[TheForge] Lamp cord and heat generation

Thu Jun 13 14:08:00 2002

Not as long as the wire size is right. 16 gage should be large enough. 14 gage
would be oversize and should produce no heat for 200 watts.

Darrell

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Brown" <[email protected]>
To: "TheForge" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 10:05 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Lamp cord and heat generation

> I have a request from another blacksmith to make a rope with a three wire
> (i.e. ground wire included) lamp cord in it's center.  He plans on using it
> to hang a light fixture from a hay truck in a converted barn type
> home.  The rope is to be run through pulleys and/or blocks keeping the
> original barn and hay hoist look without visible wiring.  Making the rope
> with the wire core isn't the problem.  It's the heat insulating property of
> the rope.  The light fixture will incorporate two (2) 100w light bulbs.
>
> The question:  Will there be enough heat generated in the cord when on that
> could cause a fire hazard with natural fiber (sisal) rope wrapped around it
> and insulating it from normal heat dispersal?
>
>
> Dave Brown
> Heritage Smithing
> Green Bay, WI
> ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG
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