[conspire] CABAL (in-person + Jitsi Meet), Sat., Feb. 14, 2026

[Steve Litt]

paulz at ieee.org said on Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:30:15 +0000 (UTC)

> Elisa,
>Your home electrical has me thinking.  
>1) Over time and 1000's of uses the metal in the receptacles looses
>its "springiness". and no long grips the prongs on the plug.
>Replacement parts are $5 at any hardware.  Wall switches can also wear
>out and need replacing.  I"ve had to have several of each replaced. 2)
>There is something serious in the wiring which could eventually cause
>a fire.  This isn't likely, but you want to consider it before it is a
>disaster. Paul

Also, please verify that all your 10, 12 and 14 gauge wire is copper
and not aluminum. Aluminum might be OK for header feeds, but it's a
fire waiting to happen in normal wiring, unless your every receptacle,
switch, wirenut, lightbulb connection, junction box, and everything else
is made specifically for aluminum wiring and tightened down correctly.
And I think such tightening must be periodically maintained: I don't
know how periodically.

SteveT

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