On Nov 17, 2005, at 10:02 AM, Gudguyham@aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 11/17/2005 12:45:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> johna8119-amps@yahoo.com writes:
>
> Maybe the NEC is run by the same type of folks.
>
> John
> w4kv
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> If anyone would like the address to where you can write the NEC for a
> code
> change or ammendment, I would be glad to supply that information. As
> I
> recall they welcome people's insight for electrical safety. The
> electrical code
> book is updated every 3 years. The next one is due in 2008. However
> some
> states are as many as 2 cycles behind and others are right on as the
> new books
> come out. The next thing we will be discussing is the "arc-fault"
> circuit
> breaker tribulations that will eventually crop up on the newer homes
> being built.
As I understand it, arc-fault circuit breakers detect the RF energy
from the arc and switch off the circuit. For amateur radio operators,
this "improvement" should be even more interesting than GFI breakers.
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Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734. www.somis.org
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