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            Wiring Devices

            Wiring devices are current-carrying electrical or electronic products that serve primarily as a connection or control point for electrical circuits within a range of 0–400 amperes, 0–600 volts (AC and DC), and AC/DC (660 watts, 1,000 volts AC fluorescent) as well as certain non-current-carrying wiring devices and supplies.

            Wiring devices include:

            • Convenience plugs and power outlets (plugs and receptacles)
            • Connector bodies and flanged outlets
            • Cover plates
            • General-use switches and dimmers
            • Lampholders (incandescent, fluorescent, cold cathode, neon, quartz lamps, and others)
            • Lighting control devices
            • Motion sensing and timer switches
            • Receptacles
            • Switch, outlet, FM/TV, blank, and telephone plates
            • Undercarpet premise wiring systems

            Products include receptacle-type arc-fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs), protection devices that can detect an unintended electrical arc and disconnect the power before the arc starts a fire. AFCI technology in residential and commercial buildings is an important electrical safety device.

            NEMA Members develop and maintain Standards related to wiring devices to aid in marketing.

            Staff Contact: Andrei Moldoveanu

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            • ​Monitors and actively participates in national and international codes and Standards

            • NEMA Wiring Devices website, a library of white papers, application notes, and Standards related to wiring devices | http://www.nemawiringdevices.org
            • AFCI receptacles website (definitions, related codes and Standards requirements, application notes) | https://www.afcisafetyreceptacles.org

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