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


TECO Energy – Western Operations Division 130PM Thursday 09 February 2006
5402 West Sligh Avenue Tampa, FL

West of the intersection of Anderson Road and West Sligh Avenue, and on the south side of the road.


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

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


AGENDA

1. Regular monthly business will be conducted.

2. Report of the Florida Chapter Board of Directors meeting on 01/14/06 at the Altamonte Springs Hilton Hotel. Attending for the Division were Mess’rs. Nelson Montgomery, Joe Bolesina, Bob Moore, and Dick Widera.

3. The seminar scheduled with Messr’s John Minick and Mark Ode to present their expose’ of the 2005 NECode changes on Saturday 12/17/05 HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. It will be rescheduled in early 2006. AGAIN REMEMBER THAT the proceeds of this seminar event will be for the Julian Burnside Memorial Scholarship Fund. Final details of the meeting are yet to be worked out. Thoughts and ideas for producing this event are solicited.

THIS RESCHEDULED DATE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. Messr’s. Minick and Ode have not been able to arrange a compatible date. WE ARE STILL AWAITING A FIRM DATE COMMITMENT FROM THE SPEAKERS.

5. It appears as if the statewide adoption of the 2005 NECode is on track for 10/01/06. This per information provided by Chapter President Tarry Baker on 02/06/06.

6. Any history of the Suncoast Division should be forwarded to the Secretary. The Secretary will be taking pictures of current and past Division Officers to be compiled with pertinent data in a history volume of the Division.

7. Observations and opinions are solicited about how the current level of construction economics is impacting the proper inspectional procedures. Also what is the impact of this high level of construction activity on the pool of properly trained and staffed contractors ?

8. For those interested, discussion groups about construction aspects, are posted by the Building Officials Association of Florida. Look at their website at www.BOAF.net.

9. Discussion groups and general questions are also available on the Florida Chapter website. It is at www.IAEIFL.org.

10. The Division has issued a letter of support to member Brian Flaherty in his run for representing North Pinellas County in the Florida House of Representatives. Kudos to Brian for his gutsy run for office. The IAEI as well as the electrical industry in Florida needs people like Brian in Tallahassee.
11. Welcome to 2 new Inspector Members from the City of New Port Richey. They are Building Official Michael German and Electrical Inspector Robert Barbee. They were responsible for issuing a Code violation to Scallops Restaurant on Main Street in the Old Chasco Inn. It seems Division member Anthony Iannaccone was trying to reuse old electricity instead of purchasing new electricity from Progress Energy. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm !

12. Joe Bolesina and Dick Widera attended the Mark Ode 8 hour CE Seminar on Saturday 01/28/06. It was at the Best Western Inn in Punta Gorda. 163 paid attendees were enamored of the 2005 NECode and its intricacies.


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


EDUCATION - Gene Swisher, Joe Bolesina, Gary Snodgrass.

FISCAL - Michael Jordan. Robert Christlieb, Bill Zanicchi, Steve Doyle.

MEMBERSHIP - Eugene Swisher – Chairman, John Kearney, “a volunteer is needed to fill the 3rd
Official Committee slot.

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

BY – LAWS - Mel Hill, Nelson Montgomery, Michael Jordan.


GENERAL MEETING and other MEETING DATES FOR 2006

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

February 09 Suncoast Division, general meeting, 130pm, TECO Energy, Western Division Operations Center
Auditorium, 5402 West Sligh Avenue, Tampa FL.

March 09 Suncoast Division, City of Largo

April 13 Suncoast Division, City of Safety Harbor

May 10 Florida Chapter Board of Directors Meeting. Tentative time is 2pm – 5pm and at the Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club.

May 11 Suncoast Division, Teco Western Division for those not going to the Florida Chapter Annual Meeting in Naples.

May 11, 12, 13 Florida Chapter 76th Annual NECode Workshop and Annual Business Meeting. Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club. Sponsored by the Florida Gulf Coast Division.
Member registration before 04/07 is $ 210.00. After 04/07 it is $ 240.00.
Hotel rooms are $ 145.00 + + per night.

June 08 Suncoast Division, City of Largo

July 13 Suncoast Division, City of Safety Harbor

August 10 Suncoast Division, TECO Western Division

September 14 Suncoast Division,City of Largo

October 12 Suncoast Division,City of Safety Harbor

October ? ? ? ? ? Southern Section meeting.

November 09 Suncoast Division,Teco Western Division

December 14 Suncoast Division, City of Largo. Annual business meeting and election of 2007 Officers.


Let us all give continued support to the ECF-Pinellas Chapter in their efforts to regroup and rebuild. Call Russ Heisey at A Randy’s Electric for information ( 727-573-1400).


Keep in mind that the Suncoast Division supports the indentured apprenticeship programs of the IEC- West Coast Chapter at Hillsborough Community College, and the Bay Area Electrical Apprenticeship at PTECH-Clearwater.


YOUR CURRENT DIVISION OFFICERS are:


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

1st Vice President Nelson Montgomery, City of Tampa
Pro Tempore, Past President
Email nelson.montgomery@tampagov.net

2nd Vice President Paul Cameron, Pasco County
Email pcameron@pascocountyfl.net

3rd Vice President Eugene Swisher, City of Tampa
Membership Committee Chairman
Email

Treasurer Robert Moore TECO Energy phone 813-275-3055
Email remoore@tecoenergy.com

Secretary Dick Widera, Widera Electric Co. & Intertek Testing Service
Phone 727-215-6106
Email dick5652@hotmail.com

Board of Directors Michael Jordan, City of Tampa
Chairman Email michael.Jordan@tampagov.net


Respectfully submitted:

R. W. (dick) Widera, Secretary
C/O 1016 Ibis Court
Dunedin, FL 34698
Phone 727-215-6106
Email dick5652@hotmail.com
Email dick.iannaccone@verizon.net
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE QUESTIONS ! ! ! ! !

Does the NECode require more than one supplemental grounding electrode if there are grounding electrode conductor connections to the building steel, concrete encased electrode, and metallic water pipe ?

Is it possible for a form of electricity to build up in or on a plastic water pipe ? Remember that 60 Herz sine wave generated electricity is not the only form of electricity that can exist in nature.

What is the implication of these readings for a facility; 369.6 KVA, 200.6 KVAR, 309.9 KW ? What must be accomplished with the KVAR number ? Which of these is supplied by the utility ?

Can a power factor be more than 1.0 or less than 0.0 if one is using the Calculus of Residues or Imaginary Tensor Analysis ? ? ? ? ?

Why is a # 6 wire the largest required for connection to a ground rod ? Will the size requirement change if the rod is longer than 8 feet ? Why is “short time current rating” critical to this installation ? If the conductor is larger than # 6, what happens to the residual fault current that is not absorbed by the concentric electro magnetic field surrounding the ground rod ? Will this residual fault current upon barrier reflection still be at 60 herz ?

Does the NECode contain vector analysis equations ?

Are fringe effects some thing to be concerned about at nominal 60 herz operation ?

What is so critical in the 2005 NECode about “neat and workmanlike manner?”

What are some of the objectionable currents mentioned in NECode 250.6?

If the utility furnishes a fault current rating at the secondary taps of a transformer, does this mean that the rating is the same at the main service switch?

If installing 2 ground rods, why must they be at least 72 inches apart ?

How does utility transformer impedance affect AIC.

Is it possible to stop the utility meter from registering electricity by installing an impedance grounding electrode system? The customer would still retain the full usage of the electricity !