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Jokerpilled Drudge posted:i bet its super easy to overdraw through wirenuts and just loving melt them Wait till you see how every wire in your home is connected.
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Wire nuts are how all the splices are done with your wiring inside the walls.
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Jul 12, 2021 13:13
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Source4Leko posted:Wire nuts are how all the splices are done with your wiring inside the walls. yeah i had no idea what I was talking about
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Jul 12, 2021 13:22
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It's just bad because wire nuts are meant to be installed inside a metal box in the wall where they never move. If they're in the middle of a cord like that, there's a chance that they'll catch on something or work themselves loose with movement and then you will have problems.
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Jul 12, 2021 13:34
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Sagebrush posted:It's just bad because wire nuts are meant to be installed inside a metal box in the wall where they never move. If they're in the middle of a cord like that, there's a chance that they'll catch on something or work themselves loose with movement and then you will have problems. This. I have a heavy duty fan I only use to dry our basement floor after it floors (less these days!) where I spliced a new plug on from an old extension cord. It gets used like twice a year now and I always check the wire nuts before turning it on. Overall C- bad solution.
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Jul 12, 2021 13:56
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Sagebrush posted:It's just bad because wire nuts are meant to be installed inside a metal box in the wall where they never move. If they're in the middle of a cord like that, there's a chance that they'll catch on something or work themselves loose with movement and then you will have problems. sure, but that's what duct tape is for
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Jul 12, 2021 14:04
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Does the current even go through the nuts themselves? I thought they just press the conductors together
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Jul 12, 2021 14:11
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There's a little aluminum cap inside the wire nut, so yes. Sometimes it's copper. Brand dependent.
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Jul 12, 2021 14:15
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<SOAPBOX_MODE> If you absolutely have to fix an extension cord, spend a few bucks and do it Right/Safely/OSHA. It's typically easier that the effort folks put into doing it a different way. </SOAPBOX_MODE>  Also, electricity is stored in the nutz...
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Jul 12, 2021 14:19
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Not even worth it i guarantee you the extension cord was like five bucks at Walmart. It’s a small gauge that you buy for cheap when you don’t know what you’re actually doing.
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Jul 12, 2021 14:26
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Harry_Potato posted:<SOAPBOX_MODE> I want to believe those two screws are just to assemble the plug after internally wiring it all up safely.
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Jul 12, 2021 14:46
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Humphreys posted:I want to believe those two screws are just to assemble the plug after internally wiring it all up safely. They are. Hooray!
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Jul 12, 2021 14:53
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Your scientists were too busy asking if they could but they never stopped to ask if they should
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Jul 12, 2021 15:02
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Humphreys posted:I want to believe those two screws are just to assemble the plug after internally wiring it all up safely. You are completely correct. You unscrew those and there's proper terminals to connect each bare wire inside.
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Jul 12, 2021 15:03
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Jokerpilled Drudge posted:yeah i had no idea what I was talking about To be fair, neither do most people in this thread.
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Jul 12, 2021 15:23
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Humphreys posted:I want to believe those two screws are just to assemble the plug after internally wiring it all up safely. That's what they're for, but you just know at least one person has wrapped wires around them somehow
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Jul 12, 2021 15:30
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The Bloop posted:
They're obviously mentally disabled.
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Jul 12, 2021 15:31
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The Bloop posted:
The more I think about it the more confused I am. I can't imagine anyone who would own those dollies but not also have a normal floor jack that'd be a much better choice for parking lot maintenance, but that's the most plausible answer I have.
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Jul 12, 2021 15:45
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Show some respect, that’s clearly Lieutenant Dan’s car.
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wolrah posted:The more I think about it the more confused I am. My thought was they drove there like that.
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Uthor posted:My thought was they drove there like that. Isn't that a front wheel drive car? Also they'd have no steering.
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Jul 12, 2021 15:54
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Uthor posted:My thought was they drove there like that. ...how? Even if they could survive driving they would make steering impossible
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Jul 12, 2021 15:55
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wolrah posted:The more I think about it the more confused I am. The bearings in one of the wheel hubs seized and one of the front wheels won't spin. They needed to get to the store to get groceries. The dollies won't last for long, but they should steer just fine. The wheels would still turn and even if the dolly wheels can spin freely they're still going to generally go in the direction of power.
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Jul 12, 2021 15:56
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Mr. Nice! posted:The bearings in one of the wheel hubs seized and one of the front wheels won't spin. They needed to get to the store to get groceries. The dollies won't last for long, but they should steer just fine. I think I just had an aneurysm.
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Jul 12, 2021 16:01
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:There's a little aluminum cap inside the wire nut, so yes. Aren't you supposed to use whatever type of metal matches the metal your wires are made of?
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Jul 12, 2021 16:08
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Bad Munki posted:Isn't that a front wheel drive car? Also they'd have no steering. Didn't think about FWD.
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Harry_Potato posted:Arthur: The Accord may fly south with the sun, or the Outback or the 
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They probably used the dollies to wheel it into that spot because it dead. They are FWD.
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pacerhimself posted:They probably used the dollies to wheel it into that spot because it dead. They are FWD. Could it be a super lovely tow setup? Get the drive wheels off the gound and haul it , then push it into the space. I've seen enough poor decisions with tow straps that a potential image is pretty clear in my head. edit: probably not, just saw it off a phone, thought it was a condo parking lot or something. Probably not doing that ot get a car to the grocery store.
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Computer viking posted:I mean, if the socket doesn't have a ground connection in the first place, not splicing the ground wire shouldn't make it much worse? Nobody likes random nuts hanging out on the counter PainterofCrap fucked around with this message at 16:20 on Jul 12, 2021 |
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Jul 12, 2021 16:16
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This part of Akira always sets off my body horror phobia 
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Alkydere posted:
After my grandpa died we found several extension cords like this in his garage and workshop
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Invalid Validation posted:Not even worth it i guarantee you the extension cord was like five bucks at Walmart. It’s a small gauge that you buy for cheap when you don’t know what you’re actually doing. It also almost certainly isn't rated for the wattage of a microwave. You need an cord made from 12awg or 10awg wire for that sort of thing, but those are expensive so the $5 fire hazard from Walmart gets used instead!
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Shifty Pony posted:It also almost certainly isn't rated for the wattage of a microwave. You need an cord made from 12awg or 10awg wire for that sort of thing, but those are expensive so the $5 fire hazard from Walmart gets used instead! Depends how long it is. The wires in the wall are only 14 or 12. Agreed though that most orange cords are 16 gauge and can't carry that much current at any length.
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Crane loving. https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1414658154424569868
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Edit: ^^ Oh gently caress ^^Harry_Potato posted:<SOAPBOX_MODE> These are piss easy to use, and I highly recommend them. Not surprising, it mostly gets used for extension cords because careless assholes just whip that poo poo around.
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My dad has killed a few cords by trimming bushes and being careless about having his finger on the trigger and not paying attention to where the cord is. He used to be Mr. Safety, but stopped giving a poo poo once he retired. He once threw away an extension cord because the ground pin broke off. The only things ever plugged into it were a trimmer and leaf blower and neither had ground pins.
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Cat Hatter posted:Depends how long it is. The wires in the wall are only 14 or 12. What would you recommend for max current on a 16 gauge cord? I'm looking at various recommendations and they all say 12-13 amps at 25 feet is okay, with most of them saying 50 feet is okay too.
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