A load is expected to operate at maximum current for three hours or more. How is it classified for NEC load calculations?

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A load is expected to operate at maximum current for three hours or more. How is it classified for NEC load calculations?

As a continuous load
BAs a noncoincident load
CAs a motor load regardless of equipment type
DAs an intermittent load

Why A is correct

The NEC definition turns on duration at maximum current: three hours or more is continuous. That classification triggers applicable 125-percent sizing rules; it does not convert the equipment into a motor or prove loads are noncoincident.

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