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walls...your choice, although I do agree that it is more durable to the miscellaneous stud/tool/etc that you loose grip on, and crashes into it. Ceiling no less than 5/8, as 1/2" looks like a ocean after not to long, as it slowly sags between the joists. this is my opinion, and nothing more...

Yes, that 'magic' wild leg is VERY good at letting the smoke out. I've seen several Canadian equipment suppliers think they got a 120/240 Y, only to find that a third of their equipment lasted only 16ms....heh. Apparently a delta 120/240 doesn't exist to our north.....

Sounds like the little guy might have a problem with malnutrition. if I had to guess, a little low on lead. Nothing a air powered rifle wouldn't take care of....

yuck....seen that that before....the 'white conductor' is usually dark brown....and I concur....IF the existing is crappy....don't risk moving it around.

Right on. Do it with breakers, or find the first outlet in each circuit, and install a GFCI receptacle, and daisy chain the rest of the circuit off the 'load' side. (You don't need a GFCI receptacle at each place you have a outlet. In lay terms, a GFCI checks to see if you have the same...

We are still talking about the garage, right? :lol_hitti

That's the mantra I live by....pun intended! :willy_nil

He's very lucky to have a bud like you...I've known many a person that will 'pretend' to have your back, but would have left the toolbox soaking wet, pretending to have never seen it. Nice work!

Nice!!! I have occasionally taken the laptop out to the garage for doing those 'Quick lookups', and always been afraid that I was going to do something stupid. This is a nice way of going, 'cuase the worst your going to do is loose a keyboard. I'm going to have to follow your lead. :thumbup:

It's your garage.....but something to consider; If you do have a fire (we all hope not!), whether this is the cause or not, your just setting yourself up for a fight with the insurance company. They are very good at the miss-direct, delay, 'find any reason to delay/reduce the payout.' If they...

Nawww, I was just having a little fun until you got past your technical difficulties. I always appreciate were 1 key give you the ability to switch 2000amps at will, and makes me think about how arc fault protection is changing this.... Justin

I'll raise you with a.....I'm an EE, used to design controls for water and wastewater treatment plants, and now work for the company that manufactures the majority of the controllers used in those plants. (and I know what a Kirk Key interlock is too <Double - smile>)