In a recent restaraunt re-model, I was looking at the ice machine - which had a remote-mounted condenser- to see what the electrical requirements were.
I was a little confused, as the machine had rating info for both 110 and 208-240. It just didn't make sense. Where did the 110 come from?
A look at the plug didn't help matters. The 110 had to come from a separate circuit, from a transformer within the unit, or use the neutral- and the third prong on a 240 plug is actually a ground, not a neutral.
This unit had only one cord opening; there was no transformer, and there was no neutral prong.
Look carefully- sorry for the poor pic- and you can see that someone had landed both the neutral and ground wires on the same prong.
And folks have trouble understanding why I want to see the actual equipment before I run my wires!
- renosteinke