Larry if you look at the specs, they are rated for 10 amps and 18 gauge wire. The more amps the more heat (sorry not trying to be a smart a**). That is why they warn you against useing a store bought 6 strip power adapter. I like gearguycts solution, use 12 awg and you'll never have to worry about it. I have seen the effects of overloading an 18 awg wire, not pretty. I know i'll get slamed for this but,....... I'am an electricain by trade and run my co with an CI guy.

http://www.fineelectricco.com/

NICE!!!!

I knew I would get slammed. Pretty funny though. idodishez I did put my neck on the token choppin' block.

Im not questioning your competence, but if I were in your shoes I would elaborate a lot more than what you did on your reply to this this post!

Im not an electrician, but I do understand basic electricity and your statement has no validity based on your reply. Although I do understand your point.

I can rub sticks together to start a fire but it takes a lot more on other parts that arent "up to par" than the parts that are. I.E. the ciruit not being the problem rather than the cable/conductor that carries it. Now is it capable of a 1/2 amp load to cause a fire? Yes...... It is... but with the assumption that everything else is acceptable to modern standards.......No.

Back to the question you answered. Is a 15-20 amp circuit that draws 13 amps going to cause a fire? NO, with the exception of it having something wrong with it outside of the capabilities of the receptacle/breaker.

Im not attacking you rather than giving you understanding of how to clearly answer questions/posts. I look forward to your input on questions I may have regarding your field of expertise but can also see Larry's case and point.

Thanx, guys.

Yes, 13 amps through an 18ga. wire will generate heat. I did not notice the wire gauge in the ad. Hell, I barely looked at the image. I said, "Oh, those things."

By the way, I am an electrician, I do not play one on TV, and I did not stay at a Holiday Inn last night

Good, Larry. We'll keep the light on for ya, unless it doesn't work or it causes a fire.


As Larry says, why? If 13 amps will cause a fire, then the whole NEC and electrical industry is totally screwed up.

By the way, who has a group of wall warts that draws a constant 13 amps?





And your work is UL approved? "Cost" can include future liability, too. Hand electrical wiring can make a nice target if there is a fire, even if it had nothing to do with it. You can't always tell why a fire started, but when you see something not UL approved, it's likely to be blamed.

Whoops!

Just a fire electronic related story. Cabinet installer drilled through a VGA cable running to an LCD, video card shorted, sparked, caught on fire started to melt. Thank god it was caught immediately.

Well, if you think your installation will catch fire then that alone scares me. Never happened to me in the past 15 years.



I asked my brother who is a fire chief about this statement. He says you don't give them enough credit.

Who? The UL or firemen?




I agree. There's no reason to be scared by my work. I never thought any of my fires were going to happen.

I guess a more polite way of putting it would be that I trust an IBEW electrician a lot more than a "UL" cable made in Taiwan.

I know of a company that had a fire caused by the audio system. All wiring was legit, and all installed properly. An amplifier developed a problem. 14V DC offset. Customer turned on that zone, and left the house. Destroyed two rooms, and the water did more damage to other rooms.