From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Thu Mar 11 2004 - 05:59:22 PST
At 10:33 PM -0600 3/10/04, grntrks@juno.com wrote:
>While we are on this subject: here's something else to check. Remove the
>cover plates from the outlets and look at the terminal screw on the
>receptacles. Make certain any unused terminal screw are run down and not
>protruding from the sides of the receptacle.
>As an industrial/commercial electrician leaving the unused screws
>sticking out is a REAL SORESPOT with me. The slightest contact with the
>screw head and the box creates a dangerous situation, be it the hot or
>the neutral.
>
Wrapping the receptacle with electrical tape is a good precaution too.
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