Re: ok, what's the trick?

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Mar 7, 12:24=EF=BF=BDpm, Frank Olson <use-the-email-
li...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> nick markowitz wrote:
> > On Mar 6, 1:45 pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> On Mar 6, 12:00 pm, "Christopher Glaeser" <nos...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >>> Got a new Altronix power supply. The punch-outs don't seem to be punc=
hed
> >>> out enough. Should I be able to remove one by pushing hard from the i=
nside
> >>> with a large screw driver? Or punch with a hammer? Or, is it possible
> >>> these were only partially punched? I've pushed and banged pretty hard=
, and
> >>> they don't budge.
> >>> Best,
> >>> Christopher
> >> Whenever this happens to me I always think............
>
> >> I hope the SOB who's responsible for this is buried alive in a box and
> >> his only means of of getting air, is by getting one of his f*#@ing
> >> knockouts open.
>
> > I use a step drill bit =EF=BF=BDthis way can is not bent . problem come=
s down
> > to bad punch dies not cutting properly.
> > manufactuer should know better before shipping out.
>
> Y'know... =EF=BF=BDYou've really gotta wonder about some electricians. =
=EF=BF=BDThis
> guy's installing a fire alarm system (Edwards Quickstart). =EF=BF=BDThere=
's a
> knockout next to the high voltage connection terminal for the
> transformer on the lower left of the can. =EF=BF=BDThe conduit wound up
> terminating about 1/2" below where the knockout was. =EF=BF=BDI'll give y=
ou one
> guess (you don't get three) where he drilled the hole rather than
> bending the pipe up just a little... =EF=BF=BD"But it wouldn't look neat,=
" he
> says... =EF=BF=BD"Who cares?" I say, "It's behind the drywall. =EF=BF=BDN=
o-one's ever
> going to see it."
>
> Then there's another electrician that can't take the time to read the
> freakin' manual. =EF=BF=BDThe Potter 9000 states that power for the contr=
ol has
> to enter through one of the side knockouts provided, and the low
> voltage/power limited wire has to enter through the top. =EF=BF=BDThe con=
duit
> (for the SLIC loop comes up through the floor) which means... =EF=BF=BDyo=
u
> guessed it... =EF=BF=BDHe's drilled into the bottom of the can. =EF=BF=BD=
The AC comes
> from the top of the can... =EF=BF=BDso why not use the convenient knockou=
t
> located there... =EF=BF=BDAnd to keep things really neat, let's tie-wrap =
the AC
> and the SLIC loop wiring together down the inside of the can...
> Da-ooooohhh!-

Silly you.

Having lived all these years and still think that everything is going
to work out right.

Could you imagine how dull life would be if that were so?

That's what happened to the Eloi.

As a result, they simply became fodder