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		Recent Activity at ECN Forum: Come, Join Us! Re: Is the GEC covered by 300.5? Posted by harold endean: The easy answer to this is, who cares! However that it not a professional answer. Low voltage cable can be buried 6" down as per table 300.5. So can't a conductor that doesn't have current (in normal conditions) be allowed to be buried 6"? As long as it is not laying on the ground where it could tri Re: New construction Posted by Rewire: 36 hours is not alot of time to do a neat job. Re: Re:Panels Posted by Rewire: We put them in unfinished basements so why not an unfinished attic,I think a permenate stair would be required. Re: Another question about AFCI's Posted by HotLine1: Harold: Wall mounted heater, 120 volt, in bedroom....AFCI in new work, not in Rehab Wall mounted heater, 120 volt, in bath.......GFI, maybe, depending on locations. Toe kick in bath, 120 volt,...GFI, IMHO, No Toe kick in kitch, 120 volt,...GFI, IMHO, No Re: Intersystem grounding block Posted by HotLine1: Time to clear the air.... The light poles that I reference herein are site lighting metal poles, installed by an EC, on private property. The 'rod' is a 'spec' item by the EE/PE/Arch. I am not refering to utility poles (wood) installed and maintained by a utility here. Re: A New Twist to Solar and Wind Power Posted by renosteinke: The latest issue of the IAEI magazine has an (actually readable) article on a new twist to alternative energy: the micro-inverter. Personally, I think this is an idea whos time has come. Where it matters to us is that it radically changes the way secondary power sources are tied into the system. Re: Multiple Wire Circuit for lighting Posted by renosteinke: The last lights I installed had a caution notice printed inside them addressing this very issue - that you need to be wary of harmonics issues. IMO, there is merit to oversizing the neutral, at least through the first row of lights. This does complicate your installation technique. The insula Re: "free hours" and the law Posted by renosteinke: Greg is absolutely correct as to what the 'law' says. Nor is an unhappy person the only way the apple cart can become upset; any accident will raise the issue. That said, let's take a reality check. As a rule, employment is AT WILL, and this is a society based upon merit and compteition, not 'rig Re: scrap conduit Posted by gfretwell: That is true. I set an old dresser out and a scrapper came by and took the knobs off.. They were not anything special either, just mismatched/broken pot metal and a couple hardware store pulls. I have just started putting scraps of wire and such on top of the cans. I had a pile of signal cables so

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