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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Active_Ear3776 on 2024-01-22 00:33:18+00:00.

Any Oregon low voltage guys on here? What’s the going rate for an LEA? Fire alarm experience play into it much?

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Time-Proof2828 on 2024-01-21 23:57:30+00:00.

Running a 200kw machine off a diesel generator. 3 phase 415v. The length of the run in approximately 45m. Does it matter much on the cable sizing if I put this cable in a duct underground or if I go direct in the ground with now duct. Thanks in advance.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/LilRaheese on 2024-01-21 21:48:47+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Urist_was_taken on 2024-01-21 21:10:46+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/muffinChicken on 2024-01-21 20:59:16+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/hampilton on 2024-01-21 20:18:47+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/magicone2571 on 2024-01-21 19:42:59+00:00.

My company is building a NEMA 4R box that will be hardwired with conduit. Inside will be a 120vac to 12vdc convertor and a small black wifi to ble device. I believe Section 725-54(a)(1) would apply and we would need a barrier between the voltages. Plus it would be safer for service to have the high voltage protected anyways. However my company likes to save money and everything has to be justified beyond belief. So curious if I have the right code and if anything else that could come into play.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/DomDino2006 on 2024-01-21 18:47:00+00:00.

Hi, just wondering if anybody has ever seen a red and white wire connected to a light circuit in the uk if so please comment and I will try to see your reply

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Dazzling-Commission2 on 2024-01-21 18:36:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/inspector256 on 2024-01-21 17:53:41+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Masochist_pillowtalk on 2024-01-21 17:52:22+00:00.

The company I work for has been doing a lot of substation work over the last 2 years and looking at the bids our pms are going for its gonna be a lot more. I'm already get sent to build one from ground up in February.

They decided to pick a few of us to send back to school to get substation technician certifications to start running these projects as we branch out into it more. I'm one of them. I'd have to sign a contract to not quit for 2 years after I start school cuz I guess it costs like 10k to send each person.

I'm a little torn. Would be a nice cert to have under my belt for good paying gigs if I ever leave this company. But I know if I bite they're gonna whore me out strictly for these jobs which means I'll pretty much be traveling for work until I leave them.

Is that how you all work too? Or do you guys work at like 1 specific substation or at least an area where you could be home more often than not?

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Major_Tom_01010 on 2024-01-21 17:29:50+00:00.

Hi there you may recognize me from asking questions like "why are you guys putting gfi on everything and are we (cec) next"? Today asking about whole house surge protectors.

OK so I was tought as an apprentice that surge protectors were a scam because they wouldn't survive anything serious anyway. They seemed to be something sold by companies that employed sales bonuses. This bias may come from the days of the boxes with a tiny capacitor in it that were sold to elderly as a scam. I have installed them on well pumps but that's it.

I noticed from people posting quotes on askelectrician that they were being marked as required by code for NEC. I have also been seeing Mike homes devices being sold at my suppliers.

So got me thinking, is this something that has actually become useful? I just had a call where a power surge took out a furnace transformer and left them with no heat overnight. Would this have protected them?

I have a policy of never recommending anything that's not needed, but have no problem making money off selling things that are useful- and could even get ahead of the trend and start recommending them to my clients - but only if doing so is effective. It's not yet code here in the north lands.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/acowutter on 2024-01-21 16:38:06+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/subnautica_guy2 on 2024-01-21 16:18:10+00:00.

I’m looking for help on making a small tube shaped thermoelectric cooler because I bought a metal pencil recently and want to modify it to make it always cold if anyone could give me help on making a small tube shaped thermoelectric cooler it would be greatly appreciated

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Sojen72 on 2024-01-21 15:47:57+00:00.

Hi all, This is my first electrical project.

I cut power at the circuit breaker and disconnected the ceiling fan/light.

In the ceiling electrical box there are three wires (Black, red, white).

My new LED fixtures has (Black, green, white).

Not sure what to do with the green and red wires.

Pics here for visual.

Any help is appreciated.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/EtodayIn on 2024-01-21 14:32:25+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/logobruh on 2024-01-21 13:36:08+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/FranksFarmstead on 2024-01-21 12:23:34+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/space-ferret on 2024-01-21 08:04:21+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/KlumsyNinja42 on 2024-01-21 05:31:59+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Pooditch on 2024-01-21 03:04:23+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/CookieSensitive9385 on 2024-01-21 01:59:54+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/milton_freedman on 2024-01-21 01:27:54+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/Im_Mutant on 2024-01-21 00:17:40+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/electricians by /u/JJCooIJ on 2024-01-20 23:47:00+00:00.