1899 electrical code

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Hi to all,

this was posted elsewhere the other day from Mike Holts site www.mikeholt.com

The 1899 electrical code (the first NEC code)](http://www.mikeholt.com/documents/nec/NCSE1899.pdf)

Times have changed

Regards

Gerry

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Cool…

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Joe Tedesco has the one page version that predates this one.

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WOW! That’s even **Cool…**er…

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lol…a one page CODE…now those were the days…thehehehe

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http://www.electrical-contractor.net/NFPA/NEC_1881.htm

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http://www.electrical-contractor.net/Inspector_Resources-NF.htm

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So joe…how was it doing electrical in those times…Did you enjoy the experience…thehehe…har…har…just teasing ya fella…:slight_smile:

Thanks…enjoyed reading it…most certainly…

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Thanks Joe,

I was hoping that you would repost that link, I knew I had seen it before but couldn’t remember where.

Regards

Gerry

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The 2005 code is almost 800 pages long.
Do you really feel 800 times as safe?

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No Greg, just about 800 times more confused :mrgreen:

It is amazing though how the use of electricty has overtaken all our lives and its uses and systems have had to be rethought so often as a result, what would you think the 2106 code will look like, and how many wheel barrows will you need to move it :wink:

Regards

Gerry

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No…actually I just call it “Job Security”…lol…do I feel safer…lol…not really as no matter HOW many codes we have…I still see the crappy wiring I saw today on a service call…