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Re: Photo-Bucket Virus warning
Posted by Trumpy:
For those of you that use Photo-Bucket to store pictures, be aware of a virus that has struck a LOT of users there. When browsing the site, a legitimate looking window may pop up, telling you that your computer is infected with a virus and the only way for you to remove it is by running a program
Re: Old work grounding stumper
Posted by Haligan:
George- I'm liking 210.11(C)3. The lights and the fan sum up to less than 1amp. Plenty of leftover on the 20a dedicated. Thanks all
Re: More sloppyness at BK
Posted by aussie240:
Reminds me of when all the PCB filled phase correcting capacitors were changed in the lights at my place of work. The new polyester film capacitors had different mounting arrangements of course. Naturally, the contractors weren't going to waste time installing new mounting clips with several hundre
Re: Foam insulation cable derating
Posted by KJay:
As far as I can tell, the derating requirements of 334.80 only apply to more than two NM cables with two or more current carrying conductors if you [u]don't[/u] maintain spacing. IMO, since the spacing is not defined, it could be 0 to 1mm or even 10-feet... there is no specific distance required to
Re: GFCI breaker vs recepticle for 210.8a
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[quote=gfretwell]It should still trip the immersion detector in the plug. There is a 3 wire cord in a hair dryer but the 3d wire just connects to a ring in the barrel of the dryer. It is similar to a GFCI but it is looking for any current in that 3d wire from either line side conductor. [/quote] Ye
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[b][i]El-Bump'o[/i][/b] I am contemplating placing the Plans on my site again. Any input? Scott
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Mossyoak660: Welcome to ECN! Are you looking for a presentation for energy efficient lighting retrofits ?? I used to do a site visit, detail the existing lighting (fixture condition, lamp type, ballast type); talk to the prospective client to get a 'feel' of what they were looking for. And a
Re: Ireland vacation 2008
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all looks pretty shonky! Hostels often had BS546 sockets to stop people plugging things like heaters. this item [img]http://www.electrical-photos.com/data/522/thumbs/IMGP1496.JPG[/img] is a secret key switch. there is a key shaped like a fish that is used to operate it. Often used on emergen

 

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