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re: Electrical question Re: extension cord -> power strip.
Posted on 11/24/18 at 9:52 am to pankReb
Posted on 11/24/18 at 9:52 am to pankReb
FTR the reason ext cords cause fire is daisy chaining them. Plug in something 15 amps, breaker won't trip, but wires are "stretched" so thin they get hot like filaments in a light bulb and melt down and start fire. Wire diameter in a cord is rated for the length of a cord.
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