INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS
SUNCOAST DIVISION – FLORIDA CHAPTER – SOUTHERN SECTION
P. O. Box 1075, Largo FL 33779-1075


ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING AT


City of largo – Police Annex Building 130 PM, 2nd Thursday, 09 June 2005
201 N. Highland Avenue Largo, FL

TURN LEFT AT THE 1ST TRAFFIC LIGHT ON HIGHLAND AVENUE, NORTH OF EAST BAY DRIVE, AND THE POLICE ANNEX BUILDING IS ON THE NW CORNER.


COME AND SUPPORT YOUR OFFICERS, the DIVISION, the IAEI, & the ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY.

LEARN TO WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER ! ! ! ! !


Seminar seats for the 06/25/05 event at the Harbor View Center in Clearwater are still available. See item 10 this flyer ! Do not pass up an opportunity to hear a recognized NECode expert, John Minick of NEMA, in action.


1. Regular monthly business will be conducted.

2. A report on the 75th Florida Chapter Annual Meeting at Ft. Lauderdale will be given by those who attended.

3. Gene Swisher, time permitting, will continue discussion of the 2005 NECode changes.

4. The full and complete report about the swimming pool wet niche grounding issues is still to be forthcoming. Rick Jones, Bob Moore, and Mike Jordan are still working on this matter. Issues about the 2005 NEC are now being questioned in this regard.

5. G. Randy Poucher, owner of A Randy’s Electric passed away on 05/15/05. Calling hours were on 05/18. Services were on 05/19, with internment following at Candler FL. Randy for all his gruffness and John Wayne machoism was a pussy cat at heart. His humor once discovered by others was profound. He was over the years a staunch supporter of apprenticeship education and the IAEI. He was an exemplary business man who taught those practices far and wide to electrician, contractor, and inspector alike. The operation of A Randy’s Electric continues, but Randy will be missed.

6. The National Electrical Code is not a stand alone document. Why ? ? ? ? ? DID ANYONE EVER TRY TO DO ANY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT CONSULTING ANY OTHER CODES ? Hmmmmmmmmmmm !!

7. Is the 2005 NEC a legal document of the U.S.A. in the form of a CFR ? ? ? ? ? AH- Hah, another somewhat rhetorical question with a similarly rhetorical answer. The NECode is an ANSI approved document. Prior to acceptance by ANSI, the NECOde is just a conglomeration and collection of statements. Upon acceptance by ANSI, the NECode becomes the law of the land. Regardless of when the individual States adopt the NECOde, it legally becomes the law of the USA via the Code of Federal Regulations ( aka – CFR ) on the date of acceptance by ANSI.

8. True or false ? An equipotential grounding plane is an pseudo aero aircraft developed by the U.S. Government for use in sub orbital space trajectories. NOW COME ON PEOPLE, IT DEFINITELY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT TAKES OFF AND LANDS FROM AN AIRPORT. The suggestion is to learn what constitutes a equipotential grounding plane. WHY ????? Better check out Article 680.26 of the 2005 NECode. Ralph Philbrook and I have had an interesting discussion about this. Both of us agree that it will be a real Hee Haw moment of enlightenment for many contractors, pool and electrical alike, when the implications of this article are realized upon formal adoption by the State of Florida !


9. And while we are discussing equipotential grounding planes, it is heartily exhorted that people learn more about this grounding application to the problem of “blackened wires” in panels. This problem has become prevalent in the Tampa Bay area. How many people are looking at this problem via the avenue of NECode Article 250.6 ? This is another great big Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ! ! ! ! ! Contrary to what many uneducated electricians are saying (i.e.- those who never come to IAEI meetings and seminars), this is not an effect of hydrogen sulphide gas emanating out of the ground and into the meter socket and main service box via the pipe enclosing the underground lateral. Nor is a lighting strike problem.

10. 06/25/05 SEMINAR – seats are still available. There will be the 4 CE hours of inspector course in the morning. At the same time there will be 4 CE hours of NECode instruction in the morning by John Minick of NEMA. In the afternoon, all will be in the 4 CE hours of NECode instruction continued by the expert abilities of John Minick. John sits on several CMP panels for the NEC. He is a recognized NEC expert about the country. His knowledge of the NEC should rub off on all those attending.

11. 08/06/05 SEMINAR – seats are filling up for this 8 hour seminar also. Do not let an opportunity to hear Jim Pauley in action about the NEC pass by. Jim also sits on NEC CMPs, and is instrumental in promulgating the application of and interpretation of the NEC about the USA>


Suncoast Division Committees are standing unless changed by the current President.


