User contributions for Fredquint

25 February 2024

• 00:2000:20, 25 February 2024 diff hist +15 m Overhead line →Construction: Expanded "catenary" usage.

29 January 2024

• 06:0006:00, 29 January 2024 diff hist +58 m Service drop →Residential: Added cross-reference to "weatherhead"

26 January 2024

• 04:1604:16, 26 January 2024 diff hist +171 Ground (electricity) Addeded reference to the Ground Wire returning to the incoming Neutral conductor.

28 August 2023

• 07:2207:22, 28 August 2023 diff hist +189 m Electrical wiring Added citation

1 August 2023

• 01:1201:12, 1 August 2023 diff hist +44 m Multiway switching →Carter system: Added reference to Edison Screw based lamps.

3 May 2023

• 02:3302:33, 3 May 2023 diff hist −178 Service drop →Australian: Corrected the information supplied.

1 May 2023

• 06:1506:15, 1 May 2023 diff hist +175 m Service drop →Australian: Added extra information and reworded.

30 April 2023

• 02:3002:30, 30 April 2023 diff hist +17 m Gallon →Imperial gallon: Added Litres to the "Cubic Decimetres" cited, to equate with other references to the Litre.

17 April 2023

• 04:5004:50, 17 April 2023 diff hist +1,465 Service drop Added description of Australian Fused Point-Of-Attachment

22 December 2022

• 09:1609:16, 22 December 2022 diff hist +22 Multiway switching No edit summary Tag: Reverted
• 09:1309:13, 22 December 2022 diff hist +113 Multiway switching Added a "reference' to "Multi Location Switching", in an attempt to have this term being considered as "more appropriate".

22 August 2022

• 09:0109:01, 22 August 2022 diff hist +122 m Mains electricity by country →Table of mains voltages, frequencies, and plugs: Amended "Note" concerning (UK Type) "Shaver Supply Units" in Australia

18 May 2022

• 06:4306:43, 18 May 2022 diff hist +50 m History of AC power plugs and sockets →U.S. combination duplex socket: Added reference/citation for Leviton model 5000-I

11 April 2022

• 04:2104:21, 11 April 2022 diff hist +770 Twist-on wire connector →History: Added quote from US Patent 1583479 Application

27 January 2022

• 04:5704:57, 27 January 2022 diff hist −58 m Three-phase electric power →History
• 04:4804:48, 27 January 2022 diff hist +59 m Three-phase electric power →History: Re-inserted Patent reference.
• 04:4104:41, 27 January 2022 diff hist +427 Three-phase electric power →History: Highlighted the contribution of Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky in the development of the three-phase transformer
• 04:3504:35, 27 January 2022 diff hist +496 War of the currents →Aftermath: Added a reference to Dolivo-Dobrovolsky and the German International Electro-Technical Exhibition of 1891

12 January 2022

• 07:0907:09, 12 January 2022 diff hist +8 m Three-phase electric power →Color codes: Added Year of Earth Insullation Colour change in Australia.

31 December 2021

• 04:5804:58, 31 December 2021 diff hist +263 m Celsius →Centigrade vis-à-vis Celsius: Added reference to the change to Celsius in Australia - as compared to the UK. Tag: citing a blog or free web host

27 December 2021

• 12:2712:27, 27 December 2021 diff hist +592 Twin and earth /* Australia and New Zealand * Correction to specifications and a reference added.

23 December 2021

• 05:3505:35, 23 December 2021 diff hist +93 AS/NZS 3112 Added "Socket Adapter Plug" image.

20 October 2021

• 05:2905:29, 20 October 2021 diff hist −35 m Touch-sensitive lamp Added 1984 patent reference
• 05:2305:23, 20 October 2021 diff hist −62 m Touch-sensitive lamp Corrected patent reference.

