On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:25:44 GMT, "Pop`"
wrote:

Tim Douglass wrote:
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:50:26 GMT, "Toller" wrote:

As you all know, a troll hijacked one of my posts and kept insisting
that omitting a neutral on a pure 240v circuit would cause a fire,
which would invalidate the insurance.
But that brought up the question in my mind, can improper wiring
actually cause a fire?

Yes.

See here for one example:

http://www.douglassclan.com/ManufacturedHomeDanger.html

Ouch! I stopped to read that page, thinking it might have something
interesting or that I hadn't come across, and indeed, it did. The amount of
misinformation there is large, especially with the assumed theories that
were stated.
I don't doubt your initial experience as I've seen it myself, but ... I
think you exaggerated greatly and unfortunately made a lot of wrong guesses
about what what and why.
If you'd like some assistance in updating that page so it's accurate and
usable as an FYI, I'm sure there are people here who would assist you in
that endeavor, myself included. As it stands, it's a badly expressed
example of a bad situation but your understanding of electricity is
obviously lacking and in need of improvement.

Please elucidate. I am actually quite experienced with electricity and
understand home wiring very well, but I was attempting to explain the
issue in a "dumbed-down" way so that it would be clear to anyone
reading it. I haven't looked at that page since I put it up a couple
years ago, but it passed muster with a couple of electrical
contractors who are friends of mine.

If you have corrections I would really like to hear about them. Either
post them here or e-mail me.

Thanks.
--
"We need to make a sacrifice to the gods, find me a young virgin... oh, and bring something to kill"

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com