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Subject:Re: Long, but true, saga of Galley Space
From:David Beierl
Date:Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:14:34 -0500
At 12:22 PM 12/19/2001, Matthew Pohlhammer wrote:
>Thanks to the member (Jim?  Bill?) who suggested using a G.F.I. outlet
>($7.99 for contractor grade) instead of trying to find a suitable circuit
>breaker replacement (Boater's World carries a similar-looking 15A c.b. for
>$6.99, but it's rated at 250VAC/28VDC, and would still be vulnerable to
>breakage if mounted in the stock Westy location.

A GFI is not a circuit breaker.  You still need one.  250VAC is a perfectly
normal rating -- it means you can use it on 220, not that you can't use it
on 110.

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"