Title: Describe the purpose and location of overcurrent protective devices (OCPDs).
Course: Building Trades II (17009-II) > Section: ELECTRICITY: Identifying and Installing Panelboards and Switchboards

Description should include

- listing the areas where OCPDs may be located in residential, commercial, and industrial facilities
- identifying OCPDs from structural plans, appliance wiring diagrams, and various available equipment
- differentiating between a short and an overload
- describing a blown fuse after a short and overload.

IRC: Chapter 37, section E3705, covers overcurrent protection.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is an OCPD, and what is its purpose?
- Where are the OCPDs found?
- What code article references the standard sizes for OCPDs?
- What breaker size should be used on a No. 14 wire?