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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

Hi All 
Need some enlightenment perhaps from a NEC-familar person. (National Electric
Code, not Nippon Electric Co. who made my 21" monitor) According to local home
improvement store (Lowe's) 10/3 wire is adequate for 30 AMP service. However,
their 50ft 10/3 power cords are only rated for 20Amps. Is this excessive
conservatism, or am I missing something?? 

TIA, 
Matt D. 
G3 #1085