Re: Re: Re[1]: FYI: Home Depot Good buy on conns/cables 20' 3...

Ian wrote:

>The impression I have of the US is that you go out of your way to
>make everything 'safe' - even to the point of not having kettles
>that boil waterhot enough to brew tea! <snip>

Well said. Sort of like the 1.8GPF volume toilets(do you still say
Loo?)designed to save water over their 3.0GPF ancestors; But which
often must be flushed twice! 1.8+1.8 > 3.0! Doesn't make much sense.
Of course someone will point out that "everytime you only flush once,
you save"

>Now all connections are made using screw terminals, either as brass
>blocks with a clamping screw within<snip>

FYI, we call these "kernies" and use them on larger wire sizes.


Ballendo