Monday, September 21, 2009

Zzzzzaaap! Is that burning wire I smell?


When you connect two electrical items together you should follow a few simple rules:

  • The National Electric Code
  • Use one piece of wire, not three between two devices (this really cuts-down on work, too!)
As you can see in this strip of porcelain sockets, there are multiple splices of three different kinds if wire, each which is wrapped with a different type of tape, not all of which are really good insulators. The Edison plug (NEMA 1-15P) is wrapped in masking tape, too!

If you are not a licensed electrician, don't be wiring 120 Volt (or higher) power circuits that will be used anywhere, particularly on stage where you will be exposing others to your deathtrap.

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