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WhiteTea77581 wrote:
I thought it might be entertaining to see posts of your favorite
experience with someone else's "Handiwork."

Two of my favorites.

1. My brother and I found voltages of 33 and 66 volts at a house that
someone was fixing up to sell.
2. Telephone wire used to wire up a fluorescent light in a restaurant.

Andy


1. 33, 66, and almost anything else is believable if you don't know how to
use a voltmeter. Just poking the leads in the outlet will easily get bizarre
readings.

2. Telephone wire may very well be sufficient. Depends on the power
requirements of the florescent lamp. I've used bell wire to power 9 watt
porch lights. Works swell.