[Amps] 220VOLT LINE...Redux and ??

[R.Measures]

**  If he loved his wife, would the Ham amp be plugged-in in the  
bathroom?   If I pulled that little stunt, the Ham amp and  the Ham could 
easily wind up in the tub at the same time.

>Rich,
>  There is an implicit assumption that he loves his wife.
>
>  Ed
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "R. Measures" <r at somis.org>
>To: <jsb at digistar.com>
>Cc: <ka1xo at juno.com>; <edbriggs at optonline.net>; <w9wis at charter.net>; "AMPS"
><amps at contesting.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 9:50 AM
>Subject: Re: [Amps] 220VOLT LINE...Redux and ??
>
>
>>
>>
>> >On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, R.Measures wrote:
>> >
>> >> ** GFI breakers have a reputation for RF detection, so some ferrite
>> >> beads and bypass caps may be needed.  To pass NEC, the bypass caps must
>> >> be 1400VDC-rated.  If you want your station to be fully NEC-compliant,
>> >> the smallest wire gauge allowed for radio antennas is 14-gauge.
>> >
>> >I regularly trip my GFI breaker when on 160 with 500+ watts output.
>>
>> **  Why not replace it with a plain-vanilla  circuit breaker?
>>
>> >Annoying.  I finally broke down and have a cron job that emails a
>reminder
>> >to me to check the breaker in the morning before my wife decides to use
>> >the hair dryer in the bathroom.
>>
>> **  Does she use the hair-dryer whilst in the tub?
>>
>> cheers, J.
>
>