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I've worked on crap like that far too many times.
Or systems with open J boxes, a rats nest of single single insulated wiring everywhere, BP connectors....
Thankfully I don't see it too often these days.
The best was a freezer cabinet made in the far East that used the earth wire as a switching wire from the t/stat.
It came like that from the factory.
Yes, it was an eBay special.
Yes(Homestar) we should isolate things like that,but doesn't always happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by rick130
Rats nests of Bp's and terminal strips,i love them,seen my fair share,particularly on freezers.
They are even better when tracing a short somewhere[bigsad][biggrin]
Not long ago i came across a Chinese cabinet,that switched a green active from the electronic controller,and had a yellow and green stripped wire for the earth.Maybe came from same place Rick?
The other week,i was sizing up a new condensing unit for a medium sized freezer room we have been doing work on for many years.Checking the breaker,it was 32A,3 phase,cables were 2.5mm.In a fault situation,if the defrost heaters had ever been on same time as compresser,something would have burnt for sure,probably the cables.[bigsad]
Damn.Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
JC and I were swapping messages on the weekend about some car stuff and I said non tech people don't get that the fuse is there only to protect the wiring....oops. [bigsad]
JC? My word Rick, you do know people in high places. [bigsmile1] See if you can get him/her to sort out my Smart Meter installation date please as the numpties arranging it don't appear to have a clue with planning & co-ordination let alone arriving on site with a 1.8m ladder to pull the Service Fuses located 5m up a Stobie pole "Can't use a longer ladder Mate, H & S you know"Quote:
Originally Posted by rick130
Most house Service Fuse locations would be in excess of 4m.
Where do they get these bods?[bawl]
Hahaha, Justin C, Des [biggrin]Quote:
Originally Posted by 4bee
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Originally Posted by rick130
Thank you my son, I was beginning to think you had gone to the "other World". No, not Toymota, the Pearly Gates.[bigsmile1]
Hahaha, no Des, no contacts there, I reckon I'd be rejected, but I reckon our JC is part of the Holy Trinity of Land Rover techs. [emoji6]
Many years ago I found an A/c of a decent make Mitsy/Daikin etc, IIRC, that switched the neutral, which is illegal in the wiring rules, but when I looked it up, it seems to be legal in the equipment manufacture/import rules!Quote:
Originally Posted by rick130
Mechanical defrost t/stats on AC's always switched the the neutral.Quote:
Originally Posted by RANDLOVER
That was a trap for new players.
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Originally Posted by rick130
As do the three wire fan delay klixons on freezer evaporaters,another trap for fan mechanics and electricians.[biggrin]
Not to mention terminal X on the good old paragon.....That has them really stuffed[biggrin]