Authors Comment: Motor control circuit conductors tapped from the load side of a motors short-circuit and ground-fault

protective device are not considered a Class 1 remotecontrol circuit [725-3(e)]. The motor control tap conductors must be installed in accordance with the

requirements contained in Article 725 - Class 1 Power-Limited Circuit Article 430, Part F, and not the requirements in Article 725.

Power-Limited Class 1 Circuit [Article 725 Part B]

A power-limited Class 1 circuit is defined as that portion of the wiring system between the load side of the power-limited supply and the connected equipment. Power-limited Class I circuits are not as common as nonpower-limited Class 1 circuits. An example of their use would be to operate low-voltage damper motors to control environmental airflow, Fig. 1-6. Power (1,000 VA) Power-limited Class 1 circuits can be either ac or dc and must be supplied from a power source that limits the output to 30 volts and 1,000 VA [725-21(a)]. Power-limited Class 1 circuits are necessary when the energy demands of the system exceed the energy limitations of Class 2 or Class 3 circuits (100 VA) [Chapter 9 Table 11(a)]. Wiring Method All wiring for powerlimited Class 1 circuits must be installed in accordance with Chapters 1 through 4. This means that 600 volt conductors [725-271 must be installed in a Chapter 3 wiring method [725-251, splices must be in outlet boxes in accordance with Section 300-15 [725-25], and overcurrent protection must be as specified in Article
240 [725-24].

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Class 2 Circuit [Article 725 - Part C]

A Class 2 circuit is that portion of the wiring system between the load side of a Class 2 power source and the connected equipment. Class 2 circuits consider safety from a fire initiation standpoint and provide protection from electric shock by limiting the current [Chapter 9 Table 11(a)]. Class 2 circuits (not over 30 volts at 100 VA) include wiring for thermostats, programmable controllers, burglar and security systems, as well as limited-energy voice, intercom, background music, sound systems, and public address systems. In addition, cables (twisted-pair or coaxial) that interconnect computers for Local Area Networks (LAN) are considered a Class 2 circuit, see Section 725-41(a)(4), Fig. 1-7 and Fig. 1-8.
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