Feeder conductors are defined as the conductors that connect the service equipment to the distribution equipment.

Feeder conductors are defined as the conductors that connect the service equipment to the distribution equipment.

• A. Connect the service equipment to distribution equipment
• B. Connect the service drop to the meter
• C. Connect the branch circuit to a subpanel
• D. Connect service equipment to outlets

Answer: (A)

Feeder conductors are the cables that carry power from the service equipment (the main disconnect/panel) to distribution equipment (subpanels or distribution panels). This is the path that moves power from where the service is metered and switched to where it’s distributed to loads. The option that matches this idea states that feeders connect the service equipment to distribution equipment, which is exactly what feeders do. The other ideas describe different parts of the system: the service drop to the meter is the line-side service conductors coming from the utility, not feeders; a branch circuit runs from a panel to loads like outlets and lights, not from service to distribution equipment; and feeding a subpanel is actually what feeders do, but the common term for that overall function is still feeders, not branch circuits.

Feeder conductors are the cables that carry power from the service equipment (the main disconnect/panel) to distribution equipment (subpanels or distribution panels). This is the path that moves power from where the service is metered and switched to where it’s distributed to loads. The option that matches this idea states that feeders connect the service equipment to distribution equipment, which is exactly what feeders do.

The other ideas describe different parts of the system: the service drop to the meter is the line-side service conductors coming from the utility, not feeders; a branch circuit runs from a panel to loads like outlets and lights, not from service to distribution equipment; and feeding a subpanel is actually what feeders do, but the common term for that overall function is still feeders, not branch circuits.