miller on November 4, 2006, 9:01 am


>
>z...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> Doug Miller wrote:
>> > zeb7k@hotmail.com says...
>> > > Hi, I just wanted to find out how professsional electricians refer to
>> > > the National Electrical Code. Do they spell it out or do they
>> > > pronounce it "neck"?
>> >
>> > In my experience, most electricians pronounce NEC as "Code".
>>
>> Good one. This reminds me: One day at Lowes I asked where the RMC
>> was. After some explanation the guy realized what I wanted was
>> "thick-wall" conduit. --Not that electricians are a bunch of dummies
>> but there is NEC way of referring to things and everyone else's way.
>
>Ayup. In your instance I've generally heard the two types referred to
>as "rigid" and "EMT" (oh noes, another acronym!)

I've never heard anybody call EMT "EMT" -- it's always "thinwall".

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

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