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		Recent Activity at ECN Forum: Come, Join Us! 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 ~S~ Re: Buring Wirenut Posted by sparky: HotOne, first off incendiary levels can be reached without an arc secondly, the series 'bad connection' has always, and will most likely always be the most prevelant culprit i mention this because we (American electrical community) have nothing to address this ~S~ 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. Re: Re: Switch Posted by ghost307: Maybe in this case NRTL means Non Recognized Testing Agency? Re: Would like an Inspectors veiw Posted by HotLine1: Harold: From your comments..."She said the EC who just got done wiring her new reno work said that it was the AFCI's fault. She asked me if that was true, and all I can say to her was that I have heard of such problems, but I haven't seen or heard of any cures yet. I didn't know if it was an (...) Re: 517.13 (A)Care Facility Grounding Posted by wewire2: Thanks Yoop Yes,It's standard procedure to crimp the grounds together and land them in the box that contains a non I.G. device or a splice. In using the dictionary definition below, the wording in the NEC commentary is correct. Both systems can still be referred to as functionally independent (...) Re: New product Posted by harold endean: I saw them in a kitchen and they did look great. They were custom made and they went end to end right over the counter top.

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