11 Jul
2005
11 Jul
'05
7:05 p.m.
Every time I open up the back of a monitor or computer power supply, I'm
flirting with Disaster! I'm a good flirt, I've been told. I dunno - it
seems a miracle to me that I'm still alive, in fact. ;-) Good advice ,
tho; if not the fact that it's probably not smart to re-wire the breaker,
it will certainly invalidate your insurance if anything ever happens in
your home, even if it's unrelated; the insurance company will find a way
to make it as such.
NO! NO! NO! BAD ADVICE!
One should never replace a breaker with a higher rated one unless they
are
sure the wiring can accomodate the increased amperage. A 15A breaker
requires 14 guage wire. A 20A breaker requires 12 guage wire. Putting
a
20A breaker on 14 guage wire is flirting with disaster.
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Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
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