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16 July 2014

Re: [DIY] Electric outlet fails; tell me what to do and I'll do it (carefully)

 

Code is for safety. 14ga is SAFE on a 15 amp breaker. Ga determines heat produced. 14ga will not overheat at 15 amps or less.


KrazyKyngeKorny (Krazy, not stupid)




On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 10:47 PM, Mountain Master mountain953346@yahoo.com [DoIt_Yourself] <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

It is code, sure. But the fundamental reason is physics..the circular area of a specific
copper wire dictates the maximum current through that gauge as copper, as all
conducting metals, have a specific resistance to the flow of electricity (electrons)
which is then used to compute the max current for that wire...the national electric
code, even with all it's bureaucratic stuff is aware of the physics of electricity, it
just is not the place to explain it in detail..otherwise the code would be
double in size.....a good reference is the khan academy...

 
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From: "Ray Kornele krazykyngekorny@gmail.com [DoIt_Yourself]" <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [DIY] Electric outlet fails; tell me what to do and I'll do it (carefully)

 
14ga copper is standard for a 15 amp circuit. It's building code. 12ga is used for 20 amp circuits.


KrazyKyngeKorny (Krazy, not stupid)




On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Ron Johnson l0c0l0b0@hotmail.com [DoIt_Yourself] <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 
What's a 14 gauge wire doing connected to an outlet?  It should be 12 gauge, which doesn't fit in the back connections and can only be wrapped around the screw.









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