Watch where you plug it in.
11-03-2021, 05:58 AM
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Watch where you plug it in.
I knew my latest Wicox and Gibs had sketchy wiring. But I wanted to give it a brief test. I plugged it into a power strip thinking that if it blew, I'd just do a reset there. Err no. It blew the breaker for the plug ins. Oh yea, I was at work. The lady who came to reset the breaker was new to her job and did not know where all the breakers are in the building that covers an acre. It took another helper to find the right panel. I did not happen to tell them it was because I'd plugged in a hundred year old machine . I guess I have some wiring to check, huh?..
Last edited by leonf; 11-03-2021 at 06:06 AM.
11-03-2021, 09:30 AM
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I have a small inverter which runs off the 18v battery from my power tool system, it's very handy for testing machines as I figure if I wreck the inverter I'm better off than wrecking the entire circuit powering the workbench. The inverter is good for a little over 1 amp draw, so it won't power some motors.
11-03-2021, 10:14 AM
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ummm....lessons learned....I feel for you. When I got my first computer and the house was only wired for two prongs....I got a power strip to plug it into cuz it had 3 prongs. My little brother told me to just get one of those cheater plugs....ya know the ones with three holes on one side and the two prongs on the other.....so , that is what I did....when I went to turn on the computer...YIKES Sparks and flames coming from the power strip which was also a surge protector. Toasted the surge protector...computer was OK....I unplugged it and my nephew got to use my new computer for a month or so until I got the proper wiring in the house.
