Another hazard

[Silas Pradetto]

I hope whoever built this is on the forum, so they can fix it as soon as possible before someone gets hurt.

I found this on Facebook - not sure if has been posted before.

Problems I see:

• Californias on the panel are the wrong gender!!!!
• Wire on Californias is too small - likely 6/4
• Someone doesn't know what conduit is for - or at least use offset nipples for everything
• SE / SER clamps are not suitable for rubber cord
• Also, the panel could at least be a weather resistant model, not an indoor model. Even better if it used bolt-on breakers since it's moving around a lot.

Discuss:

 

[Shane Presley]

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Yep thats a whole lotta fail right there. I dont care who you are thats funny right there. (not really)

 

[Greg Cameron]

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Oopsy! Yeah. Nothing like having hot pins sticking out of an "outlet." By far the biggest issue with this installation. The other stuff is wrong but not overtly lethal. I wonder what the other side of that distro looks like.

 

[Spenser Hamilton]

Re: Another hazard

I hope whoever built this is on the forum, so they can fix it as soon as possible before someone gets hurt.

I found this on Facebook - not sure if has been posted before.

Problems I see:

• Californias on the panel are the wrong gender!!!!
• Wire on Californias is too small - likely 6/4
• Someone doesn't know what conduit is for - or at least use offset nipples for everything
• SE / SER clamps are not suitable for rubber cord
• Also, the panel could at least be a weather resistant model, not an indoor model. Even better if it used bolt-on breakers since it's moving around a lot.

Discuss:

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I always get nervous when I see home made distros for this reason, some are made great and some of them are a lawsuit waiting to happen. A couple local guys have been posting pictures to facebook of their "beefed up distros", I just shake my head.

 

[Kemper Watson]

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Most of the rental houses here in Atlanta have California connectors with 6/4 cable go out with their genny's

 

[Jay Barracato]

I think I will take the stroke and a drop and skip over the hazard.

 

[Tom Manchester]

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I think I will take the stroke and a drop and skip over the hazard.

Lol I love all the various tools and misc. circuit breakers just laying around. I cant even begin to count the number of times I've had to wail on my distro with a hammer!

 

[Kemper Watson]

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Kinda looks like it's being repaired

 

[Silas Pradetto]

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Kinda looks like it's being repaired

The poster valiantly declared that he just upgraded it to include the Californias.

 

[Tom Manchester]

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The poster valiantly declared that he just upgraded it to include the Californias.

Maybe those Cali's really are inlets. If you have a really big show you just run 3 generators into the panel for more juice :-D

 

[Jared Bartimus]

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It is nothing compared to the other issues but even if they used the proper clamps is it even safe/legal to use portable cord inside of a panel like that?

 

[Shane Presley]

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Lol I love all the various tools and misc. circuit breakers just laying around. I cant even begin to count the number of times I've had to wail on my distro with a hammer!

Silly Tom, The hammer is for your friend to knock you OFF the live cali connector...DUH !! lolol

 

[David Buckley]

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It's got "pro audio" written on the side so it must be ok. Professionals know what they're doing.

 

[Kip Conner]

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I made a similar mistake once when I was wiring a 15amp lock between my FOH rack and my console. I wasn't paying attention and reversed the connectors- luckily I caught it before I powered up any part of the rig.

 

[Alan Sledzieski]

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Looks like the neutral and grounds are going to the same buss bar, they should be seperate, along with the neutral bonding screw takin out.