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Old 2nd Sep 2020, 4:04 am   #60
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Default Re: Bodges

A similar anecdote to emeritus's post#55
This time they'd used all the right colours, but not necessarily in the right order.

Pharmacy consultation room in a well known supermarket (you know, the place where they may well connect you up to mains powered diagnostic equipment) Major re-fit
Two dual gang sockets next to each other, one BS 1363 the other Electrak. I had a PC plugged into one and when I plugged the screen into the other there was a flash and a bang. Got the electrician working nearby to reset the breaker.

I had a hunch what had happened so I connected my meter between the fixing screws. 240V AC.

I'd seen enough and went to get the foreman electrician from the Portacabin outside.
Apparently that area was supposedly all tested ans signed off.

Fortunately the only casualty was the graphics card in the PC.
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