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@retoor ISP modem and a PoE-switch. Lucky I was only testing, so the expensive stuff is fine
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hjk10156962yThat I have never seen before. How the fuck did they mess that up? You should be able to claim damages with the owner or previous owner if it's bought.
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hjk10156962y@hitko most of the time that isn't connected or if it is it's on a perilex socket (at least in this country). So that is quite a hard thing to screw up and pass the inspection.
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@hitko yeah, but 3 phase usually have 5 pins, this one has 3.. Thus it should be 220v single phase. The plug in the picture is the regular plug we only use for 220v (Denmark)
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hitko31462y@Folkmann @hjk101 Obviously those outlets are standard 220 V outlets, but then, the cable going into the box is obviously a 3-phase cable, and the sketchy hole for the cable clearly wasn't made by a qualified electrician.
Could be that someone didn't have the proper 3-phase plug and outlet, so instead they connected the 3 phases + neutral to two regular sockets, and then used two regular plugs to connect whatever appliance they needed to connect. -
hjk10156962y@hitko ah missed the cable. Though someone might have split it off or accidentally connected the 3-phase by accident.
Now it makes more sense that some saw the proper socket but got a modern appliance that only requires 230v so they replaced the socket with this box and have two sockets for the price of one. -
Good prank. At least they didn't write the third phase to the protective ground pin... Or did they. Better check all sockets completely for similar tweaks before use.
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lobelt1592yYou get 400VAC in all outlets if you remove the neutral from the system. Been there done that 😀
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Jedidja10062y3-phase has 3 "normal" 230V circuits and 400V between those circuits.
so either someone needed 400V and commited the sin of not making that obvious or - more likely - someone messed up and put the wrong wires. like L1 and L2 instead of L1 and N
@electrineer been there done that. Not my proudest moment but I lived
Number one thing I never expected, when moving networking equipment...
Some idiot wired a 230v socket in a mildly terrifying and dangerous way... Yes, that is 400v and all my equipment has now let out the magic white smoke...
Fuck some electricians!
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