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Re: [PLUG] testing outlets (computers.)
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> "William H. Magill" wrote:
> >
> > Anybody with Ball-and-tube wiring, wiring prior to about 1940, or
2-wire
> > stuff installed up through at least the 1960s, is in deep dodo when it
> > comes to consumer electronics, let alone computers. [Anything less than
> > 100Amp service probably falls into this category.]
> >
> Another point about this era of wiring... Steel. Take a look at the
> actual metal of the wire. If it is silver ALL THE WAY THROUGH then it
> MUST BE REPLACED! (all the way back to the breaker panel if necessary)
> Steel wire was approved around WW2. It is a MAJOR safety hazard as the
> slightest nick in the metel will eventually break the wire over time and
> possibly cause a fire. Steel wire was used into the 60's and was even
> used in some 100Amp and 200Amp service setups. Upgrades can also still
> have the steel wire as a quick way of upgrading was to simply replace
> the fuse box with the new panel.
Steel?? I know that alot of aluminum was used in the 60's and that it
should be replaced, but this is the first I ever heard if steel wire
being used for electrical wiring. I was under the impression that only
non-ferrous metals were ever used for home wiring.
Roger Scudder
Developer\Consultant
Annance Consulting
Wayne, PA, USA
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