[Amps] Ultimate safety for house wiring

[R.Measures]

On Nov 18, 2005, at 2:08 PM, m.ford wrote:

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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "R.Measures" <r at somis.org>
> To: "N7HIY" <N7HIY at comcast.net>
> Cc: <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 4:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Ultimate safety for house wiring
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>> On Nov 18, 2005, at 11:01 AM, N7HIY wrote:
>>>  http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/afci.html
>>> Consumer Product Safety Commission
>>> Preventing Home Fires: Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs)
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>>> Be sure to have a qualified electrician install AFCIs; do not 
>>> attempt  this
>>> work yourself. The installation involves working within electrical  
>>> panel
>>> boxes that are usually electrically live, even with the main circuit
>>> breakers turned off.
>> Not mine.  When the main breakers are off there is nothing, nada, zip.
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> Do you break the neutral?

No, Mike, neutral connects to a ground rod under kwh meter and circuit 
breaker box..

> The NEC requires it for generator transfer switches.
> Only a matter of time before the neutral police come a knockin.
> Mike k1ern
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>>> ...
>> Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org
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Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org