First edition of wiring regs 1882!

Richard Burns

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• Feb 8, 2014

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So long as you do not start to follow them!

Things were simpler once methinks.

 

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• Feb 8, 2014

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Richard Burns said:

So long as you do not start to follow them!

Things were simpler once methinks.

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Just 2 pages for the entire regs.. A wishful thought!

I like point 10.. The employment of gas or water pipes as conductors for the purpose of completing the circuit should in no case be allowed.

 

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• Feb 8, 2014

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And her we are some 17 editions ahead and 23000 amendments ...

I like the external isolation switch needed if the voltage exceeds 200v between any 2 points in the same room lol

 

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• Feb 8, 2014

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oh its the old regs........thaught it was the Electrical Trainee exam papers

 

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• Feb 8, 2014

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If you look closely at the bottom you can see Telectrix's signature

 

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• Feb 8, 2014

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i do like the splice though
with solder you would need a tractor to pull it apart LoL.
i was given a wiring book based on the nec codes back in the late 60's
a bit of lite reading but tha bad part was the book has a slightly musty odor
(must have been damp at one time or another)

 

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Fin170

• Feb 8, 2014

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Very nice, does anybody know where to find other early editions?

 

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• Feb 8, 2014

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gnuuser said:

i do like the splice though
with solder you would need a tractor to pull it apart LoL.
i was given a wiring book based on the nec codes back in the late 60's
a bit of lite reading but tha bad part was the book has a slightly musty odor
(must have been damp at one time or another)

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You want to see some of the crap that’s still OK in some states of the good old USofA?

The soldered joints are breach, married, britannia and scarf. I was taught how to do them all.

And for industrial

 

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• Feb 8, 2014

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like the bit about `probing with electric currents`...

could be a cure for emma clancy....

 

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• Feb 8, 2014

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Interesting

 

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• Feb 8, 2014

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Deleted! Too personal

 

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• Feb 8, 2014

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GLENNSPARK said:

like the bit about `probing with electric currents`...

could be a cure for emma clancy....

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• Feb 8, 2014

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Tony said:

You want to see some of the crap that’s still OK in some states of the good old USofA?

The soldered joints are breach, married, britannia and scarf. I was taught how to do them all.

And for industrial

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actually wiring like this is not acceptable and if inspectors see any of it the have the meters pulled.

 

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