To: tacticalogic
You have to handle the wires to separate them. As soon as the neutral connected to a live fixure is separated from the neutral connected to ground, it is hot.
I know that if "you know what you're doing" you can do this safely, but the folks who really know what they're doing follow the rules.
18 posted on
08/18/2006 5:52:45 AM PDT by
Lonesome in Massachussets
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
I've never done this except in the case of a single-ended switch leg, with nothing downstream. I understand it's not "good practice". Not sure if I've made a bigger mistake by doing it or by having admitted to it.
19 posted on
08/18/2006 5:56:42 AM PDT by
tacticalogic
("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
I know that if "you know what you're doing" you can do this safely, but the folks who really know what they're doing follow the rules. That is right. I'd never recommend an "Edison Circuit" to anyone.
21 posted on
08/18/2006 6:04:26 AM PDT by
300magnum
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