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Technology Stocks : Eaton (ETN) is definitely not overvalued!

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Oct 31 3:59 PM EST

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To: Walter Morton who wrote (218)	10/6/1999 9:51:00 PM
From: DSPetry	Read Replies (4) of 338

What will motivate contractors to use the product now? Its a safety issue...The Breaker senses (Via an imbedded chip technology) a certain sign wav for an ARC FAULT... This trips a breaker before the wire/insulation starts breaking away. The contractor upsells to the homeowner the safety of having this breaker in the home panel. By 2002 will all of Cutler-Hammer's competitors offer similar products? Probably...Several already have them in production stage & going through UL testing...Cutler-Hammer(Westinghouse) has been notorious for being a follower...This time their leading the technological expedition. Will this product simply replace another product? Not really...It will replace a standard circuit breaker that sells for $3-5 customer cost. The cost of the AFCI will be around $20 or so each. I don't know the true manufacturing cost, but its less than that <ggg> Vermont has already adopted the AFCI 1 year early... biz.yahoo.com We felt that the NEC AFCI requirement was on track, but didn't go far enough,'' said Richard Schlieder, Regional Manager, Chief Electrical Inspector for the State of Vermont. ''Cutler-Hammer presented us with some statistics surrounding electrical fires in the home. This information convinced us the legislation needed to include all living areas -- living rooms, dens and playrooms -- not just bedrooms. We hope that more states follow Vermont's example in realizing the safety benefits of the AFCI well before the NEC requirements go into effect in 2002. Dave - CHSE

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