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Luckily I can read and write German reasonably well so I will register at this Forum too.
So I guess we'll meet there [Linked Image]

I really like that board, the only rather common conflict source is some people who are reading code by the letter and not by the meaning.
I'm one half German myself, so I think I can say that's to some extent a typically German problem - Germans LOVE laws and codes! Austrians tend to have a more relaxed approach (closer to the balcans [Linked Image] ).

One example: One guy wanted to replace a very shoddy extension cords (300m of some weird cord, as he said from the US, only 2ph+N connected in the 5-pin-CEE plug) with the same length of 5x6mm2 fused at 6A to reduce voltage drop, that cord is going to be used for 3 days a year. Everybody agreed that this was OK, but suddenly (after 4 pages of discussion) one guy showed up and claimed this was completely illegal and impossible because voltage drop was still 5% instead of the permitted 3%.
My personal comment: so what??? It's your own power you're wasting! The 3% requirement applies to fixed wiring! (I think that guy wanted to see the entire run to be buried using NYY too)...