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Wizzie: Is the inside of the switch box "insulated" with duct tape ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/biggrin.gif) ? The guy that engineered the quad/quad loses two points for not putting in a third strap . BTW, how much equipment was plugged into this mess? Mike (mamills)
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Wizzie: Is the inside of the switch box "insulated" with duct tape ? No all the knock outs are missing so they wraped the outside of the box with duct tape. BTW, how much equipment was plugged into this mess? CPU, Monitor, printer,lamp, paper shreader,cordless phone and an internet modem [This message has been edited by Wizzie Electric (edited 09-06-2006).]
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Did it have any surge protection built in?
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Did it have any surge protection built in? Absolutely. When there's a surge, this mess will promptly burst into flames, thus disconnecting all the power to sensitive equipment.
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Did it have any surge protection built in? lol
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These two "works of art" I'd bet were cobbled together late at night from stuff that happened to be on hand. "I need to get this computer system up and running, and I can't lay hands on a power strip. And no hardware shop is open now. Oh, wait, I saw some outlets and a line cord in a cardboard box in the basement, I'll hack something together so I can get on with getting this computer up and running."
The pair of switches in a single gang box isn't quite as bad, though certinately a violation of the various codes on such things. Did it have a cover plate of sorts, with two switch holes and 4 screw holes?
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Sheer genius at work here. Cost more in electricial tape than to purchase at the very least a power strip. What a work of art.
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Wizzie: You mentioned that the callout was for a breaker that kept tripping. Did this "device" turn out to be the cause of the fault?
In any event, this was certainly a good catch. I hope there weren't other similar evils lurking about.
Mike (mamills)
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Did it have a cover plate of sorts, with two switch holes and 4 screw holes? No. Wizzie: You mentioned that the callout was for a breaker that kept tripping. Did this "device" turn out to be the cause of the fault? Yes, the hot and neutral of the two outlets without the strap on the end where touching.
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Two things I notice about the 8-way:
1) The screws appear to be Torx, not hex, unless they're just poorly formed.
2) The black and white wires form loops that start and end at the wire-nuts.
Larry Fine
Fine Electric Co.
fineelectricco.com
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