Generally, the Art. 210 requirements for branch circuits are prerequisites for applying requirements found elsewhere. This fact is exemplified by the overcurrent protection requirements [Sec. 210.20].

The overcurrent protection requirements outlined in the NEC can be found in Art. 240, except as noted in Table 240.3. As we noted in Part 16 of our series on Electrical Services, the requirements for ...

The usual way of preventing a small motor from drawing too much current is to install overcurrent protection in the form of a circuit breaker or some other kind of limiter. But installations that ...