ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area Ever fry anything with the stinger leg??

Also not Stinger leg related but deals with building a better idiot. I was asked to have a 240 VAC receptacle installed for a copier. The copier arrived and as the prongs on the cord would not fit in the copier receptacle, they took a pair of pliers and twisted the the one prong on the cord 90 degrees so it would fit and promptly destroyed the $2000 copier. Called me up and asked me why it didn't work.

Idiots!

I once hooked up a 3 ph range to a wild leg all 3 leads had no markings or you might say phase identification but i happened to hook the clock to the wild leg worked great for about a minute,the manufacturer replaced the unit w/ a new one and the leads were marked on that one


oo oo that smell can't you smell that smell

Also not a stinger leg story but came across a MIL unit that the owners wanted to replace the 2X4 recessed troffers that were in the kitchen & living rooms with ceiling fans, they had demoed the ceiling & done some demo of the troffers, there was one "minor" problem the fixtures were 277V & they did it hot.

Backstory on this is the building the MIL unit was in was a "AG shop" w/ a 200A 480Y/277V service w/ a 15 KVA tranny supplying 120/240V & part of the building had a mother in-law(MIL) unit attached & it was all bootleg. BTW, ag services were exempt from inspection until a few years ago.

Panels




240V panel closeup.


How many violations can you find?

Pump & NEMA 1 480V disco.