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A design specifies a listed surge protective device at the service. Which installation principle helps it perform as intended?

NASCLA Electrical exam practice question · Wiring & Protection

A design specifies a listed surge protective device at the service. Which installation principle helps it perform as intended?

  • ARemove grounding electrodes
  • Use listed equipment with short conductors
  • CInstall an unlisted plug strip inside the panel
  • DIncrease breaker size instead

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Why B is correct

Use the specified listed equipment and follow its connection instructions, keeping leads appropriately short. Longer leads add impedance and can increase the voltage reaching protected equipment during a surge. Neither a larger breaker nor an unlisted strip substitutes for the designed SPD.

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