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    stanfortyman Posts: 5,598, Reputation: 279
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    Jun 7, 2008, 08:00 PM
    You have to understand, I am looking at this from an electrician's standpoint, not an engineering standpoint. NOT everything is a worst case scenario. I look at things from a real world view.

    Go to a site like Mike Holt's or ECN and see what they say. I am NOT alone in my interpretation here.
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    Jun 7, 2008, 09:22 PM
    I tried and haven't been able to find anything.

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