Posted on behalf of Dick Wideria.

GREETINGS TO ALL ! THIS EMAIL COMMUNICATION IS COMING TO YOU FROM THE OFFICE OF

SECRETARY, SUNCOAST DIVISION IAEI, FLORIDA CHAPTER-SOUTHERN SECTION !


Hear Ye ! Hear Ye ! Hear Ye !

A convocation is called for the regularly scheduled monthly meeting on 10/08/09 at 130pm !
The May 2010 Florida Chapter annual meeting committee will meet 1 hour earlier at 1230pm to 130pm to update the progress for the meeting's particulars.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE SITE OF THE MEETING !

It will not be at the City of Largo. It will be at the Holiday Recreation Center, 2830 Gulf Trace Blvd., Holiday FL 34691. Make a westerly turn off of US19 at the McDonalds Golden Arches and progress about .75 miles to the Recreation Center.

The Annex and the City Hall meeting rooms at the City of Largo are no longer available due to building repairs being done at the Annex, thereby making the City Hall meeting room overbooked for city business.

Discussion will take place about substituting the Holiday Recreation Center, or another Pasco County location, for the tri-monthly meeting site in lieu of the City of Largo. The discussion will also entail adding a Pasco County meeting site on a 4 month rotating basis with the current meeting locations.

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The regularly scheduled monthly meeting for 09/10/09 was opened at 130pm by President Eugene Swisher. 23 movers and shakers of the electrical industry in the Tampa Bay area were present.

1st time visitors/attendees were Sonny Bohm, Lonny Martinez, Jim Stephens, and Valentino Perez. Valentino is the newly hired electrical inspector for the City of Largo and comes to us with prior Palm Beach County Division experience. Another attendee who has not been here for a long time was Clyde Hady along with his son Josh. A great big welcome was given to all.

The minutes of the 08/13/09 monthly meeting at Safety Harbor were not yet available from the former secretary. Notes made by Dick Widera were used to give a verbal report. There were 14 attending. The 2010 meeting committee met 1 hour earlier at the Paradis Restaurant to work on the May 2010 meeting. No Treasurer's report was availble what with the Treasurer being out of town. Discussion took place about the 10/01/09 impending effective date in Florida for the 2008 NECode. Wes Colley moved with second by Mike Jordan to send letters to all local AHJs in order to stimulate interest and attendance. Wes Colley and Dick Widera agreed to originate innovative programs to generate interest in future meeting attendance.

Dick Widera reported attending the funeral services for long time member Alan Fuhreman in Plant City

The Treasurer reported that the Division was solvent, but did not have a formal report to deliver. He did provide a $ 500 check to Dick Widera to be delivered to the Bay Area Electrical Apprenticeship program at PTech Clearwater campus.

The Education Committee is still working on the breakout of the CE hours for the May 2010 Annual Chapter meeting. Nelson Montgomery said that work was being done to put together a CE seminar for the 2nd week of February 2010.

John Sheesley gave a Membership Committee report of 117 active members with 31 additional persons being delinquent.

Mike Jordan reported that the Public Awareness Committee is looking to identify all electrical inspectors in the Division's territory.

Robert Barbee reported on the Jannel's Law Committee, that the FBCode has accepted CO detectors and the law is repealed.

Nelson Montgomery reported on the May 2010 Chapter meeting. All the various details have to be in place by January in order to report to the Florida Chapter BOD meeting in Altamonte Springs. The dates are Tuesday to Saturday May 04 - 10, 2009 ! NECode questions have to be in hand by the Committee and to the Code Panelistsno later than 04/01/10. All advertisements for the meeting bulletin must be received by 04/01/10.

The Chairman then turned the meeting over to Tom McDonald of APT Surge Suppresion Devices. Tom gave an eloquent and informative slide show presentation, along with providing handouts of the slide show program. Particular attention was drawn to the changes in terminology in the 2008 NECode. Dick Widera stated to Tom after the presentation that it was refreshing to partake of such a professional presentation that had no "snake oil" content. Tom smilingly replied to Dick that APT does not get into "snake oil" presentations.

Wes Colley announced that the Tampa ECF Chapter meeting scheduled for 08/13/09 at the South Tampa America Legion Post 139 would have a presentation on PPE and Arc Flash.

The Chair thanked Tom for his presentation. Then the Chair asked for a motion to adjourn, said motion being made by John Sheesley and seconded by Paul Cameron, being enacted at 245pm.

Several members remained after the meeting to caucus and discuss electrical industry matters.

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Meetings coming up in the near future.

10/08/09 Suncoast Division monthly meeting. Holiday Recreation Center. Thanks to Paul
Cameron for procuring the use of the meeting room.

10/08/09 Manasota Chapter ECF is sponsoring a 6 hour CE progran at the Windemul
Technical Services, 7504 Pennsylvania Avenue, Sarasota FL 34243.

10/15/09 Tampa Chapter ECF monthly meeting at the American Legion Post 139,
3813 Bay Vista Avenue, Tampa FL.
This is in south Tampa across from the Britton Plaza on the west side of
South Dale Mabry and just behind the Sun Trust Bank which is on the corner.
The speakers will be Bob Moore, recently retired from TECO and Neal Burdick City of Tampa Construction Inspector.
They will be discussing PV system inspections.
There is no cost for this meeting but you must RSVP by 10/13/09.

11/12/09 Suncoast Division monthly meeting. City of Safety Harbor. 2010 May Chapter
annual meeting Committee meets 1 hour earlier (1230pm) at the Paradise
Restaurant.

12/10/09 Suncoast Division monthly meeting. TECO Western Services Area Operations
Center.

01/09/10 Florida Chapter annual BOD meeting at Altamonte Springs. Any member can
attend. If a member not part of the BOD wishes to speak or address the BOD
the written request must be furnished in advance to Jake Wright, Chapter
Secretary.

01/14/10 Suncoast Division monthly meeting. Location to be determined at the
10/08/09 meeting in Holiday FL.

02/13/10 Suncoast Division CE seminar. Tentative date for a saturday meeting. Location
and cost to be determined.

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Question - Which of the following alternating current Herz systems are valid ?
a) 400 b) 60 c) 50 d) 25 e) 16.666

Answer __________

Question - Can AIC problems only come from the utility ? Yes _____ No _____

Question - Does the 2008 NECode requirement for a minimum of one communications outlet
in a residential application mean that it has to be a hard wired telephone line ?
Would it be permissible to provide a network computer outlet or a cable TV
outlet in lieu of the telephone line ?

Question - How does the 2008 NECode address the change over of cooling refrigerant from
R22 to R410A ?

Question - If an A/C condenser unit has a label rating of 230/240 volts, does the
manufacturer have to provide a new label if the unit is installed in a 208 volt
application ?

Question - Are triplen harmonics good or bad when prevalent in a system ?

Question - Other than an increased electric usuage charge on the monthly bill, are there
any other effects on the customer that a power factor lower than 0.70 that
would have to be addressed.

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LOOKING TO SEE Y'ALL AT THE 10/08 MEETING IN HOLIDAY ! ! ! ! !