Really old Fuse Panel from | Tools In Action

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DR99Member since Nov 2012Jan 16, 2014 7:24 PM CT

http://www.reddit.com/r/cableporn/comments/1v7icy/replacing_this_today_its_install_date_is_1909/

This panel has been working fine before the First World War and is finally getting updated!

Harold WrayMember since Jun 2013Jan 16, 2014 7:33 PM CT

Wow that’s old. Is that from Thomas Edison’s house? What did they use for phones, two tin cans with string.

Conductor562Member since Nov 2011Jan 16, 2014 8:30 PM CT

I helped do some work in a building build in the early 30’s that still had the original fuse box. Looked similar to that.

regopitMember since Feb 2013Jan 16, 2014 9:44 PM CT

My electrician likes to call them fire starters because people like to put penny’s in them. I come across them when I work in the old row homes in Baltimore city.

Conductor562Member since Nov 2011Jan 17, 2014 1:43 AM CT

I imagine older cities like Baltimore, Boston, etc. probably still have a bunch hiding somewhere.

DR99Member since Nov 2012Jan 17, 2014 2:38 PM CT

i can’t imagine what a service change costs in the big cities! They are already expensive enough in the suburbs. It’s a few grand either way

yamatitanMember since Oct 2013Jan 17, 2014 6:36 PM CT

DR99 wrote:
i can’t imagine what a service change costs in the big cities! They are already expensive enough in the suburbs. It’s a few grand either way

We really dont make much on a couple grand service call. I Typically have 1500 in material and labor on a 200 amp service change not including insurance, gas, wear and tear on vehicles and tools, etc.