EDUCATION - Gene Swisher, Joe Bolesina, Gary Snodgrass.

FISCAL - Robert Christlieb, Bill Zanicchi, Steve Doyle.

MEMBERSHIP - Paul Cameron – Chairman, John Kearney, Jesse Harris.

PUBLIC RELATIONS - Christian Widera, Jason Calvert, Matt Killian.

BY – LAWS - Mel Hill, Nelson Montgomery, Robert Christlieb.


GENERAL MEETING and other MEETING DATES FOR 2005

Remember that the Pasco IAEI Committee meets the 4th Wednesday of the month at 730pm in Holiday FL.




June 9 Suncoast Division, general meeting, 130pm, City of Largo, 201 N. Highland Avenue, Largo FL.

June 25 Saturday seminar at the Harbor View Center in downtown Clearwater. 4 & 8 hours technical, 2 hours “ADA,” and 2 hours “Contractors & Inspectors Liability- - - - -.” See item 10 above.
Seats are still available – contact the Secretary.
July 14 Suncoast Division, general meeting, 130pm, City of Safety Harbor.

June 18 Central Florida Division IAEI SEMINAR, 8 hours CE credit, location Orlando, topic to be “1 & 2
Family Dwelling Electrical Systems.” The SPEAKER will be Mr. John Minick of NEMA.


August 6 Suncoast Division IAEI SEMINAR, 8 hours CE credit. Topic to be GROUNDING and 2005 NEC changes. Location to be the Harbor View Center in downtown Clearwater FL. The SPEAKER will be Mr. Jim Pauley of Square D/ Schneider Electric.
Seats are filling up – reserve yours early – contact the Secretary.

August 11 Suncoast Division, general meeting, 130pm, Teco Western Division Operations Division.

August 20 Central Florida Division IAEI SEMINAR; 4 hours CE credit, location Maitland FL. Topics to be
the required courses for inspectors; 2 hours “ADA,” and 2 hours “Contractors & Inspectors
Liability - - - - -.” The speakers will be Jake Wright and Joe DuPriest of the Central Florida
Division.

September 8 Suncoast Division, general meeting, 130pm, City of Largo.

October 9 – 12 77th Southern Section NECode Workshop and Annual Business Meeting, Cocoa Beach Hilton,
Cocoa Beach FL, hosted by the Central Florida Division IAEI. This meeting will be DEDICATED to the MEMORY of Julian Burnside ! ! ! ! !

October 13 Suncoast Division, general meeting, 130pm, City of Safety Harbor.

November 10 Suncoast Division, general meeting, 130pm, Teco Western Operations Division.

December 8 Suncoast Division, general meeting, 130pm, City of Largo.


Let us all give continued support to the ECF-Pinellas Chapter in their efforts to regroup and rebuild.


Keep in mind that the Suncoast Division supports the indentured apprenticeship programs of the IEC- West Coast Chapter, the Bay Area Electrical Apprenticeship at PTECH-Clearwater, and the IBEW-JATC of Local 308 in Pinellas County.


YOUR CURRENT DIVISION OFFICERS are:


President Michael Jordan, City of Tampa
Email michael.Jordan@tampagov.net

1st Vice President Robert Moore, TECO Energy
Email remoore@tecoenergy.com

2nd Vice President Position currently vacant

3rd Vice President Paul Cameron, Pasco County
Email pcameron@pascocountyfl.net

Treasurer Bob Moore, TECO Energy 813-275-3055
Email remoore@tecoenergy.com

Secretary Dick Widera, Widera Electric Co. & Intertek Testing Services/ ETL Semko
727-734-8103 fax 727-738-4103
Email dick5652@hotmail.com

Board of Directors Robert Christlieb, RSC Enterprises
Chairman Email rscent@tampabay.rr.com


Respectfully submitted:

R. W. (dick) Widera, Secretary
C/O 4 Lexington Drive
Dunedin, FL 34698
Phone 727-734-8103
Fax 727-738-4103
Email dick5652@hotmail.com
Email dick.iannaccone@verizon.net


Do you know where your NEC book is ?

How many electricians do you personally know that do not own a NEC book ? This answer can be very, very scary ! ! ! ! !

What is missing from the equation P = VI ? The missing quantity is implied by the NEC, but many electricians do not even consider it in their load calculations.