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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Misaplication of 3 Phase Power equiptment could have lead to a deadly Arc Blast

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I was helping with a project at a local factory  where there installing new equipment when I caught the fact the lead electrical contractor ...
Monday, September 3, 2012

Insulbrik The siding which looked like brick but was made with Asphalt

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Asphalt Siding more commonly known as Insulbrik and similar spelled names   where I live was a fantastic way to cover up your wood frame h...

Monitor your alarm system for free thru the cloud

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For those who do not want to pay for monthly monitoring and have the skills required an open source software micro controller has been rel...

Old Gas Stations and Leaking Tanks a bad situation

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A couple times during the summer I would stop at Chucks Gas Station on Pa. 56 in Apollo to get gas for the weed trimmer I use at the radio...

An Abandoned sites deadly legacy comes back to haunt in Kiski Valley

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I ride past this fenced in abandoned  property a couple times a month  in Kiskimere Pa. along River Rd. which runs along the Kiski River i...
Friday, August 31, 2012

GE Low Voltage Lighting control system was ahead of its time

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 In early 1960's General Electric released an advanced  low voltage lighting control system which used a series of   24 VAC  3 wire re...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Phantom Voltage its there but its not?

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I had one of those trouble shoots the other day which can drive you nuts if you do not have the proper equipment to check it out. One of ...

In the days before modern phone systems affluent Home Owners had these fancy intercom phones in there homes

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 Since the late 1930's  before we had all the fancy music intercoms and business phone systems and other means of convenience to conta...