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Posted by Jim Stewart on June 9, 2008, 1:55 pm
Please log in for more thread options Gerald Miller wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:15:22 GMT, "Leo Lichtman"
>
>> "Steve W." wrote: (clip) My building
>>>> is 100' long, and I am constantly walking back and forth to my phase
>>>> convertor to turn it off and on,(clip)
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> I actually saw this in the basement of an old Berkeley house: A bare light
>> bulb with a pull chain, mounted under the floor joists, half way between the
>> side door and the rear door. Ropes, levers and pulleys made it possible to
>> turn the light on or off from either doorway.
>>
>> Which reminds me of a cartoon I saw once, of a guy sitting on a scaffolding,
>> in the middle of his living room, reading the paper under a single bare
>> light bulb. His wife is telling a neighbor: "He's not good at electricity,
>> but he's a pretty good carpenter."
>>
> When electrical power first became available in our area (1948) there
> were a number of "electricians" competing for the business of wiring
> houses for people who had never had electricity. One particular
> "electrician" was cheaper than all the rest - his version of an
> electrical service consisted of a 30A. fused disconnect feeding a four
> circuit fuse panel from a two wire 120V. drop. Stairway lighting was
> controlled by a long string on the pull chain of a keyed lampholder.
> Needless to say, when the owners started to discover the convenience
> of electrical appliances, they soon found out what a "bargain" they
> had got in their wiring job. Electrical inspection became much more
> stringent and several inspectors "retired"
When they rewired the house I grew up in,
my dad gave me the old wire and fusebox
The incoming wire was cloth insulated, about
12 or 10 gauge. The "fusebox" was a 2 pole
knife switch with 2 integral plug fuses.
No branch circuits or fuses and no ground
anywhere. This would have been early 60's.
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> ask is to send me one for free for the idea. I recently bought an American
> Rotary phase convertor. It has a push button on and off switch. My building
> is 100' long, and I am constantly walking back and forth to my phase
> convertor to turn it off and on, sometimes for only for a few seconds. How
> about a nice wireless car door type on-off switch that could be carried on
> your belt or pocket? I thought about mounting a couple of car doors, with
> the up-down push button pointing at the switch, but I'm sure there's an
> easier way! (just kidding). After I get my free one, send me a post card
> from the Bahama's when you get rich from my idea!
> Dixon
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