13.1.1-10 Design Flexibility

Equipment design should provide flexibility to allow future design modifications to be made without imposing high demands on personnel for installation and maintenance.

Additional Information:
Equipment should be designed to accommodate future modifications or replacement of equipment. Design flexibility includes functional and physical modularity to accommodate replacements and upgrades, and spare physical capacity, such as in cabinets, panels, terminal strips, and wire ways, to provide room for larger or more components. Extra electrical and processing capacity may also support the maintainability of future modifications.