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No problem, I should have been less hard.

What is IF? Your way of saving face? I previously asked for clarification on surge protectors, and I started this thread. If someone...

There's been a discussion about Millers Falls oval slide vises on the main vise thread. I posted this there but thought it should be...

OK, all good to know information. Anything sensitive that really needs a surge protector, I will make sure it is on a properly grounded...

To me a surge suppressor is supposed to save delicate equipment from electrical spikes or surges when there are power failures, or when...

What does this mean in layman terms?

Surge arrestor. I have an APC, 10 foot cord and decent features, I would say medium duty. Plugged into a GFCI outlet that does not have...

I used a 3 light tester and they have typically been quite reliable for testing outlets

My walls are sometimes sheetrock, otherwise plaster, on lathe and a sub panel of 1" think wood. Many walls have shredded newspaper for...

At least a dozen, why? BTW, all my ungrounded outlets are 3 prong, just no ground wire connection.

Thanks to all, I just wanted to be sure it would be safe.

"however so equipment plugged into those outlets will still not have a ground pathway if there's internal fault." OK, so what does this...

I am sure this has been discussed, but I did some searches and could not find my exact situation. I have a very old house. I would say...

I had bought a box (16 0r 20 bulbs) of Amazon Basics bulbs. Out of 8-9 put into use, 2 of them started having flickering problem and 1...

The pitting on it is incredible, it looks like it spent years at the bottom of the sea. If it was mine, I would keep it as a user, just...