Yep fix it. Simple thing to do after you turn off the breaker feeding it. No way would I want any outlet with reversed wiring. Will eventually bight you and could be deadly bight.
73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Jack Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/07/04 Fri PM 07:00:02 EDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [Repeater-Builder] RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to >Electrocution and Fire Hazards > > >Why don't you fix it? Just curious. > >We ran into a similar situation in a home we moved into three years ago. > >Happy 4th! > > >--- On Fri, 7/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due to >Electrocution and Fire Hazards >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Date: Friday, July 4, 2008, 3:52 PM > > >At 7/4/2008 15:21, you wrote: > >>OT (sorta)<<<.. .there is the possibility that the >>unit may be plugged into an improperly-wired receptacle- which happens >>often when do-it-yourselfers change out a receptacle.> >> >> >>Just a heads-up on the assumption that a professionally wired home is >>safe. >>When I bought the house I'm living in now, one of the selling points >>was that the old knob-and-tube wiring had been replaced with new Romax >>and a new 125 amp breaker panel (by a professional electrician) . All >>of the outlets were the 3-wire type so I ASS-UMED that all was well >>and good. The house even passed a buyer's inspection as part of the >>sale. Well, things were not all as they appeared. After getting > >The inspector I used checked every outlet in the house, & found one in the >garage that had line & neutral reversed. It is tagged as such, & is now >only used with fully insulated loads such as Christmas lights. > >Bob NO6B > > > > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
