"What Sherlock did this?"

Posted by WhiteTea77581 on July 2, 2009, 9:37 pm

I thought it might be entertaining to see posts of your favorite
experience with someone else's "Handiwork."

Two of my favorites.

1. My brother and I found voltages of 33 and 66 volts at a house that
someone was fixing up to sell.
2. Telephone wire used to wire up a fluorescent light in a restaurant.

Andy

Posted by HeyBub on July 2, 2009, 10:55 pm

WhiteTea77581 wrote:

> I thought it might be entertaining to see posts of your favorite
> experience with someone else's "Handiwork."
> Two of my favorites.
> 1. My brother and I found voltages of 33 and 66 volts at a house that
> someone was fixing up to sell.
> 2. Telephone wire used to wire up a fluorescent light in a restaurant.
> Andy

1. 33, 66, and almost anything else is believable if you don't know how to
use a voltmeter. Just poking the leads in the outlet will easily get bizarre
readings.

2. Telephone wire may very well be sufficient. Depends on the power
requirements of the florescent lamp. I've used bell wire to power 9 watt
porch lights. Works swell.

Posted by WhiteTea77581 on July 3, 2009, 7:45 am

> 2. Telephone wire may very well be sufficient. Depends on the power
> requirements of the florescent lamp. I've used bell wire to power 9 watt
> porch lights. Works swell.

So, what did you tell your insurance company when you had the
electrical fire?

Andy

Posted by HeyBub on July 3, 2009, 8:30 am

WhiteTea77581 wrote:

>> 2. Telephone wire may very well be sufficient. Depends on the power
>> requirements of the florescent lamp. I've used bell wire to power 9
>> watt porch lights. Works swell.

> So, what did you tell your insurance company when you had the
> electrical fire?

That it was the altitude.

No... wait... that was the nosebleed.

Let me think...

Posted by JIMMIE on July 3, 2009, 10:53 am

> WhiteTea77581 wrote:

> >> 2. Telephone wire may very well be sufficient. Depends on the power
> >> requirements of the florescent lamp. I've used bell wire to power 9
> >> watt porch lights. Works swell.

> > So, what did you tell your insurance company when you had the
> > electrical fire?

> That it was the altitude.
> No... wait... that was the nosebleed.
> Let me think...

When I wa kid I used bell wire to get electicity to my tree house. I
tworked well for a lamp and radio. It didnt work so well when we tried
to use a hot plate.

Jimmie

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