[geeks] D'OH!

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 12:48:48AM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
> On February 1, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> > > You know, if you have the round screw-in breakers, you can just stick a 
> > > penny in the socket... It will probably take more than 15A  - for a 
> > > while anyway... ;^)
> > 
> > Who sets up 15A circuits anyway?  I thought that 20 and 30 were standard 
> > (depending on whether they are lights or sockets), with others used as needed.
> 
>   15A and 20A are standard for houses in the US, more so 15A than 20A.
> I have *never* seen a 30A 110V circuit in a residence.

Well, I took a quick gander at our panel.  Hmm.  Seems to be mostly split 
between 15s and 20s, although there are 2 30s and 2 50s.  The 50s go to
seperate panels though, I think.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd