12 Jul
2005
12 Jul
'05
4:03 p.m.
Ethan Dicks wrote:
On 7/12/05, William Donzelli <aw288 at osfn.org>
wrote:
Wasn't that popular to install in the 1970s?
While I have no Al wiring in my 90-year-old house, I do have
knob-and-tube, which is why I ran two new 15A circuits to the back
bedroom for the computers.
-ethan
Many years ago (30+), my grandmothers house was wired by running
cloth covered wires on insulators (like you see used for electric fences)
inside the house. (not inside the walls) One wire on each side of the
insulator. (No 3rd ground wire either)
Want to try hooking up a mainframe using that type of wiring?
I shudder
when I picture aluminum core wiring... I just have visions
of it evaporating under load! :-)
I am not sure how old youor house is, but beware - lots in the town have
(or had) Al. Mine did (rather, I am still yanking it out).