ISB Sola Basic Corrector de Voltaje

Canadian Rainbirds wrote:
I must note here that for those in Mexico, DO NOT TRUST the colour codes used in Canada on the USA. Here there are so many so called electricians that use what ever wire comes to hand. I have seen green hots and black neutrals.

Earth Ground? often not connected. I have seen the neutral terminal bonded to the ground terminal on the outlets to fool the three terminal testers into showing that the plug was wired correctly.

Great post and right on the point. How many people can I find on Craigslist who say they are licensed and for a few bucks will do anything I ask and that's in the U.S.

Here in Mexico we've done just about everything that it says you're not supposed to. I use an extension cord with out a male end, two open wires and hang them on the fuses in the box for the well in the front yard. Works great.

When we built our house in Monterrey we had to wait (way back then) for the electric to be connected. We made an extension cord with two male ends and sent power from my neighbor's house to ours. It got us through our first week. Granted, we used it for minor draws.

People get to worked up over the rules. The best rule is common sense.