Wiring

[Oonrahnjay]

All construction guys have a pile of extention cords somewhere they been meaning to fix or get rid of. Just saying

     And a lot of those are because the cords got stretched.  They rely on the strands of conductors for their strength and their own weight will stretch them (making the individual strands thinner and less able to carry current) if they're left hanging or if they're stressed, like if someone trips over them and pulls them.  A couple of strands are so thin they overheat and melt, then all the current is put through the remaining strands and that overloads them.  Extension cords are good for what they are, but you have to be careful about how they're used and treated.

[luvrbus]

    And a lot of those are because the cords got stretched.  They rely on the strands of conductors for their strength and their own weight will stretch them (making the individual strands thinner and less able to carry current) if they're left hanging or if they're stressed, like if someone trips over them and pulls them.  A couple of strands are so thin they overheat and melt, then all the current is put through the remaining strands and that overloads them.  Extension cords are good for what they are, but you have to be careful about how they're used and treated.

 

They have a pile because of OHSA  I can't began to tell you how many rounds I went with OHSA because of extension cords and ladders.LOL we would sell off the ladders and cords every year and it almost payed for the employees Christmas party   

[eagle19952]

Every portable gravel crusher in America runs on SO cord.

There is not a harsher vibrating shaking dirtier place to conduct electricity (and lots of it)....never replaced a wire...

[Dave5Cs]

Clifford don't forget Chopping cord ends off because the Ground was the wrong way for the new codes & Hard hats that were out of date.... Fall devices that had never been used but the date was more than a year old.Scaffold nets..... Don't get me started!, Oh you already did!...
Dave

[luvrbus]

Yes and don't ever tell one "write the damn citation" BTDT