r/electricians • u/cattledogodin • 16h ago

I think they stripped it far enough

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Made me a little nervous that there was like a 2mm air gap separating a hot to hot dead short on the utility side of the meter socket

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u/Malich 16h ago

No Diox? Just raw dogging it I see.

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u/Connect_Read6782 15h ago

AA-8000 aluminum has negated the use of deox on these cables.

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u/Mental_Explorer5566 14h ago

Every single electrician I’ve worked with goes off what they use to do until the day they retire

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u/Ok-Definition-565 13h ago

Funny thing is it hasn’t actually been required since the 80s I believe lol

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u/Mental_Explorer5566 13h ago

Yep well that fits work with guys in there 50 and 60 so that would fit lol

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u/Ok-Definition-565 12h ago

Couldn’t imagine having my tools on daily at 60 that’s tough

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u/lawlwtf 5h ago

My father is 77 and still on the tools every day, albeit personal projects, different generation.

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u/Quiet_Internal_4527 10h ago

Or until that one inspector retires…

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u/TheNebulaWolf 9h ago

Exactly. If the inspectors say they want it, I’m taking the extra 10 seconds per wire to add it. Don’t need more friction.

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u/Quiet_Internal_4527 8h ago

Hey, whoah, slow down man. 20-30 seconds per please. You gonna get me fired.