Someday, maybe I'll write a book about the dumb things people do with
electricity, machines and other things.
Brian P. Huber
>
> Wouldn't that be useful!
>
> Gregg
>
> >Heck,
> >I thought all I had to do was change the color of the wire and it would
> >change the voltage!
> >
> >Brian P. Huber
> >
> > >
> > > Brian,
> > >
> > > It would at least worn one to keep the hands off while the
> > > electricity was
> > > on! Would have wired the outlet differently too if there had been two
> > > black wires instead of a black and a white! Sure did ventilate the
> > > darkroom, for a little while anyway.
> > >
> > > Gregg
> > >
> > >
> > > >Gregg,
> > > >
> > > >I had the same problem! Dang, I didn't realize all you had to
> > > do was change
> > > >the color of the wire!!!
> > > >
> > > >Brian P. Huber
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Frank,
> > > > >
> > > > > Not always true. I once rewired an outlet to use for an
> > > exhaust fan in a
> > > > > darkroom without turning it off cause the wire insulation
> > > made me believe
> > > > > it was 115 v. Only when the fan started up very fast and quite
> > > > > noisily did
> > > > > I realize it was really 230 v and had been wired with the
> > > wrong colored
> > > > > wire! I now always turn off the electricity to work on
> electricity.
> > > > >
> > > > > Gregg
> > > > >
> > > > > Frank wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >Of course it is worse for Americans who are too weak for
> 230 volt and
> > > > > >therefore only have 115 volt household current... they
> shouldn't even
> > > > > >think about opening a flashgun in the first place! <g>
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