It seems that for the most part, the general response is "members will need to fund it." So this will probably need to be crowdsourced.
On 20 February 2013 12:23, Roswyne <[email protected]> wrote: > I think all the electrical problems can be considered safety issues, as > our people have proved endlessly creative in the past in rigging power to > whatever devices they want to use. > > Short of physically removing the appliances in the kitchen, they will > undoubtedly continue to be used. With that in mind, Jay's suggestion that > we upgrade that outlet to GFI is reasonable. The cost of the outlet itself > is minimal, and will improve safety. > > I think we should assume the worst case - that the landlord won't pay for > any of these repairs. If Ian gets us a credit towards our rent later, > that's great. > > The last number I heard last night for electrical work was $2000, I think. > How quickly can we raise this, and when can we get the work done? > On Feb 20, 2013 9:55 AM, "Ron" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yeah, I'll put donations we get tonight into the SkullSpace coffers and >> cover the pizza myself. >> >> I think we should prioritize the 'safety'-related upgrades before the >> convenience ones. The GFIs in the kitchen, for example. >> >> Ron >> >> On 2013-02-20 09:24, Justin Lacko wrote: >> > As most of you know, we recently bought a 3D printer and now a very >> > nice-looking rework station is being offered for cheap. >> > >> > With the plethora of devices in the space requiring electricity, we are >> > dangerously close to complete saturation of the two breakers most of our >> > stuff is on. It's gotten so bad that when the cleaning team came last >> week, >> > the girl who was vaccuuming blew the breaker four (four!) times. >> > >> > I think we're in for some frustration when someone decides to run a 3D >> > print job that will take 7 hours, and then somebody accidentally blows >> the >> > breaker mid-way through the job. >> > >> > What are the plans for getting the required electrical work completed? >> > We're talking big numbers here (at least $1000 for just some of the >> work). >> > Is anyone willing to chip in to help with this expense? >> > >> > Ron, I think you mentioned donations made at tonight's event could go >> > towards this...? Correct me if I'm wrong. >> > >> > ~Justin >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >> > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >> > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >> > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >
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