[TheForge] Lamp cord and heat generation

Fri Jun 14 11:13:00 2002

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Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Lamp cord and heat generation

Dave, will this go up and down enough to fatigue the wire? Probably not,

but think on it. If so, your best bet is the finest stranded wire you 
can find.

Steve Smith

Dave Brown wrote:

> 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. 

As the rope stretches and relaxes over time, the electrical cord will
take up the slack and become the device used to hold the lamp.  Or, the
cord will move along with the stretching rope, and pull the wire nut
connections apart<G>.