Pretty impressive. I've seen these plug types as well. In fact, I have a very old Fasco oscillating fan that once had this plug type. Cloth covered cord, wide open blade guard and an oiling port for the sleeve bearings. I since put a modern wire (cloth covered) and plug on it. As was already said, nostalgia does have its limits.
Doug Original Message From: k...@earthlink.net Sent: January 1, 2017 12:56 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Reply-to: k...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: [PSES] Non-grounded electrical outlets On 1/1/2017 1:14 PM, Mike Sherman ----- Original Message ----- wrote: > I have knob and tube left on, I think, one circuit in my 99 year old > house. It's on my list to be replaced soon. It has some impressive > soldered splices, but charm has its limits. I agree that it's a bear > to unearth and replace. > > My experience with the insulation is that it is now brittle. Replacing > a receptacle, for example, causes the insulation to fracture, in turn > causing me to encase it in shrink tube. Many structures cannot be repaired or renovated without substantial upgrades to meet modern codes and standards. At one time, my son and I lived in a home built in 1838. The electrical outlets had four prongs; two horizontal ones on the outside edge and two vertical ones – conventionally 110 V – centered inside them. That old. http://www.philadelphia-electricians-how-to.com/2011/08/antique-tandem-and-parallel-receptacle.html One day I was changing a light bulb in the hallway when the fixture swiveled, twisting the insulation on the wiring, which crumbled and wrapped around itself, shorting the wiring to the fixture. Considering how old and dry the wood was, and how little time I had left to react, I jumped in the air to avoid a fixture to ground shock, and ripped the whole thing out of the ceiling. I replaced the fixture and wiring to the nearest nearest junction with newer – and advised the landlord. Recent aerial pictures of the neighborhood show evidence of substantial remodeling of the old dwelling. Cortland Richmond - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
