On 15/11/2007, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -ERRNomenclature Dotan. Fuses aren't rated in watts, but amps, and the > voltage they can successfully blow and interrupt the circuits current flow at > in the event of a total crowbar with several thousand amps flowing until the > fuse can interrupt it some milliseconds later. Thanks, Gene, I meant amps. That was a slip of the keyboard. > Secondly, that certainly sounds like a fire looking for a place to happen. I know. I mention it each time I visit. > Who is the legal authority responsible for that? Here in the US we have > pretty well enforced codes that would be grounds for legal action in the > event some old, grandfathered construction such as you are describing should > malfunction and start a fire. I'll check that, alright. I _think_ it's legal as so far as I know (I could very well be wrong) the legal code states one splitter on each outlet, and that's what she's got. It's certainly not safe, but it may be legal. > That is probably a radiated noise problem, where better cables in the audio > system might reduce it. We're talking 20 watt cheap PC speakers that came with her cheap computer. > If the lights dim so that you can see it whebn the > heater comes on, that would indicate undersized wire, and when all that is > added up, I think she should be changing her address to a more modern > building for her own safety. It's not that bad. Actually, I'm aware of dorm rooms with worse, and so far as I know there is are illumination problems. They are all phlorecent lights, however. > >Thanks in advance. > > A dose of luck would be handy too. Most certainly. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