21 May 2021

• 07:4707:47, 21 May 2021 diff hist +54 m Decimalisation Added additional reference (Peter The Great)

22 April 2021

• 09:3609:36, 22 April 2021 diff hist +192 m Earthing system →Other terminologies: Added reference to "System Grounding"
• 09:1509:15, 22 April 2021 diff hist +296 m Earthing system →Other terminologies: Added references to Protective Multiple Earthing (PME) and Multigrounded Neutral

19 April 2021

• 05:1605:16, 19 April 2021 diff hist +26 m AC power plugs and sockets →NEMA 1-15 ungrounded (Type A): Added reference to period of introduction of wider Neutral pin
• 04:1404:14, 19 April 2021 diff hist +430 Electrical wiring →Modern wiring materials: Added the requirement now to insulate bare PE conductors in most jurisdictions.

7 April 2021

• 06:2806:28, 7 April 2021 diff hist −32 m Pint →Effects of metrication: Corrected information concerning the US pint
• 06:1706:17, 7 April 2021 diff hist +171 m Winchester measure →After the Norman Conquest: Added reference to the USA

21 March 2021

• 08:4908:49, 21 March 2021 diff hist +111 m Ring circuit →History and use: Added a locatable reference

22 February 2021

• 07:0207:02, 22 February 2021 diff hist +129 m Metrication in Australia →Metrication of weather reporting and forecasts: Additional reference
• 06:5006:50, 22 February 2021 diff hist +103 m Metrication in Australia →Metrication of weather reporting and forecasts: Added a reference. Tag: citing a blog or free web host

27 January 2021

• 07:4707:47, 27 January 2021 diff hist +130 Metrication in Australia →Building and construction: Referenced date of Building Industry conversion.
• 07:4007:40, 27 January 2021 diff hist +129 Tape measure →Australia: Added date of Building Industry Metric change completion for buildings commenced after the start of the change to SI (Metrics)

18 January 2021

• 03:2403:24, 18 January 2021 diff hist +11 m Euroblock Edited to conform ti IEC specifications.

16 January 2021

• 07:0607:06, 16 January 2021 diff hist +152 Metrication in Australia →Metrication of weather reporting and forecasts: Dates of change to "metric" specified.

1 November 2020

• 07:5207:52, 1 November 2020 diff hist +80 m Metrication in Australia →Extent: Added an additional reference.

11 June 2020

• 06:0206:02, 11 June 2020 diff hist +62 m AS/NZS 3112 →History: Added a better reference.

3 April 2020

• 09:0609:06, 3 April 2020 diff hist +192 War of the currents →Remnant and existent DC systems

16 March 2020

• 08:5608:56, 16 March 2020 diff hist +57 m Metrication in Australia →Building and construction: Added citation.

13 March 2020

• 02:0602:06, 13 March 2020 diff hist −113 m AS/NZS 3112 →Variants: Spelling correction.

28 February 2020

• 07:3307:33, 28 February 2020 diff hist +188 Metrication in Australia →Metrication of the road signs: This is a correction to an earlier "correction". The yellow plates indicating the equivalent miles WERE on the distance markers on minor roads - at least, in NSW

24 February 2020

• 09:2209:22, 24 February 2020 diff hist +39 Passports of the European Union An attempt to clarify the use of heraldic word "Arms", which is a small (but very significant part) of any "Coat of Arms".

14 December 2019

• 07:3707:37, 14 December 2019 diff hist +288 m AS/NZS 3112 Several description changes.
• 06:4806:48, 14 December 2019 diff hist +175 AS/NZS 3112 Added information concerning the use of the term "Active" to indicate the "Line" or "Phase" connection.
• 03:2903:29, 14 December 2019 diff hist +107 m United States customary units →History: Amended a reference to the Imperial system

11 December 2019

• 07:1507:15, 11 December 2019 diff hist +23 m Electrical wiring Reworded to clarify the description of a photograph.

2 December 2019

• 09:0609:06, 2 December 2019 diff hist +550 Metrication in Canada →Conversion process: Added information concerning road sign changes.