Sliced my 30 amp cord, need advice
I know this will elicit a snide comment from someone, but here's my situation: I keep my RV plugged in at home and for 10 years I've just run my riding mower over the cord while mowing. Not the best i...
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wa8yxm wrote:That was my point. "Code" has come to mean bible and some see it as their way or the highway. It kind of has become a turf war between "standards and practices" and old fashioned common sense, I doubt Stonehenge complies with any "Codes" yet, there it is. I'm done ranting. But let's be careful out there.
Solder may not be listed in the code.. But is it BANNED by the code.
60 years ago it was the standard way to combine wires.
Just make sure you use solder rated for ELECTRONIC use, not plumber's solder.
The house I used to own many joints were soldered and friction taped, NO junction box. Just tape. That was the standard of practice when it was first wired. Those joints are still good today.
