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Accidentally grounded live wire from UPS line
james_s:
Even if that weren't the case, it isn't the responsibility of the UPS to check the polarity, that's up to the property owner to take care of.
cmosfxx:
--- Quote from: james_s on August 09, 2021, 05:29:30 am ---Even if that weren't the case, it isn't the responsibility of the UPS to check the polarity, that's up to the property owner to take care of.
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It is if you sell the same unit to europe. Schuko plug has no markings and nothing really prevents you from plugging the cord the "wrong" way.
james_s:
--- Quote from: cmosfxx on August 09, 2021, 07:13:55 am ---It is if you sell the same unit to europe. Schuko plug has no markings and nothing really prevents you from plugging the cord the "wrong" way.
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What stops you from plugging any other equipment in the wrong way if the UPS is not there? Does everything have a polarity indicator? I'm kind of surprised that the Schuko plug has not been updated by now to at least have a polarity marking on it, a notch could be added easily enough to make polarized plugs while still allowing the old non-polarized plugs to be inserted.
tom66:
--- Quote from: james_s on August 09, 2021, 07:12:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: cmosfxx on August 09, 2021, 07:13:55 am ---It is if you sell the same unit to europe. Schuko plug has no markings and nothing really prevents you from plugging the cord the "wrong" way.
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What stops you from plugging any other equipment in the wrong way if the UPS is not there? Does everything have a polarity indicator? I'm kind of surprised that the Schuko plug has not been updated by now to at least have a polarity marking on it, a notch could be added easily enough to make polarized plugs while still allowing the old non-polarized plugs to be inserted.
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Unearthed European appliances near-universally use double-pole switches for this reason.
It's a bit of a loophole for IEC connectors. In the UK and in some other European countries, our plugs ensure polarisation so most IEC connectors use single-pole switches.
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