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    remote activated?...kinda like a car alarm

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    Nice workshop you have, do you have any inside pics?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveW View Post
    These are great ideas guys, but i'd kind of like to get to and from my shed without getting my ass shot off.

    -Dave
    wheres the fun in that

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    You guys will be seeing a lot more of this come the summer, i hope. The high winds have taken some stuff off the roof, i'll be getting Andy & Steve to fix it later.

    All the electronics are in the hall, the lights and power switches and stuff. Need a fusebox, but it's all there. Looking forward to it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveW View Post
    ... Need a fusebox, ...

    -Dave
    Is this a terminology/language thing or do you really use fuses and not a breaker?
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    wich one would be better??
    i also use fuses

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    It's just a terminology. It's a box of breaker switches but we still call em fuse boxes in Scotland.

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    OK thats what I thought. I was just curious, because depending on when the house was built and when it was upgraded, some still have fuse boxes. When we remodeled our house, we found the original tube and knob wiring still there, just disconnected.
    http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/10327.shtml

    I think breakers are safer. Just the technology behind them makes them more sensitive to shorts and stuff. Not 100% sure on that though. In the end I think it depends on what type of circuit you are protecting. I do know they are expensive $165 for a 50amp breaker for the hot tub... It is a GFI breaker though.
    http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/i.../infgfi.shtm#1

    http://www.bfs-ind.com/disc/disc202.htm
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    Nothing like having a good shed!
    I've recently had to move for a new job and when I was looking for my current place, the garage was the first priority.
    I ended up finding a place with a double garage at a good price and only 10 minutes from work.
    Shame I had a 2 1/2 car garage with a store room off it as well at my old place and now have to squeeze it all in here....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Airbozo View Post
    OK thats what I thought. I was just curious, because depending on when the house was built and when it was upgraded, some still have fuse boxes. When we remodeled our house, we found the original tube and knob wiring still there, just disconnected.
    http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/10327.shtml

    I think breakers are safer. Just the technology behind them makes them more sensitive to shorts and stuff. Not 100% sure on that though. In the end I think it depends on what type of circuit you are protecting. I do know they are expensive $165 for a 50amp breaker for the hot tub... It is a GFI breaker though.
    http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/i.../infgfi.shtm#1

    http://www.bfs-ind.com/disc/disc202.htm
    breakers are just more convenient, not safer. the thing about fuses is that there is no way they can fail at all. they work on the basis of if to high an amperage is running through it (during a short) the metal heats up and melts. there is no way a short could be happening and not trip a fuse.
    a breaker on the other hand is mechanical. and anything mechanical can fail. i have been on job sites where we have to short out a wire to find what breaker it belongs to. in 3 cases now we have had to short the wire for upwards of 2min! yes, 2 minutes before the breaker would trip. not a good sign.
    just my point on the subject. =)

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