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Date:         Wed, 14 Jun 1995 09:19:20 -0700 (PDT)
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From:         Steve Johnson <sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com>
Subject:      Re:  Any electricians?

So James "How-many-Type II-owners-does-it-take-to-screw-in-a-light-bulb?" Brill says:
> 
> are cordless.  So, before I go burn the place to the ground:  Can 
> somebody tell me how many 100 watt bulbs I can plug into this cord?  
> It says "Use this medium capacity outdoor cord with garden or power 
> tools and appliances that require 10 amps or less."  It also says 16 
> AWG on there and down by the little UL sign it says 10A 1250W 16/3 
> SJTW-A.  It is 100ft in length.  I recently consolidated my household 


Hmmm.... let's see 1250 watt cord divided by 100 watts per bulb.... 


Hmmmm...  I get 12 bulbs with 50 watts to spare.  What'd you get?


;)  


I hope I didn't screw this up....   Am I forgetting something?


Steven 


sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
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