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How to wire up a 240VAC receptacle
dmills:
One other gotcha....
Look at that PDU, does it fuse or breaker both legs of the outgoing circuit? My bet is that it does not (Being as EU generally has the "neutral" bonded to ground).
Now think about what happens if you run it off a split phase supply and some outgoing cable has a neutral/earth fault!
Regards, Dan.
IanB:
--- Quote from: Spork Schivago on May 14, 2018, 05:51:10 pm ---This might explain the drastic price difference between the sockets over in Europe and the same sockets that say they're rated for North America. The European ones are around 4 to 7 of their funky dollars (the L / F pound thing). But the North American ones that I've seen are usually 100$ USD +.
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I suspect the reason for the price difference in the USA is that they are a low volume, special import item, primarily with industrial applications. For these reasons I suspect they can charge a price premium. I doubt the actual quality is any different compared to a branded item in Europe.
james_s:
IMHO you would be well served by a good book on electrical wiring, I have a copy of this https://www.amazon.com/Wiring-House-5th-Pros/dp/162710674X and have found it to be well written and has a lot of helpful tips and tricks.
The breaker is there to protect the wire, so it's perfectly ok to use wire larger than required, for example 12AWG on a 15A breaker but you CANNOT go the other way, eg 14AWG on a 20A breaker. It's also perfectly ok to use a larger capacity circuit than required by the load, so a 40A circuit is just fine for a load only requiring 20A so long as the wire is adequately sized for the breaker, 8AWG for 40A.
tpowell1830:
--- Quote from: Spork Schivago on May 14, 2018, 05:51:10 pm ---
--- Quote from: Paul Moir on May 14, 2018, 08:38:49 am ---The reason why the professional electricians can't accommodate the plug is that they're not allowed to wire in the European socket. They must use sockets that are allowed for permanent installations in North America, which are pretty much NEMA sockets. So have them wire in a dryer socket (30A) or a range socket (40A), then construct an adapter made with a dryer or range plug to your European socket.
If you go out early on garbage day with a set of wire cutters, you can get the plug extra cheap. ;)
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They can't do it because it's against the NEC? As in I cannot legally do it either because it's against code?
This might explain the drastic price difference between the sockets over in Europe and the same sockets that say they're rated for North America. The European ones are around 4 to 7 of their funky dollars (the L / F pound thing). But the North American ones that I've seen are usually 100$ USD +.
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Depends on your local laws, rules and regulations about legality... In my area, I am allowed to make changes in my house to electrical circuits, but, if a fire developed from a mistake in my wiring, AND the insurance company found out, the house is not covered under the rules of insurance, so therefore, I just ate it...
Since you are not knowledgeable about wiring, pay the $100 for the outlet, wire it up to local codes/standards/components, pay the electrician and save yourself all that headache.
Just my 2 cents...
Richard Crowley:
--- Quote from: tpowell1830 on May 14, 2018, 07:58:22 pm ---pay the electrician and save yourself all that headache.
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And then you have the option:
1) Get a matching "dryer cord" to plug into the electrician-installed outlet, and make an "adapter cable" to the special euro-connector.
2) Exchange the US receptacle for the euro-connector.
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