Welcome, have a technical question about the Australian electrical standard for patient electrical areas – 3003.
Have it answered here.
There is no dumb questions when it comes to this standard, electricians should not hesitate to ask even the simplest questions, as rectification works after the event can be very expensive.
Unfortunately, even though this standard is for implementation by electricians, it has not been written in plain sparky talk.
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