Re: [PSES] Non-grounded electrical outlets

2017-01-01 Thread Doug Powell
ready 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 Me

Re: [PSES] Non-grounded electrical outlets

2017-01-01 Thread Cortland Richmond
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 repla

Re: [PSES] Non-grounded electrical outlets

2017-01-01 Thread Mike Sherman ----- Original Message -----
rom: "Doug Powell" To: "EMC-PSTC" Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2017 10:38:33 AM Subject: [PSES] Non-grounded electrical outlets This is a question for the North American crowd. The other day I purchased an electrical outlet for residential use to replace a worn out device

Re: [PSES] Non-grounded electrical outlets

2017-01-01 Thread Ted Eckert
-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] Non-grounded electrical outlets This is a question for the North American crowd. The other day I purchased an electrical outlet for residential use to replace a worn out device. What I didn't realize is the part in the store bin was the ungrounded

Re: [PSES] Non-grounded electrical outlets

2017-01-01 Thread Ken Javor
Powell Reply-To: Doug Powell Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 09:38:33 -0700 To: Subject: [PSES] Non-grounded electrical outlets This is a question for the North American crowd. The other day I purchased an electrical outlet for residential use to replace a worn out device. What I didn't realize i

[PSES] Non-grounded electrical outlets

2017-01-01 Thread Doug Powell
This is a question for the North American crowd.The other day I purchased an electrical outlet for residential use to replace a worn out device.  What I didn't realize is the part in the store bin was the ungrounded type.  At least I didn't realize it until I tried to install the outlet and was u