This was the way I got this mess. Any comments welcomed.

Looks safe enough from this side of the country! Hey, at least they connected the ground wire so they were somewhat safety-conscious.

Whats the hazard? aside from the install.

Even I would have put in a box.Or at least some 33!!!!
Cheap basta*&s.

That TEK "grounding" screw is another problem too.

Why has it got seven wires going into it? Why is it parked on the tailgate of a truck?

Well, at least they attempted to scrape the paint off from under that self-tapping ground screw.

Why is it parked on the tailgate? Because I wanted the motors, that's why.

BTW the TEK screw is not a kosher method of grounding.

What Class & Division??

If it werent United States I'd say wye/delta three phase and thermal protection (though 8 wires seemed more likely in that context).

The motor is 1 HP 1Ø, rated for 115/208-230V.

Did the fan came off from the spray booth area ? if so they are freaking nuts.

Merci,Marc

When was the back end of a pick up a hazardous location?

On the freeway?

The fans came from a patio boat builder who went belly up & the LL was cleaning out the building, I have no idea how they were used, just wanted the motors


BTW, Grainger wants about $636.00 ea for just the fans W/O a motor, that price does not reflect the discount given to some customers of Grainger's.

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/4C660

Based on the pic, I guess the hack didn't cut the motor leads & left them long enough for flex to a box? (All Classified Loc., of course)

Off topic. Alan B., Nice quote. I like it. Now back to our regular scheduled programming