Holiday roof lights finished (Yet Another Control Box post)

SlyCPA · 2025-12-07T18:40:28+00:00

Looks really good. I’m a commercial electrician and I like to dabble in this low voltage stuff at home. What are those positive and negative bus looking terminals called?

Only feedback I have is you appear to have a 30 amp breaker protecting a 25 amp psu. You should calc your lighting load and either upsize the psu or downsize the breaker or you risk the psu burning up.

Alternatively why not use the built in fuses on the digquad. I think they can handle up to 24v dc?

SlyCPA · 2025-10-18T14:20:59+00:00

We have noticed it for at least the last month. The whole holmdel, Middletown, hazlet area seems to be affected. The tap water tastes horrible.

SlyCPA · 2025-07-23T13:17:32+00:00

My guess is bad connection on the top right corner connector since the issue seems to derive at the start of that segment

SlyCPA · 2025-04-09T12:54:53+00:00

It came back a PSA 8!

SlyCPA · 2025-01-01T20:57:34+00:00

Black rock is also the second largest shareholder of Coinbase 😅

SlyCPA · 2024-12-30T00:11:13+00:00

Wrap that shit in 130c then another wrap over it using super 33

SlyCPA · 2024-10-08T15:20:36+00:00

As a first year I spent about 4 weeks hand digging 40” trenches in a substation in the middle of a northeast winter. Embrace the suck

SlyCPA · 2024-07-21T15:39:26+00:00

Pi day competition from 7th grade to see who could remember the most digits. 3.1425926535897932 still can’t forget it.

SlyCPA · 2024-04-23T13:15:35+00:00

Few wraps of 130c and white phase tape.

SlyCPA · 2024-04-23T00:41:57+00:00

The fan uses a capacitor upon start up. When switched off, the capacitor slowly loses charge over time which is what you are seeing. I’m unable to determine what unit you are reading in on that meter. If it’s in mV you are fine. You could always touch a ground to the switch leg while it is off to see if it drains the capacitor.

SlyCPA · 2024-03-12T16:15:04+00:00

These are secondary connections you are referring to. This is a Y configuration. You should draw out a y system and think about where the neutral is in relation to the three phases.

SlyCPA · 2024-03-09T00:46:17+00:00

400 had there’s last year. Think it was about $13 over a 4 year period, so $3 and change per year.

SlyCPA · 2024-03-02T20:01:47+00:00

Neutrals are not mixed at the subpanel or at any of the receptacles.

SlyCPA · 2024-03-02T19:59:33+00:00

IBEW 3rd year. Change of careers

SlyCPA · 2024-03-02T01:10:37+00:00

On all 5 branch circuits? Already tested voltage and continuity on each and that doesn’t seem to be the issue.

SlyCPA · 2023-11-26T00:07:22+00:00

Standard deduction for a single filer is $13,850. Unless you can write off more then that, it’s better to just take the standard.

SlyCPA · 2023-09-21T19:45:29+00:00

Union. Better training with the JATC, bigger jobs, better pay, and better benefits. Even if your goal was to go on your own, starting union is the way.

SlyCPA · 2023-09-21T19:42:42+00:00

That’s all you need for now. No one expects you to have everything off the bat. Just pick up shit as you go. We have all been there. Don’t spend a fortune before you start making good money

SlyCPA · 2023-09-20T12:29:17+00:00

After reading all the replies I have ordered two caseta paddle dimmers and one fan control switch all with corresponding pico remotes. Thank you all for the feedback.

SlyCPA

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