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or more, the conductors supplying the supplementary overcurrent protective devices specified in 424.22(C) shall be permitted to be sized at not less than 100 percent of the nameplate rating of the heater, provided all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The heater is marked with a minimum conductor size.

(2) The conductors are not smaller than the marked minimum size.

(3) A temperature-actuated device controls the cyclic operation of the equipment.

(E) Conductors for Subdivided Loads. Field-wired con ductors between the heater and the supplementary overcurrent protective devices shall be sized at not less than 125 percent of the load served. The supplementary overcurrent protective devices specified in 424.22(C) shall protect these conductors in accordance with

240.4.
Where the heaters are rated 50 kW or more, the ampacity of field-wired conductors between the heater
and the supplementary overcurrent protective devices shall be permitted to be not less than 100 percent of the load of their respective subdivided circuits, provided all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The heater is marked with a minimum conductor size.

(2) The conductors are not smaller than the marked minimum size.

(3) A temperature-activated device controls the cyclic operation of the equipment.

IV. Marking of Heating Equipment

424.28 Nameplate.

(A) Marking Required. Each unit of fixed electric space- heating equipment shall be provided with a nameplate giving the identifying name and the normal rating in volts and watts or in volts and amperes.

Electric space-heating equipment intended for use on alternating current only or direct current only shall be marked to so indicate. The marking of equipment consisting of motors over '/s hp and other loads shall specify the rating of the motor in volts, amperes, and frequency, and the heating load in volts and watts or in volts and amperes.

(B) Location. This nameplate shall be located so as to be visible or easily accessible after installation.

424.29 Marking of Heating Elements. All heating ele ments that are replaceable in the field and are part of an electric heater shall be legibly marked with the ratings in volts and watts or in volts and amperes.

V. Electric Space-Heating Cables

424.34 Heating Cable Construction. Heating cables shall be furnished complete with factory-assembled nonheating leads at least 2.1 m (7 ft) in length.

424.35 Marking of Heating Cables. Each unit shall be marked with the identifying name or identification symbol, catalog number, and ratings in volts and watts or in volts and amperes.

Each unit length of heating cable shall have a perma- nent legible marking on each nonheating lead located within 75 mm (3 in.) of the terminal end. The lead wire shall have the following color identification to indicate the circuit voltage on which it is to be used:

(1) 120 volt, nominal — yellow (2) 208 volt, nominal — blue (3) 240 volt, nominal — red

(4) 277 volt, nominal — brown

(5) 480 volt, nominal — orange

424.36 Clearances of Wiring in Ceilings. Wiring located above heated ceilings shall be spaced not less than 50 mm (2 in.) above the heated ceiling