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the guy is his own hazard......after reading the rest of his explanations....it is now clear that he has no idea what he is talkng about....

..but a casual reader could think they have hit the MotherLode.......
and can have their housewired using ONE big circuit.

Mis-information always seems to outlast truth!

reno,
I couldn't agree more. Remember my topic in the OSHA forum (Qualified Electrician)? There are those of us that know trade practices and how to apply them, and then there are the imposters.

[This message has been edited by XtheEdgeX (edited 02-03-2006).]

Togol, would you mind providing a link to that site?

Roger

While I too think this guy is a poseur, I'll just address the issue of his (overly simplistic) view on motor starting current. A lot of power tools coming from overseas are now using 3 phase motors even if it is for a 1 phase service, and they build in an inverter to supply the motor with 3 phase. The inverters are inherently soft starting, so he may indeed have observed a starting current that low.

That said, I still think he is a dufus who has no real clue, posing as an "EI" to get attention. Too many of his other statements are dead wrong. He probably thinks motors only draw 200% current on start-up because he is measuring it with a Wal-Mart $9.95 VOM that is too slow to catch the peaks, and/or he has no idea how to switch on the peak reading feature anyway.

sure Roger, here it is...
http://forums.taunton.com/fw-knots/messages/?start=Start+Reading+%3E%3E

bring the popcorn......

Thanks Togol, I will try to find his post tomorrow.

Roger

Roger, for some reason that link opens a different thread...I hope this is it.....??

try this one.....this is the right one.....sorry
http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=fw-knots&msg=33694.1

[This message has been edited by togol (edited 02-03-2006).]

I went on the site and that guy is completely wacko! Its pretty funny to see someone right out there. LOL

He says that he is an Electrical Engineer. If his profession is in fact correct, its pretty scary.

RobbieD,
bet you didn't know 50A AFCIs were better than20A breakers?

bet you didn't know they even made 50A?

Togol, actually before this post I never even gave any thought to a 50A AFCI breaker being manufactured. You would have to be retarded to put bedroom receptacles on a 50A so why would they make them. LOL, I guess this guy didn't do any homework before he started to talk out of his A%%. Maybe next time people tell him he is wrong he will just wipe it and leave.