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Re: GE low-voltage remote control relay system
Posted by Albert:
Originally Posted By: Tesla
Their rival at the time was Touch Plate. Those are also still in production.

Yes, as I understand it, the main difference is that the Touch Plate system uses relays with a single coil and a ratcheting mechanism, which alternates ON/OFF with each control pulse. This (...)
Re: Electric Range
Posted by gfretwell:
Basically existing installations that were compliant in 93 are still OK.

From 2011
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250.140 Frames of Ranges and Clothes Dryers. Frames
of electric ranges, wall-mounted ovens, counter-mounted
cooking units, clothes dryers, and outlet or junction boxes
that are part of the circuit for these (...)
Re: Asked to find relevant code rules compactor
Posted by frank:
Heath and safety has asked me to find relevant code rules for the new installation of a garbage compactor and lift abutted to the building with regards to mechanical damage subject to the cage door switch and wire.
The wire is grey cmg 18/4 -60 to 105 ft4 600v communication wire not marked (...)
Re: Old boxes of wirenuts
Posted by Albert:
Yeah, I remember "Mr. Hi-Scale". Until recently I had a box of those wirenuts, bought in the late 60s-early 70s.
Re: Buring Wirenut
Posted by HotLine1:
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Yes, you can be incendiary ie: Renos toaster and Tom Edisons light bulbs, but those are designed to do that.

Unless we all get zapped into the fourth dimension, and enter the 'perfect world/utopia' the bad connections will be around.

Yes, there is no device available that we could use to (...)
Re: IEEE article
Posted by sparky:
http://www.combinationafci.com/resources/doc_ieee_combination_afci.pdf

an interesting IEEE artilce . from their latest workshop, via a Mr Joe Engle, phd

comments appreciated

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Re: Install manual pull fire alarm system
Posted by Yoopersup:
NFPA 72 is a good Guide but check with local building inspectors requirements.
Re: Bonding size for CSST
Posted by gfretwell:
I can't get past the ad.

Maybe the answer is to parallel the CST with a bonding wire, connected at each joint, to keep everything at the same potential from end to end. I do not know of any code that says that tho.
Re: American NEMA 10-20R and Australia 20A 3 pin same?
Posted by GeneSF:
I once saw an old metal-clad Nema angled blade plug in a hardware store. The owner even gave it to me. I also had a switched single AU/NZ socket. The NEMA plug fit it perfectly. Both are gone now,but I can say that is the case. What rating that old NEMA plug was,I forgot,but it did fit.

 

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