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I bought an inexpensive light fixture for back porch ceiling and it has a tag on the wiring that says: Caution: Risk of fire, most dwellings built before 1985 have supply wire rated 60 degrees C, consult a qualified electrician to ensure correct branch circuit conductor. What does this mean? Never saw this tag on electrical fixtures before. Thanks, Vv |
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"Virtual Voyager" wrote in message ... I bought an inexpensive light fixture for back porch ceiling and it has a tag on the wiring that says: Caution: Risk of fire, most dwellings built before 1985 have supply wire rated 60 degrees C, consult a qualified electrician to ensure correct branch circuit conductor. What does this mean? Never saw this tag on electrical fixtures before. Thanks, Vv It's a cover your ass disclaimer, telling the installer that he can't install the fixture on wiring types rated at less than 75 or 90 degrees |
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On Sep 22, 9:16*am, Virtual Voyager wrote:
I bought an inexpensive light fixture for back porch ceiling and it has a tag on the wiring that says: Caution: *Risk of fire, most dwellings built before 1985 have supply wire rated 60 degrees C, consult a qualified electrician to ensure correct branch circuit conductor. What does this mean? *Never saw this tag on electrical fixtures before. Thanks, Vv Just curious, did it have UL listing? If not, it may have failed with 60 C wire, but passed with 90 C. Joe |
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On Sep 22, 12:25*pm, Joe wrote:
On Sep 22, 9:16*am, Virtual Voyager wrote: I bought an inexpensive light fixture for back porch ceiling and it has a tag on the wiring that says: Caution: *Risk of fire, most dwellings built before 1985 have supply wire rated 60 degrees C, consult a qualified electrician to ensure correct branch circuit conductor. What does this mean? *Never saw this tag on electrical fixtures before. Thanks, Vv Just curious, did it have UL listing? If not, it may have failed with 60 C wire, but passed with 90 C. Joe Yes, it does have the UL sticker. One note of info, both wires in the fixture are aluminum not copper, but the ground wire is copper. Thanks again, Vv |
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"Virtual Voyager" wrote in message
... On Sep 22, 12:25 pm, Joe wrote: On Sep 22, 9:16 am, Virtual Voyager wrote: I bought an inexpensive light fixture for back porch ceiling and it has a tag on the wiring that says: Caution: Risk of fire, most dwellings built before 1985 have supply wire rated 60 degrees C, consult a qualified electrician to ensure correct branch circuit conductor. What does this mean? Never saw this tag on electrical fixtures before. Thanks, Vv Just curious, did it have UL listing? If not, it may have failed with 60 C wire, but passed with 90 C. Joe Yes, it does have the UL sticker. One note of info, both wires in the fixture are aluminum not copper, but the ground wire is copper. Thanks again, Vv ================ Where did you buy this piece of crap fixture, and where was it made? |
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"Virtual Voyager" wrote in message ... I bought an inexpensive light fixture for back porch ceiling and it has a tag on the wiring that says: Caution: Risk of fire, most dwellings built before 1985 have supply wire rated 60 degrees C, consult a qualified electrician to ensure correct branch circuit conductor. What does this mean? Never saw this tag on electrical fixtures before. Thanks, Vv Means what it says. The newer cheaper fixtures run hotter and require wire with the better rated insulation. It really is a potential hazard to use this fixture with older wires. It can bake the insulation to a brittle state. Colbyt |
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"Virtual Voyager" wrote in message ... On Sep 22, 12:25 pm, Joe wrote: On Sep 22, 9:16 am, Virtual Voyager wrote: I bought an inexpensive light fixture for back porch ceiling and it has a tag on the wiring that says: Caution: Risk of fire, most dwellings built before 1985 have supply wire rated 60 degrees C, consult a qualified electrician to ensure correct branch circuit conductor. What does this mean? Never saw this tag on electrical fixtures before. Thanks, Vv Just curious, did it have UL listing? If not, it may have failed with 60 C wire, but passed with 90 C. Joe Yes, it does have the UL sticker. One note of info, both wires in the fixture are aluminum not copper, but the ground wire is copper. Thanks again, Vv If the fixture gives off a lot of heat, the wires are probably nickel, definitely not aluminum |
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Colbyt wrote:
.... Means what it says. The newer cheaper fixtures run hotter ... How's that? Electrons dissipated in the incandescent filament know they're in a "newer cheaper fixture" somehow and thus generate more heat? Does not compute... -- |
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"dpb" wrote in message ... Colbyt wrote: ... Means what it says. The newer cheaper fixtures run hotter ... How's that? Electrons dissipated in the incandescent filament know they're in a "newer cheaper fixture" somehow and thus generate more heat? Does not compute... -- They are of **** poor design and enclosed mostly where the older ones were not. The watt to btu conversion has always been the same. |
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On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:16:04 -0700 (PDT), Virtual Voyager
wrote: I bought an inexpensive light fixture for back porch ceiling and it has a tag on the wiring that says: Caution: Risk of fire, most dwellings built before 1985 have supply wire rated 60 degrees C, consult a qualified electrician to ensure correct branch circuit conductor. What does this mean? Never saw this tag on electrical fixtures before. Thanks, Vv Their lawyer made them do it. If you can find the UL tag, you're good to go. Always, make absolutely sure the circuit is off and double check the wires with a VOM before you touch. Use a wooden or fiberglass ladder. |
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