On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:38:24 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

Mr. Luddite

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"I was not referring to special cases. *I was referring only to what*
what the ratings for the various gauges are in the National Electrical*
Code. *In specialized equipment, like the systems my company made*
there where minor variances for wire insulation type (THHN, etc.) and if*
it was multi-strand or solid *(we never used solid), length of wire run,*
etc, but in general 14 was ok for up to 15 amps and 12 was good for 20.*

One thing I learned recently (I am not an electrician) is you can put*
multiple, 15 amp receptacles on one 20 amp branch circuit with a 20 amp*
breaker. Wire to each must be 12 ga. *Makes no sense to me but*
apparently it's allowed by code."*



Wonder if they assume you won't have everything turned on at the same time?

If everything gets turned on at the same time, the circuit breakers break or the fuses blow. That's
why they're there.