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<blockquote data-quote="TJ Cornish" data-source="post: 137654" data-attributes="member: 162">Re: Sound &amp; Stage PowerI don&#039;t say, the NEC does.&nbsp; See section 400.5, which very explicitly spells out the rules for portable cords.&nbsp; A convenient free copy of the NEC can be accessed here: <a href="http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/aboutthecodes/70/70-a2013-ropdraft.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/aboutthecodes/70/70-a2013-ropdraft.pdf</a>&nbsp; You&#039;ll find this information on page 70-274.Rubber - particularly thick rubber of SOOW cord is a fantastic insulator - both of electricity and heat.&nbsp; There are reasons for the rules.Once again, trying to get away with sub-standard power cords is foolish.&nbsp; We spend tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars on our rigs, and it takes twice as many amps, boxes, truck space, capital investment, etc. to get a 6dB increase in output power.&nbsp; Excess voltage drop can easily rob several dB of output.&nbsp; Saving a few hundred dollars on copper is a poor investment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TJ Cornish, post: 137654, member: 162"] Re: Sound & Stage Power I don't say, the NEC does. See section 400.5, which very explicitly spells out the rules for portable cords. A convenient free copy of the NEC can be accessed here: [URL]http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/aboutthecodes/70/70-a2013-ropdraft.pdf[/URL] You'll find this information on page 70-274. Rubber - particularly thick rubber of SOOW cord is a fantastic insulator - both of electricity and heat. There are reasons for the rules. Once again, trying to get away with sub-standard power cords is foolish. We spend tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars on our rigs, and it takes twice as many amps, boxes, truck space, capital investment, etc. to get a 6dB increase in output power. Excess voltage drop can easily rob several dB of output. Saving a few hundred dollars on copper is a poor investment. [/QUOTE]

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