Ian,

You are mistaken. The NEC DOES allow LV and 120VAC in the same box...there is a minimum seperation required of I believe .25 inch from the LV and the Line Voltage, but they are absolutely allowed in the same box when neccesary. Reading your profile, I see you're from California, so that could be the confusion. CA, or your municipality, may have a code against it, but the NEC does not prohibit it, just has minimum distances that must be adhered to.

Examples would be as follows:

Lutron Graffik Eyes
PHAST, AMX and Panja light switches
Some Lutron Devices
Some Litetouch Devices
Some Vantage Devices
Some Crestron Devices
Some Leviton Devices
CasaBlanca Ceiling Fans
Heatilator Fireplaces
Stewart, Draper, Da-Lite Film Screens controllers
etc...

All of these have LV control point right next to line voltage feeds, in the same box.

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pay special attention to Section 725-54(a)(1) exception #2 and 2a

avdude

This message was edited by avdude on 11/20/03 10:34.