A good barter

[philoÂÂ]

I went over to a friend's house to rewire her thermostat due to the wire being shorted within the wall. It was snagged on something so I could not fish a new wire through. I had to drill a hole in the floor.

So It would not show, we moved the piano and put the wire behind it.

There was a painting she did many years ago that had fallen down behind it that she forgot all about. I told her that it would be "plenty good" payment for my work.

Not only did I get an original paining, she gave me her father's WW-II Navy Bell!

I really did not want to take something so valuable so I may end up doing some more work for here.

There was a blown breaker in the panel feeding a short somewhere as it pops as soon as turned on.

I asked here when that happened and she said, " I don't know, maybe three years ago." Must not be on anything important!

[Gordon Shumway]

You ought to be arrested for theft. :-)

Damn nice bell!

[Stormin Mormon]

Sounds like you are both pleased with the arrangement.

Worth trying to isolate the short, and repair it. Never know when someone is determined to make the breaker stay on, and starts a fire.

People do strange things like reset the breaker repeatedly until it stays on. This, I know....

[philoÂÂ]

I know, but she insisted.

I still owe her a lot and will get to that wiring one of these days.

[Ed Pawlowski]

They should make the breakers in such a way you just slide a penny in to bypass it. Makes you miss the old fuse boxes.

[philoÂÂ]

With inflation today it would be a nickel or dime.

One of my friends still has fuses in his house but most people have upgraded by now.

[Stormin Mormon]

Yep, nickel or quarter at least.

BTW, my parents house has screw fuses. House made in the fifties. My trailer has breakers, and copper wiring (pulled front of panel and looked).

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[Stormin Mormon]

The person who repeatedly reset the breaker, finally was satisfied when the breaker stayed on.

The furnace had a blower motor shorted to ground. Each reset sent a major power surge through the wiring and furnace. Eventually, the relay on the furnace board fried.

Motor: $60. Circuit board from Carrier Bryant dealer $200. Not having Federal Pacific Electric panel box: Priceless.

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[Vic Smith]

That looks like a very old bell,

[philoÂÂ]

All I know is it's from WW-II

[Vic Smith]

Maybe just taken off a ship then. An old ship.

[philoÂÂ]

I'll have to see if she has any more info on it.

[micky]

Cant you keep it on by tying a string to the lever and nailing the string to the far wall?

[philoÂÂ]

Even if you hold a breaker to the fully "on" position, if there is an overload it will still trip.

[micky]

Darn. Those safety-geeks are real trouble-makers.

[Stormin Mormon]

Now, that's the tooth!

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