Talk:derate

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an insulated wire or cable is not an "apparatus", yet the US National Electrical Code derates these items. Derating also is used on machinery. Cem BSEE 20:13, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]


This entry seems to be copy-pasted from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/derate and should be edited — This comment was unsigned.

How odd that they would have a definition so narrow. I'm familiar with the idea from aircraft engines. DCDuring TALK 02:46, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]