[Cob] re electrical

[David Knowlton]

yup. we are starting to cross paradigms and talk apples and oranges.

electricians and engineers will probably agree with the following:

1. grounding is good. do it.
2. big wire is better. use it.
3. heat is bad. see number 2.
4. fire is bad. see number 2 and get help from somebody who knows what they 
are doing.

5. if you have to choose between safe and stylish, go with safe. on wall 
wiring doesn't have
to be ugly.

david


>From: "dang balls" <dangballs at hotmail.com>
>To: coblist at deatech.com
>Subject: [Cob] re electrical
>Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:02:48 -0700
>
>
>    One thing to remember in this debate about conduit or not to conduit,
>    is that still air is a INSULATOR, and is a poor dissipater of heat.
>    where as heavy earthen mass is a poor insulator and will help to wick
>    away that heat from wire resistance.
>
>    Some other points to think about: Direct burial wire is used not
>    because its in earth, but because of the presence of water -plastic
>    insulating material, rather than paper. This should not be an issue in
>    cob.
>
>    Also conduit piping -smurf stuff- is expensive, toxic, hard to work
>    with, and plain old unnecessary if one is to use oversized wire, and
>    does not bury it deep into yer walls -this makes it easier to modify
>    if need arise.
>
>    Mice. Again should not be an issue in cob.
>
>    with dirty luv, jared
>
>    ps: no i am not an electrician
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