Vol. 05: The Quick and Dirty: Holes, Rivets, and Bent Metal

Learn three essential shop fabrication techniques and reward yourself by making a wi-fi signal deflector.

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Correction for page 112
On page 112 of MAKE Volume 05 ("How to Build a Power Tap"), we ran an illustration that could cause some confusion as well as a tripped circuit breaker.

PLEASE DO NOT BUILD THE POWER TAP AS SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATION.

The illustration shows a dual plug receptacle, which, when wired improperly, can cause a short circuit. Do not attach the wires from the extension cord to the screws on the same side of the receptacle, because it will create a short circuit.

Here is a corrected PDF for that page.

The PDF is designed so you can paste it right over page 112 in MAKE 05.

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Romex is NOT suitable for extention cords.
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Sorry guys, but type NM cable (Romex) is the wrong cable to use for extention cords, and the use of it in this application is a violation of the NEC.

Instead, you should use a real extention cord, or some type SJ or SJT cable.
Posted by tantivy on May 08, 2006 at 05:00:27 Pacific Time

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