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Re: My Favorite Electrical Myth Zapped #169043 09/24/07 10:32 AM Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 65 Minnesota B BrianP Member Originally Posted by Zapped ...oiled? And when you service your truck, make sure to top-off your blinker fluid too. I saw a car once that had plenty of blinker fluid! The seal was apparently bad, and one of the rear tail lights was half-full of water.

Re: My Favorite Electrical Myth BrianP #169046 09/24/07 11:21 AM Joined: May 2005 Posts: 984 Likes: 2 Chicago Illinois USA G ghost307 Member How about the old favorite: "If the circuit breaker (or GFI) keeps tripping, there's something wrong with it." Ghost307

Re: My Favorite Electrical Myth renosteinke #169052 09/24/07 01:55 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 402 welland ontario canada J jdevlin Member My favorite is people who think they need to "fix" the wiring by matching all wire colours when changing a light fixture and make switch loops into short circuits.

Re: My Favorite Electrical Myth jdevlin #169053 09/24/07 02:35 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 751 Griswold, CT, USA E earlydean Member How about ground rods being required on parking lot light poles? Earl

Re: My Favorite Electrical Myth earlydean #169060 09/24/07 06:40 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 7,413 Likes: 9 Brick, NJ USA HotLine1 Member Earl: How about the 3/4" x 10' rod....cadwelded to #4......and the poles are 12' high, 5" square.....fiberglass!!! Rods were engineer's spec for job! John

Re: My Favorite Electrical Myth HotLine1 #169064 09/24/07 06:58 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,294 Fullerton, CA USA electure Member One I think we may have all heard. The check's in the mail

Re: My Favorite Electrical Myth electure #169067 09/24/07 07:24 PM Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 812 Levittown, PA Theelectrikid Member My favorite: "You don't need a permit for that." Is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?

Re: My Favorite Electrical Myth Theelectrikid #169074 09/24/07 08:06 PM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 946 Likes: 4 N NORCAL Member " I am from the goverment, and am here to help you".

Re: My Favorite Electrical Myth NORCAL #169083 09/24/07 11:37 PM Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 829 Tucson, AZ USA B BigB Member How bout "low voltage lights don't get as hot"

Re: My Favorite Electrical Myth BigB #169084 09/25/07 12:05 AM Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 10,035 Likes: 37 Estero,Fl,usa G gfretwell Member For that matter "Low voltage is not regulated by the NEC" Greg Fretwell