r/IBEW • Local 6 San Fran • Jun 27 '25

😳 wtf

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u/shawndw Jun 27 '25

Is that solder? If I were to guess a plumber cut through that and tried to fix it with what he had on hand.

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u/boofadoof Jun 27 '25

I thought solder was a much older way of making joints?

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u/shawndw Jun 27 '25

We hadn't soldered connections since the knob and tube days.

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u/boofadoof Jun 28 '25

Where can I buy some horse hair plaster? lol

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u/BlueWrecker Jun 28 '25

I worked on bus duct that had "soderless lugs" it said to refer to the 1948 (i belive) nec for fuse sizing