I was not referring to the one clarification you asked for, I was referring to the dismissive and curt responses throughout the thread. You seem like a smart guy, so I assume your intention was to come across the exact way that you did. Sure and all knowing. However, from a reader standpoint, it comes across as smug and all knowing. As I stated, I hear switchgear used every week as a generic term for all distribution equipment on a typical commercial project. I am pretty sure I used to hear it referred to this way in California also. I assume that you and Zog must hear the term used this way as well. As such I would have expected the courtesy here of understanding and had a distinction made between the common use (or misuse) of the term and the meaningful definition. Are you saying that you are not familiar with people using the term switchgear to refer to the collection of distribution equipment? If that is honestly so, then I withdraw the jerk comment. If it is not so, then yes, that qualifies as being a jerk in this instance.