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Re: Electric Range
Posted by gfretwell:
From 2011
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 appliances shall be
connected to the equipment grounding conductor in the
manner (...)
Re: GE low-voltage remote control relay system
Posted by gfretwell:
IBM Gaithersburg (Md) complex uses the RR-9 system on all lighting. I ended up with a big box of the used relays and some switches because they always put new ones in on a remodel. There are 2 versions of the switch. The one with the larger rockers were more prone to sticking and burning out (...)
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:
~s~:
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
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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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