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echo: osdebate
to: Frank Haber
from: RobertB.
date: 2006-11-20 19:21:04
subject: Re: UPS weirdness

From: "RobertB." 

In article ,
 "Frank Haber"  wrote:

> Waveform can matter, if just computers and (old-style) fluorescents are on,
> on
> that circuit.  I've seen readings be off by 10%.  BX is truly illegal, unless
> silver crosses the palm of your electrician.  Bury it, say it's from 1947,
> and
> who's to know?  Oh, snazzy vinyl inner insulation, with 1999-vintage
> markings?
> How'd that get there?  Oops, I seem to have dropped all the twenties out of
> my
> wallet, Mr. Inspector - would you help me pick them up?
>

Maybe because the building is so old, they don't need to comply with the
most up-to-date code? We talking about the same flexible BX cable?
'Cause it's used in all the old buildings around here. What else would
they use?

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