Fair point. PoE is 48V and current limited, though, precisely to keep it what the Code calls Low Voltage.
On March 19, 2014 1:26:54 PM EDT, William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: >On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Jay Ashworth <j...@baylink.com> wrote: >>> From: "William Herrin" <b...@herrin.us> >>> Yet an 18 awg PC power cable is perfectly safe when plugged in to a >>> 5-20R on a circuit with a 20 amp breaker. Get real man. >> >> A PC isn't a power distribution device. > >There are no power cords coming from the power supply that the PC >power cable plugs in to? > > > >>> The modification cancels the UL certification. If you have an >external >>> requirement to use only UL certified components then you can't make >>> any modifications no matter how obviously safe they are. >> >> UL doesn't "certify" items. It "lists" them. > >http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/solutions/services/certification/ > > > >>> By the way, you either don't have that requirement or you're >breaking >>> it. Your custom network cables are not UL certified. >> >> Network cables don't carry power. > >The 802.3af voip phone on my desk must be powered by magic. > > >Regards, >Bill Herrin > > > >-- >William D. Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us >3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> >Falls Church, VA 22042-3004 -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.