Mercury was fun to play with in grammar school!
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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Later 30s early 40s I think ran in to some on service calls the switch’s would out last the cloth wire
I remember doing that and it was fun.
I live in a single wide mobile home and can't believe the crappy light switches they installed. I've had to replace 3 in the last 10 years.
They're still stocking-up and getting fat and happy at our place, but any day now we're expecting them to be gone.
Good luck, little buddies!
All 4 houses I've owned I've replaced every switch and outlet. I can't believe the utter crap that passes UL or ETL (or whomever's) testing, and I just don't trust the cheap ones.
Always went with 20 amp rating on outlets and switches
And no back-stabbing.
I need to upgrade my panel. It's maxed out the breaker slots and my garage circuit will trip if I have the compressor running or am using the welder and anything else turns on
I have a 100 amp service in my garage and in the winter I have to shut the electric heater off to run the compressor just so I don't overload the system. I wired my garage by myself and I did it right but still not going to press my luck.
Hell I have 60 amp it sucks, House is 100 amp.
I've been toying with the idea of s whole house backup generator... but I'll need to upgrade the panel first and maybe get the switch box added then. That would allow for me to break up the cost
Screws only a lot of the 20 amp outlet don’t have the back stab in them you have to use the screws
Lunch in Cambridge Wisc.
Long ride for snacks
2 distilleries this afternoon.
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Amperage to my garage is limited to the power cable. Maxed at 80 amps. Think i will upgrade it. Im heating shop and my office, if im using a lot of air, i need to make sure im not using hoist or welding while compressor is running. Summer is fine, as no heaters are running.
I thought you had a pellet stove in your garage?
Icetech
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Been a long day.. i wish people would bring in **** earlier, i'm here at 6am.. people wait til 2pm to bring in stuff.. so now i'm swamped before i leave for the day.. which is fine, but would rather be caught up 
I usually try and get to places for service about 30 minutes after opening... just to let the folks at the location to get their crap together.Been a long day.. i wish people would bring in **** earlier, i'm here at 6am.. people wait til 2pm to bring in stuff.. so now i'm swamped before i leave for the day.. which is fine, but would rather be caught up
I like the Spanish business schedule with mid- day closures and tardes hours
Icetech
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yeah i would prefer stuff in the morning.. i am very fast and stopping in the middle of a job to go home is just annoying, i like a nice empty bench in the morning
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