Electrical question

[old_gregg]

I think he is just a little worried because he is down to 117 volts and so must have a slow leak somewhere in his line.

sounds like a pressure test and a patch kit are all topper needs. topper the best way to get an accurate reading of your electrical psi is to put the black wire on one nipple and the white and copper wires on the other.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Since the Topper has shown again and again that he is too lazy to use google, allow me to lend a hand:

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/...t-of-the-world

[Topper]

I think he is just a little worried because he is down to 117 volts and so must have a slow leak somewhere in his line.

This.

[Topper]

Topper you seem very confused. I'll give you a little hint. Power is measured in watts. So when you say "If you have lower wattage, you will lose power more quickly" it doesn't make any sense. I'd suggest reading through the wiki entry for ohm's law.

Power is in watts, but isn't current in volts? Are you saying power and current are not related?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Power is in watts, but isn't current in volts? Are you saying power and current are not related?

Bloody hell.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/env...uestion501.htm

[Topper]

Bloody hell.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/env...uestion501.htm

You are not familiar with the use of rhetorical questions to engage in debate? I know that of course. He was ignoring my point that the US's usage of 120 volt AC is inefficient in comparison to the European use of higher voltage. I wonder if we know the historical reason for the difference between Europe and the US. IF you don't like a discussion, ignore it. You are a grumpy old man with no sense of humor.

[Donuthole]

You are not familiar with the use of rhetorical questions to engage in debate? I know that of course. He was ignoring my point that the US's usage of 120 volt AC is inefficient in comparison to the European use of higher voltage. I wonder if we know the historical reason for the difference between Europe and the US. IF you don't like a discussion, ignore it. You are a grumpy old man with no sense of humor.

Lol. From now on, will everyone please just assume that everything Topper posts is rhetorical? That will save us a lot of bandwidth.

[Uncle Ted]

Bloody hell.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/env...uestion501.htm

Topper, just remember V(ultures) keep their (I)'s on (R)abbits or V = I * R.

[Uncle Ted]

This.

117 volts is fine. If it gets down below 110 volts then you might want to get worried.

Pick up one of those $10 testers and it will tell you if you have lost your neutral or ground connection.

[Uncle Ted]

Why do we use 120 V instead of 220 or 240? Wouldn't it be more efficient to use higher voltage?

That doesn't even make sense.

Yeah, higher voltage would be more efficient and use smaller cabling. That is why the big transmission lines use higher voltage (i.e. 110 kV, 66 kV, 33 kV, etc.) and a lower current. The transformer outside your house steps this down to 120/240V so it doesn't kill your kids when they stick bobby pins in your outlets.

[Jeff Lebowski]

You are not familiar with the use of rhetorical questions to engage in debate? I know that of course. He was ignoring my point that the US's usage of 120 volt AC is inefficient in comparison to the European use of higher voltage. I wonder if we know the historical reason for the difference between Europe and the US. IF you don't like a discussion, ignore it. You are a grumpy old man with no sense of humor.

I see... A secret rhetorical question posing as a direct question. Yes, a rhetorical question might be just the device we need to tease an answer from this difficult question you have posed about voltage in the US. Or you could take five seconds (literally) and google it. Or you could take one second (literally) and click on the link to the answer that I already googled for you a few posts back in this thread:

http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...=1#post1161363

So is Topper dumb or lazy?

(Don't answer! That's a rhetorical question.)

[Surfah]

I don't know why anyone is still offering DIY help at this point. Toppper, call an electrician.

[Uncle Ted]

I don't know why anyone is still offering DIY help at this point. Toppper, call an electrician.

I was hoping that Topper was at the point to start ripping out drywall to find that lost neutral and posting some pics of the stuff he finds in his walls.

[Drunk Tank]

I don't know why anyone is still offering DIY help at this point. Toppper, call an electrician.

I feel for the electrician. Topper will inundate him with endless questions and question his every move. Then he will get pissed when the electrician doesn't engage in open debate over his rhetorical direct questions.

[Topper]

I was hoping that Topper was at the point start ripping out drywall to find that lost neutral and posting some pics of the stuff he finds in his walls.

I didn't have to tear out the dry wall, thank goodness. It wasn't hard to find.