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[Cob] flooded with cob messages!Gregori robinson at on.aibn.comMon Sep 22 13:12:35 CDT 2003
With your change in software, I am now receiving a separate e:mail from each posting, flooding me with e:mail. I am only interested in getting a combined list, once a week or so. Thanks, Gregori www.comsearch-can.com/robinson.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Knowlton" <pilot1ab80 at hotmail.com> To: <dangballs at hotmail.com>; <> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 1:43 PM Subject: Re: [Cob] re electrical > yup. we are starting to cross paradigms and talk apples and oranges. > > electricians and engineers will probably agree with the following: > > 1. grounding is good. do it. > 2. big wire is better. use it. > 3. heat is bad. see number 2. > 4. fire is bad. see number 2 and get help from somebody who knows what they > are doing. > > 5. if you have to choose between safe and stylish, go with safe. on wall > wiring doesn't have > to be ugly. > > david > > > >From: "dang balls" <dangballs at hotmail.com> > >To: coblist at deatech.com > >Subject: [Cob] re electrical > >Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:02:48 -0700 > > > > > > One thing to remember in this debate about conduit or not to conduit, > > is that still air is a INSULATOR, and is a poor dissipater of heat. > > where as heavy earthen mass is a poor insulator and will help to wick > > away that heat from wire resistance. > > > > Some other points to think about: Direct burial wire is used not > > because its in earth, but because of the presence of water -plastic > > insulating material, rather than paper. This should not be an issue in > > cob. > > > > Also conduit piping -smurf stuff- is expensive, toxic, hard to work > > with, and plain old unnecessary if one is to use oversized wire, and > > does not bury it deep into yer walls -this makes it easier to modify > > if need arise. > > > > Mice. Again should not be an issue in cob. > > > > with dirty luv, jared > > > > ps: no i am not an electrician > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > [1]Help protect your PC. Get a FREE computer virus scan online from > > McAfee. > > > >References > > > > 1. http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2755??PS= > >_______________________________________________ > >Coblist mailing list > >Coblist at deatech.com > >http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist > > _________________________________________________________________ > Instant message in style with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now FREE! > http://msnmessenger-download.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Coblist mailing list > Coblist at deatech.com > http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist >
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