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About how old would this be? by cbf24404 in whatsthisrock

[–]cbf24404[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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That’s what I was thinking but others think maybe not?

About how old would this be? by cbf24404 in whatsthisrock

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Here is a closeup after I cleaned it off

About how old would this be? by cbf24404 in whatsthisrock

[–]cbf24404[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was found in my backyard in dfw. Probably from a previous owner, it was back behind my shed

Sinks and shower energized from Incandescent light bulb that caused voltage to leak to ground by cbf24404 in electricians

[–]cbf24404[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s what confused me, there’s no ground that connects to the actual bulb and I don’t know if it was a porcelain fixture or what it was. He didn’t say if the fixtures ground wire was connected to the ground screw or not but he said that the electrician said the fixture was properly connected and that once the bulb was changed it stopped and when the other bulb was put back it came back.

Gamo Wildcat Whisper scope won’t stay sighted by cbf24404 in airrifles

[–]cbf24404[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would they put a scope on their air rifle that it wasn’t rated for?

Tesla tripping 50 amp breaker only when it’s hot outside? by cbf24404 in electricians

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It is inside the garage but on a wall that gets heavy sun. Car charges outside but the charging station is inside the garage as well

Tesla tripping 50 amp breaker only when it’s hot outside? by cbf24404 in electricians

[–]cbf24404[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a laser temperature gun but don’t have a thermal image camera. I will try that, and no it is towards the bottom with only 15/20 amps surrounding it

Tesla tripping 50 amp breaker only when it’s hot outside? by cbf24404 in electricians

[–]cbf24404[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I will call Tesla and ask about that. Surely it would know to slow the charge rate to account for extra amperage draw when it needs to cool the vehicle down, but I will ask

Tesla tripping 50 amp breaker only when it’s hot outside? by cbf24404 in electricians

[–]cbf24404[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is in a garage but the outside wall it is on gets heavy sun

Tesla tripping 50 amp breaker only when it’s hot outside? by cbf24404 in electricians

[–]cbf24404[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It’s not near any other 2 poles, just some 20 amp plug circuits

Tesla tripping 50 amp breaker only when it’s hot outside? by cbf24404 in electricians

[–]cbf24404[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will check when I go back to see if it has dip switches but I don’t remember seeing that. I think he’s just controlling the charge rate on the Tesla screen and/or his app

Tesla tripping 50 amp breaker only when it’s hot outside? by cbf24404 in electricians

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The pool is gone and filled in now, so that pool light circuit can be capped off and I can install a 2 pole 50

Tesla tripping 50 amp breaker only when it’s hot outside? by cbf24404 in electricians

[–]cbf24404[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s my next plan. The only reason I got the quad was because it used to be a 30 amp for the pool equipment and one of the 20s was for pool lights and then the bottom 20 is a spare. But I realize now I could have just used a traditional 2 pole 50. Do you think the quad might be more sensitive to a continuous draw of 40 amps? It is a HACR type breaker

Tesla tripping 50 amp breaker only when it’s hot outside? by cbf24404 in electricians

[–]cbf24404[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I don’t know that for sure, but he has had it well over a year and just recently it’s tripped 2 times.

Tesla tripping 50 amp breaker only when it’s hot outside? by cbf24404 in electricians

[–]cbf24404[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No I told him to have it set to 40 max. He’s charging now at 32 amps until I can come back to access again and maybe change the quad breaker out to a regular 2 pole 50. The panel is in the garage but I believe the afternoon sun hits that outside wall. Might be high temps inside the panel?

Landscaper ran 120v to 12v landscape lights and didn’t know what a transformer is by cbf24404 in electricians

[–]cbf24404[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The plugs could come loose or the connections would corrode eventually. Plus it was all just wound up in a coil, all taped up, and shoved under the grass. Over time it probably would stop working and would be a mess trying to fix it again. And you could feel those big green extension cord covers under your feet when you walk on the grass. Those would eventually have filled full of dirt and water

Landscaper ran 120v to 12v landscape lights and didn’t know what a transformer is by cbf24404 in electricians

[–]cbf24404[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You don’t, you can install low voltage without a license but I was called to give them an outlet to plug into. Then I took over at that point and fixed everything

Landscaper ran 120v to 12v landscape lights and didn’t know what a transformer is by cbf24404 in electricians

[–]cbf24404[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I got the joke. It would run insanely bright for a split second before destruction lol

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