Re: Electrical Wire Safety (Underground)

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

The first comment by the first person I met in the Physics Dept. was by
one of the mechanicians ~ I was a reverse brain drain.  The second;
remember we have 240 V mains, be careful.

Here any bath outlets must be powered with ground fault interrupters.  I
doubt a similar safety device  can be designed for lamps, so an
insulated switch is an excellent idea.

bc, whose memory is dimming.

p.s. joke: upon observing the absence of panic bars on the exit doors (A
new building,) I said they were required in the US.  He answered "Being
British we don't panic."

Matt Harding wrote:

> Speaking of England, what's up with the pull cord light switches in t=
> he
> bathrooms?  In my experience, the pull cord was always a natural fibe=
> r,
> never metal like you might find in the US.  Is there a significantly
> greater risk of shock in a British bathroom, or is this simply done f=
> or
> tradition's sake?
> MJH
>
>
> "An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made i=
> n a
> very narrow field."
> =20
> -  Niels Bohr
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> =46rom: Forum for Physics Educators [mailto:PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu] On
> Behalf Of Bernard Cleyet
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 11:41 AM
> To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
> Subject: Re: Electrical Wire Safety (Underground)
>
> In England where I lived (the Potteries) all the utilities are (were)
> under the sidewalks covered by large paving stones set in sand.  As i=
> s
> obvious, expense and disruption was minimal.
>
> bc
>
> Edmiston, Mike wrote:
>
>
>
> > John Denker put in a plug for underground wiring.
> >
> > I say AMEN to that.
> >
> > However, we have had a some problems in my area.
> > On our campus, we have had problems
> > that have either occurred from improper
> > installation and/or ground movement.
> >
> > The most frequent faults have occurred where the
> > wires go under streets.  Perhaps the road bed wasn't
> cut