The conductors shown at Point L are ___ conductors.

The conductors shown at Point L are ___ conductors.

• A. branch-circuit
• B. service-entrance
• C. feeder
• D. service-drop

Answer: (C)

Feeder conductors are the wires that carry power from the service equipment to another distribution point, such as a subpanel or a remote panel. At the point shown, the conductors run from the main service panel to a subpanel, which is exactly how feeders function—feeding downstream circuits. They are not service-entrance conductors, which extend from the utility’s point of supply to the main service equipment; they are not service-drop conductors, which are the utility’s overhead lines from the pole to the building; and they are not branch-circuit conductors, which go from the distribution equipment to individual outlets and loads.

Feeder conductors are the wires that carry power from the service equipment to another distribution point, such as a subpanel or a remote panel. At the point shown, the conductors run from the main service panel to a subpanel, which is exactly how feeders function—feeding downstream circuits. They are not service-entrance conductors, which extend from the utility’s point of supply to the main service equipment; they are not service-drop conductors, which are the utility’s overhead lines from the pole to the building; and they are not branch-circuit conductors, which go from the distribution equipment to individual outlets and loads.