[Shop-talk] Fw: Electrical fire waiting to happen

[shochschild at att.net]

This sounds like prudent and important testing to me.

 It either works correctly, or it doesn't.  If it does, it was the easiest
 and most accurate way to make sure that specific breaker is thrown, and you
 do the work.

 If it doesn't work as it should, the failure will be happening when you are
 watching it, so you can stop it before the consequences are significant.
 Failure in the middle of the day when no one is home will have far more
 consequential consequences.

 Not only is this practice, I think it is best practice...

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doug Braun" <doug at dougbraun.com>
> To: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib at att.net>; "'Shop-Talk'" 
> <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 11:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Electrical fire waiting to happen
>
>
>> That's what I dould be afraid of.  If for any reason
>> the breaker doesn't pop quick enough, you could end up
>> with a wire with charred insulation running all the
>> way back to the main box.  How are you going to fix
>> that?
>>
>> Doug
>>
>> I am reminded of the saying that you don't really want
>> to see what goes on in a restaurant kitchen...
>>
>>
>> --- Jack Brooks <jibjib at att.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I do the same Randall, and the 40 year old Federal
>>> Pacific breakers didn't
>>> always pop.  That was scary.
>>>
>>> Jack
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