This wiring method was such a common occurrence used by Iraqi and Turkish subcontractors that I had totally forgotten about it until someone sent me a photo. I thought it would be fun to have a quiz. So…tell me what’s wrong with this installation!!
This is a standard 230 volt switched receptacle….It is equivalent of our [...]

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I have been contacted by a National US news program that is looking for people who are willing to share their experiences about the electrical conditions in their camps. Electrician experience is always welcome but you don’t have to be [...]

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You watch and you decide.

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I do not understand why the Department of Defense is not getting it!!! Read on….
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Editorial: Electrocutions
The tragedy of preventable death
August 4, 2008
The death of Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth in Iraq could have been prevented if the Army and a defense contractor had done their jobs.
Maseth, who grew up outside Pittsburgh, was [...]

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This is the most recent AP news article on the Iraq Electrocutions. You read it and you tell me what you think. Here’s what I think…finally…..someone wrote one in favor of poor little ole KBR.
Report appears to clear KBR in soldier’s death
July 29, 2008 6:21 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AP) - An interim Defense Department report has [...]

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With current media coverage on the Iraq Electrocutions and tomorrows hearings of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform entitled “Deficient Electrical Systems at U.S. Facilities in Iraq” they decided to air my segment of “The Story” today.
Before I give you link….I want to say the “The Story” did and awesome job. My [...]

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