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  RESTORING POWER
    l~vo ways of comwonly cutting off your electrici~ are
    removing your meter (Yeal ) or by slipping little rnbber
    sleeves o~rer the prongs of the meter, thus preventing the
    prongs from contacting the sockets.
    
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    _gJ ~ It Offl
    
    To get around these methods ;s easy. Just put in another
    meter, or jump the socket with wires. If you do ~ic,
    prepared for a visit from a E:lectric Co. representative.
    Be œ~norant bot nice. "A jurnper? What tbe heck ~s a jum-
    per? '' Or you can jump the socket from behind the meter
    pan so tbat even if the meter is gone they won't see the
    wires. This will hopefnlly be explained in a fu~re issue.
    
    To remove the plastic sleeves from the meter prongs ~
    easy, but.they'll not~ce (may~e) that your meter reading is
    going up and your wLeel is moving, so you shouid inst~ll
    jumpers too. In ~ct, ycu can leave on the sleeves and ve~y
    care~lly inst~ll the jurnpers so the meter ~s dead but the
    Jumpers are live. That may require some work, thoua~h.
    ANY IDEAS?
    
    Or, you can do the safest trip of all, and tbat's to stea1
    it from your landiord. Or~y do [his if you hate your l~nd-
    lord, but of course don't do it anyway. Just tap the wires
    from a h~ll light cr an outside light and run them into yo
    a~rtrnent. The maximum carrent you ca~ use is then de-
    
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    Hall Light (~)
    
    Extension Cord
    
    ermined by ihe fuse of the hall or outside light circuit. If
    you use too much current, the filse will blow and you'll have

    





    to wait until it's replaced to get electricity from that clrcuit
    When wiring outside, use thick, weatherproof cable.
    All power wiring rr~ust be done intelligeátly. Otherwise
    you can have a fire. So here is how to flg~ your curtent
    demands: ~ach appliance you use eats up a cortain number
    of watts. 110 volt appliances use 1 amp (or ampere) for
    every 100 watts of power. 220 volt applinaces use 1/2 amp
    fcr ever 100 watts. You'll usu~y be using 110 volts, so
    obtain #10 wire for handling up to i000 watts, and #14 wire
    for 1000 watts or more. ~rdware stores will have all the
    plugs and sockets and wire you need wi~ people who can
    show you how to hook it up.
    Hide all Itfap~r jobs by routing the wires tI}rough walls ~;
    above ceilings. Czmouflaging somet~nes helps. I~ y ou ~i~
    ofT of a hnll light, be sure to replace the bolb eac~ time i;
    blows. If someone else does it they may see your handiwerk.
    Whenever you do a t~p job, pay attention to safety rules.
    If possible turn off the circ~iit while you're wor~ng on it.
    Find the switch or the fuse that blrns it oft If you must
    work on it while it's live, get a friend who }mows how. It'-
    dan~erous, and one must use insulated tools and have er.cugt;
    dexterity to be able to work with ~loves or;. We suggest you
    find the [use and have someone hold a ~ashlight. If anyone
    asks, you're just c~ngin~ ~e bu~b.
    
    Dear TAP,
    If anyone there is into short wave and has a recelver tbat
    can tune 17,436. 5 Kc. {IlT's frequency) for facsimile
    transrnission, you can intereept all sorts of memos,
    schematics, etc., by hooking it up to a Xerox 400 Tele-
    copier(rents for $50. a month).
    
    - ML, PE NNSYLVA NIA -
    
    