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On Monday, May 27, 2019 at 6:09:38 PM UTC-4, Davej wrote:
On Monday, May 27, 2019 at 4:14:09 PM UTC-5, Molly Brown wrote:
How is it that an 18 AWG conductor is allowed to power 10
120 volt light bulbs? Am I missing something or is this just crazy?


This is simply a 6' line cord? Total wattage being what?


If one puts ten light bulbs of 75w or 100w on the end of a 6 ft cord
that's going to be a hell of a lot of light in one place, isn't it?
I'm thinking maybe it's a string of old Edison lights or similar hanging
along a longer run and they are probably 75W max.