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I finally took a picture of mine I go off in a completely different direction than most others here. I prefer a simple, minimalist approach...but I keep it up all year. Do any of you do THAT?

A friend and I were discussing the Norge brand name, and what ever became of them. I know they made a variety of different appliances, but I haven't seen a new one in years. What became of them? Gone out of business? Eaten up by another company? For that matter, what about Easy?

A friend and I were discussing the Norge brand name, and what ever became of them. I know they made a variety of different appliances, but I haven't seen a new one in years. What became of them? Gone out of business? Eaten up by another company? For that matter, what about Easy?

I could go on for hours about the variations I've made in pumpkin pies, and Charles I believe I can get some edumication from you. But I have to tell about an experience I had several years ago... I was making some pumpkin pies from pie pumpkins, and was doing it the same way - cut it in half...

Capacitors are the #1 problem in old electronics. Some people think tubes are the usual problem, but they actually tend to be pretty reliable. I have a 1937 GE console that has all original tubes (picture enclosed). Big problem? 1) Bad capacitors 2) lots of rotted rubber covered wire. If you...

I have seen the red/black/green color coding on imported items in this country as well. If you have a plug with only 2 round pins, there are a variety of plugs it might be: Europlug (2 conductors) this is the European equivalent of our 2-prong ungrounded plugs. France / Belgium (2 pins & a...

Are they a 48 volt slide base? If so, yes they are common and there should be many sources. The more common number is 48PSB - do a Google search for it and you can find them easily. This picture is from Allied Electronics, one source that has them. They make them in voltages from 6 to 120...

Can I go on record as saying that I am not thrilled with any of our potential candidates? "Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles. " ---Pat Paulsen

Lastly, this is a 14-50. It is generally the correct one for an electric range, but again, seldom used. Like the 14-30, it is a rather large plug. Now, what would you like to plug into what?

This is a 14-30. It has the two hot connections, a neutral and a ground. This is the CORRECT plug for an electric dryer in this country, but it is seldom used.

This is a 6-50. Note that in a way it looks like the common 5-15 outlet but it is much larger. Another difference between the 10-50 and 6-50 is that the 6-50 is designed for grounding only on the 3rd prong and the ground is not intended to carry current. The 10-30 and 10-50 are designed to have...

This is a 10-50 configuration

This is a 10-30 configuration

The previous picture is commonly known as a NEMA 6-15 This is a NEMA 6-20. Note that the 6-20 recepticle will accept either a 6-15 or a 6-20 plug, but a 6-20 plug will not fit into a 6-15 receptacle.

Probably not. What is the power requirement of the centrifuge? (I believe here in the US we call it an extractor). Normally, a dryer outlet is fused for 30 amps - although here it is not uncommon to have 50 amp outlets installed for the dryer. Yes, it is wrong, but that doesn't seem to deter...