Quote:
Originally Posted by maxhifi
...The "two wire service" which was 120V only, was a very simple service basically for lighting loads only, and it is very unlikely such a service would still be in existence. I haven't seen one since the 1980s and that was at a house which had been continuously occupied since the late 1930s... finding a two wire 120V service on a house these days is looking for a real antique. ...
Push in terminals on receptacles though are just crap, I can't believe they ever got a UL/CSA approval
|
My grandma's house, in 1984, had that 2 wire service. POCO cones into the basement, thru a 30A screw in fuse, then the meter, then to a pair of 15A fuses, and the neutral also had fuses, we used 30A fuses there, so the hot side 15A fuses would be the ones to blow. If we wanted to, we could have easily grabbed unmetered power at that first 30A fuse. But we didn't.
As for the push in terminals, I've heard electricians call them "Push and pray".
06-17-2014, 05:53 PM
Threaded Mode