Originally Posted by
James Duffin
What is ironic is that if that same drop cord is connected permanently then it is no longer a drop cord but a pendant and is now legal.
James,
Not "
that same drop cord " - *that* one has a stated specific use, and it would *not* be "permanent" wiring - it has a cord and plug, and, as our other discussion stated, cutting the plug off so it could be permanently wired in now makes that cord 'not being used in accordance with its listing and labeling, and 'that' is a code violation. (I stated it that way because 'cutting the plug off the end' is not a "code violation", heck, that's what you are supposed to do to old extension cords which have worn out so they cannot be used any more, but ... "using" that cord with the cut off plug ... *that* is the 'code violation'.
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Even a drop light cord and plug, when you cut the plug off the end, that's okay. You just are not allowed to use it for anything now.