Conductors in the conduit between service equipment and a load are which type of conductors?

Conductors in the conduit between service equipment and a load are which type of conductors?

• A. Feeder
• B. Branch circuit
• C. Tap
• D. Service conductors

Answer: (B)

The conductors running from service equipment to a load are branch-circuit conductors. These are the portions of a circuit that carry current from the overcurrent protective device that protects that circuit (the branch-circuit breaker or fuse) to the load. Feeder conductors, by contrast, carry power from the service equipment to distribution equipment like a subpanel, not to a single load. Service conductors are the lines from the utility to the service disconnect. A tap is just a short connection off another conductor. So, in a conduit between the service equipment and a load, you’re looking at branch-circuit conductors.

The conductors running from service equipment to a load are branch-circuit conductors. These are the portions of a circuit that carry current from the overcurrent protective device that protects that circuit (the branch-circuit breaker or fuse) to the load. Feeder conductors, by contrast, carry power from the service equipment to distribution equipment like a subpanel, not to a single load. Service conductors are the lines from the utility to the service disconnect. A tap is just a short connection off another conductor. So, in a conduit between the service equipment and a load, you’re looking at branch-circuit conductors.