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Where can I get me a job like that, so I can call everyone "Dude"?

I wonder what his electrical background is?

Ed

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Guess what, a toaster has a 3 prong outlet now guys

ever been "zotted" ?
haha
And theres no fire hazard to having a 3prong outlet installed that is not grounded.. Dude!

he called the grounded conductor a neutral.. jeez, lol

put a label on the outlet that says "don't be fooled, this is not a grounded outlet!"

okay skip?

BX shielding cannot be considered a ground, really? "They really frown on that"

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Now that was funny,
What do these people think we do out here !!!

I love the do not be fooled sticker lol !!
as if joe public is gonna pay any attention,

The `dude` with his grounded outlets with a single strand to the back box, now that was funny, (i think they should `ground the dj`)

Ah well, more work for us all Dudes. !!

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Ed "I wonder what his electrical background is?"

I wonder what is in his electrical forground
I hope not much Dude LOL


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This just proves you really don't need to know what your talking about as long as you sound like you know.
By the way when did "Zotted" make it to a dictionary

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And did you notice the "stalling and stumbling" when anyone asked him a real question?

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To use a 5-15 recept. with the appropraite "ungrounded outlet" sticker, doesn't the NEC require that receptacle to be GFI protected? Never heard him mention that.

What about getting shocked when he opened up the 5 wire-nutted neutrals? He doesn't seem to grasp the idea that he opened the circuit and inserted himself in series with the load.

Ditto his "explanation" about why a receptacle ground shouldn't just be jumpered to the white wire: Something about AC energizing the white wire 60 times a second????!! [Linked Image]

Seems to me that that last caller left every bit as confused (if not more so) than when he started. He certainly didn't sound like someone who'd just had a 20-year-old question solved.

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i should only hope to be appropriately shunned & flogged for similar advice here
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Ah, wait a minute.....

The real reason for not being able to jumper the ground screw on the receptacle is that those electrons flowing during a ground-fault will only flow through a bare or green wire.

If you try to make them return through a white wire, they'll refuse to go! [Linked Image]


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