no code (not ham radio related)

[Mike Mercury]

https://i.imgur.com/45Fs1Cd.jpg

[Fasglas]

:wow::wtf:

[Stangkiller]

Please tell me you have more background info! Who and where did they think this could fly?

[Mike Mercury]

http://drrichswier.com/wp-content/uploads/schultz-i-know-nothing.png

just a pic from the internets.

[Mike Mercury]

'nother


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads24/1a111aa+a+wire+job1449038224.jpg

[Strats-N-Vettes]

https://i.imgur.com/45Fs1Cd.jpg








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[Ol Timer]

Yes, that's bad. Clearly, one pair of the jumpers should be white.

[Craig]

Yes, that's bad. Clearly, one pair of the jumpers should be white.

And no ground, very unsafe. :leaving:

[Kerrmudgeon]

Looks like Mexican electricians were on the job mang. :yesnod:

[Cybercowboy]

At a place we rented in Costa Rica, they advertised heated water in the shower. OK, well I kinda expect that. But this is how they did it. They had a shower head with a heating element in it, with wires coming out that were connected to a cord that plugged into a socket right there in the shower ceiling. The wires were just twisted together, no tape or wire nuts or anything.

I left it unplugged, not wanting to see what happens when you plugged it in with the water running. Seemed...prudent. And the water was luke-warm anyway so not bad for showers.

[Mike Mercury]

They had a shower head with a heating element in it...

like this?

http://www.smartclima.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/INSTANT-HOT-WATER-HEATER-SHOWER-HEAD.jpg

[Bingo Fuel]

Slow blow fuses.

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg163/vashon00/Electricians_Dream.jpg

[Mike Mercury]

Slow blow fuses.



:crazy:

[Rob]

7354

[JRD77VET]

Slow blow fuses.



:eek: great googily moogily :willy:

[04 commemorative]

:ohnoes: :willy: :eek: :explode:

[6spdC6]

I wish I had taken pictures. Back when I purchased my camp (1987) I found a line running from a110v outlet to another outlet that use phone wire, What they did was combined the red and green for the hot and the other two wires for the neutral. Good thing nothing that drew much voltage was put through that afro engineered circuit, of course that also had no ground wire .As soon as I found that I changed it

Since then I tore down the camp and had our present year around house built there!

[Mike Mercury]

found a line running from a110v outlet to another outlet that use phone wire, What they did was combined the red and green for the hot and the other two wires for the neutral.

the math for twisting two similar wires together - to simulate one larger gauge is:

gauge of one wire, minus 2

example, take two 24 gauge wires and twist them together = net result of a single 22 gauge wire. You'd think it would be better, but wire gauge is in "circle-mills"... so adding the copper of one 24 gauge wire over-top another 24 gauge wire.... doesn't gain a whole helluva lot.

two 10 gauge wires twisted together = one 8 gauge.

[Cybercowboy]

like this?

http://www.smartclima.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/INSTANT-HOT-WATER-HEATER-SHOWER-HEAD.jpg

Sorta. Replace that nice black tape with bare wires twisted together to a short cord that plugged into an outlet in the ceiling, and you're about there.

[mrvette]

All you all wooden be leave the elc TRICK al shit I have seen over the years in the home improvement/construction/rebuilding trades...my nephew had a house running an entire floor on knob and spool wiring, with naked wire nutz under the floor......shoddy/shitty/crappy workmanship in SO many mainly inner city/close in old burbs that it is just ASS tounding......

don't get me started, as my daughter/hubby bought an old POS house with the WORST craftsmanship I have EVER seen.....think I trust the electric is any better???

For decades, I do my own shit,.....there is a REASON......

:issues::issues::sadangel::shots:

[Mike Mercury]

Who here has heard of a:

"Reynolds" fuse?
Blown 220v stick-fuse wrapped with aluminum foil

"Lincoln fuse"
Blown household glass fuse, replaced with a penny; laid in the bottom of the glass fuse socket threads, and then leaned against the sockets center connection.

"Wrigleys" fuse
blown automotive type glass fuse, wrapped with the foil sheet found around a stick of chewing gum.

[mrvette]

Who here has heard of a:

"Reynolds" fuse?
Blown stick fuse wrapped with aluminum foil

"Lincoln fuse"
Blown glass fuse, replaced with a penny; layed in the bottom of the glass fise socketthreads, and then leaned against the sockets center connection.

"Wrigleys" fuse
blown automotive type glass fuse, wrapped with the foil sheet found around a stick of chewing gum.

YUPPERS every one of them.....NONE of you old 'tronic' nerds got nuttin on me.....:issues:

[Mike Mercury]

YUPPERS every one of them.....NONE of you old 'tronic' nerds got nuttin on me.....:issues:

As bad as those sound, sometimes when in a bind... one needs be inventive :leaving: