[R-390] Power Cords on eBay

[Tim Shoppa]

> Commercial code here calls for only two-conductor BX cable (armored).
> [...] Of course, BX armor is made of one of the most conductive metals
> known to Man, the clamps in the Gem boxes are gold plated and [...]

I had a small, um, disagreement with local inspectors on this issue
a few years ago.  We had run a separate ground wire inside flexible
conduit because we explicitly did not trust a daisy chain of
conduit-box-conduit-box connections (it was EMT, so the "connection"
consisted of nothing but a set screw.)  The inspectors told us we
were not allowed to run a ground wire.  Eventually, after going up
the food chain and across the county, we got permission to run the
ground wire (bonded at every box and to every outlet), but it was
a lot of pain and effort to do it the right way.

Tim.