i don't know what the electricians call it but in computer racks and data centers, we call the practice of making all the wires and cables run nice and neat and bundling them by function "dressing the cabinet". Presume a panel where the wires can only enter through the top or bottom (and likely, the top only), unlike that picture that jar456 showed with the wires stapled to the backer board and coming in from all sides.
in the illustration (hopefully all the components should be self-explanatory), on the right is a wire that is cut long enough to reach its respective breaker. this reduces panel clutter, but makes it difficult to move the position of the breaker in the future.
on the left, the wire is basically measured to reach the bottom of the panel, or at least the last breaker position, then folded up enough to reach the position of its respective breaker in use. this does allow for relocation of this circuit to any breaker position in the box (on the same side) but does require stuffing more into the panel than is really necessary.
I'd like to know what you pro's out there do with regard to how long you trim down your wires that enter the circuit breaker panel. or, if this is dictated by NEC code, what the code citation says.
Thanks
BeekerC
in the illustration (hopefully all the components should be self-explanatory), on the right is a wire that is cut long enough to reach its respective breaker. this reduces panel clutter, but makes it difficult to move the position of the breaker in the future.
on the left, the wire is basically measured to reach the bottom of the panel, or at least the last breaker position, then folded up enough to reach the position of its respective breaker in use. this does allow for relocation of this circuit to any breaker position in the box (on the same side) but does require stuffing more into the panel than is really necessary.
I'd like to know what you pro's out there do with regard to how long you trim down your wires that enter the circuit breaker panel. or, if this is dictated by NEC code, what the code citation says.
Thanks
BeekerC