On 2015-06-15 05:33, Felix Miata wrote:
Doug composed on 2015-06-14 22:12 (UTC-0400):
Probably not. My dad, a licensed electrician around that time of his life, and the contractor buddy he grew up with, built the house over 50 years ago. I've been living in it full time over 34.
Copper oxidizes. And this makes a bad contact, when two wires, or wires and connectors, join. A slightly bad contact heats up just a bit, which in turn increase the speed of oxidation, which then becomes worse and worse. You notice this first by plugs becoming warm to the touch, then hot, then melting the plastic. A contact that was made 50 years ago may by now not be that good, even if it was perfect at the time. Specially if the connection is not isolated from air.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/181010423753 says the outlet in question is good,
That thing does not test for cable resistance, which is the possible issue.
same as all others I've ever tried it in. Had there been a problem when a licensed electrician did my service upgrade from 60 amp and buss fuses to 100 amp and breakers 27 years ago, such problems if there were any should have been found, right?
Not really, they develop. 100 amps... my whole house is 10 amps max, old contract. A typical modern house is about 20A here.
Also FWIW, I live on waterfront.
Does that mean near the sea, lake or river? Sorry, language barrier here. If the humidity is high, or worse, salty, the oxidation worsens.
The printer the new Brother replaced was a MF Canon laser. It never made the UPS squawk.
Means that the power surge is higher. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)