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    Jan 19, 2009, 12:18 AM
    Electrical & Lighting General Discussion Thread
    This thread is just a place for people who frequent this section to talk, discuss ideas and give suggestions without a specific question in mind. More like a free flowing conversation about your experiences, recent projects and suggestions to others. Please try to keep the conversation (mostly) to the subject of electrical and lighting work.
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    Jan 20, 2009, 11:56 PM
    Some fun projects I have been doing... Pictures always help

    Rewiring the laundry circuit is my latest job. I will comment on the pictures one at a time. It's always interesting what you find in my old home (C. 1950)

    1. Someone's Idea of a pigtail (note the electrical tape doing the job). Also grounding here is no good.

    2. Wires feed through this old (POS) outlet, wonder they worked at all.

    3. Took Stan's advice and replaced the outlet I put in about a week ago with a metal one. Also put in good staples and not those nail in kind with the plastic bridge. I feel much better now!

    4. Work in progress, okay I know shouldn't have the beer well working but hey I worked 12 hours today I deserve it.

    5. Highly recommend the tool belt to anyone doing a good amount of work around the house. Without it I constantly found myself asking where is the _____ oh on the other side of the room again.

    Take Care,

    John C
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    Jan 21, 2009, 01:49 PM

    About all I have to say is damn I miss Labatt's. I only rarely find it since I moved to Tennessee.
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    Jan 21, 2009, 02:52 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Tev View Post
    About all I have to say is damn I miss Labatt's. I only rarely find it since I moved to Tennessee.
    I know the feeling, I lived in Atlanta for a year and Labatt was hard to find. I did find one bar that had it on tap but I think I was the only one who ever ordered it and they stopped serving it. Also I noticed that when you do find it in the South it is about twice as expensive, most likely due to transportation costs. I even started drink Bud Light for a while (gross).
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    Jan 21, 2009, 07:56 PM

    Hey: you went in my basement and took pictures! I had a lot of those similar electrical kind of things.

    We even have the same kind of dryer!
    If you ever get rid of that, let me know, I'd buy the timer off you if it still works. The timer on my drier doesn't time down.
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    Jan 22, 2009, 08:57 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by andrewc24301 View Post
    Hey: you went in my basement and took pictures! I had a lot of those simmilar electrical kinda things..
    Yeah I am sneeky like that...

    Quote Originally Posted by andrewc24301 View Post
    We even have the same kind of dryer!
    If you ever get rid of that, let me know, I'd buy the timer off of you if it still works. The timer on my drier doesn't time down.
    If I get rid of the dryer you can have the timer for free. But I doubt it because it is pretty new.
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    Jan 22, 2009, 10:09 AM

    It's not going to be pretty long with all that stuff scratching it up.

    Where is that newspaper, carpet, piece of brown paper etc. to cover it before putting all the junk on it?
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    Jan 22, 2009, 01:07 PM
    That’s not really going to cause any damage and all that “stuff” was only on there for a short time. Are you just trying to give me a hard time? :p
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    Jan 22, 2009, 02:15 PM

    Nope, just a lesson in good working habits.
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    Jan 22, 2009, 02:26 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by KeepItSimpleStupid View Post
    Nope, just a lesson in good working habits.
    Point taken, thank you...
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    Jan 22, 2009, 02:41 PM

    Besides, your wife or GF wouldn't like it, I'm sure.
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    Jan 22, 2009, 06:49 PM

    High voltage power lines on "WORLDS TOUGHEST FIXES"

    National Geographic Channel! Tonight at 9PM!!!

    Whoohoo!
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    Jan 22, 2009, 07:07 PM

    I think I saw that one already.
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    Jan 22, 2009, 07:14 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by KeepItSimpleStupid View Post
    I think I saw that one already.
    I haven't seen this one. I've seen other versions on other shows, but not on the "thoughest fixes" series.

    Never the less, I never get tired of seeing the arc created when a helicoptor bonds itself to high voltage line.
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    Jan 22, 2009, 07:23 PM
    Interesting...

    Even with half of a tower de-energized, there is still 5,000 to 8,000 volts in the "dead lines" and 15-20 amps due to induced current from the live lines on the other side of the tower.
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    Jan 23, 2009, 07:11 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by andrewc24301 View Post
    High voltage power lines on "WORLDS TOUGHEST FIXES"

    National Geographic Channel! Tonight at 9PM!!!

    Whoohoo!
    Awwww Dam Im missed it, any idea when it will be on again so I can DVR it?
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    Feb 16, 2009, 09:24 PM

    Lesson for the day:

    Before replacing a $12 mercury vapor light bulb, test the light switch controlling it, it might just be bad...
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