On 11/29/2013 6:18 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> ...
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> notbob wrote:
>>>> pltrgyst wrote:
>>>>> T wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Circuit breakers do wear over time. It's a spring mechanism in there
>>>>>> that over a span of time will lose strenghth and not be able to
>>>>>> hold the
>>>>>> contacts together.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ummm, the spring doesn't hold the contacts together. It drives them
>>>>> apart when the breaker trips.
>>>>
>>>> That's what ya' get when looking for electrical advice in a cooking
>>>> group.
>>>>
>>> Heh. I didn't ask for electrical advice. The first sentence in my post
>>> indicated I was just venting.
>>
>> If you weren't interested in reciving advice then WTF did you post
>> your dillema? DUH
>
> As she just said, she was venting at the possibility of losing food
> from her freezer! I would be venting too
>
Exactly. If I'd wanted actual electrical advice I'd have asked "is
anyone here an electrician?". Or maybe found an electrical newsgroup.
LOL Even if someone here *is* an electrician, it's not as if they could
just drive on over and help me fix the problem. Even if I was a DIY'r
(do-it-yourselfer), I know better than to mess with electricity.

Jill