>krw wrote:
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>> >krw wrote:
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>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>>> >> >>
>> >> >>>>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>>It is not regular practice to inform the owner, unless something is
found to
> >> >>>>>be wrong. Having 245v in the building is not normal, and there is a
lot of
> >> >>>>>equipment out there that does not have taps. Equipment without taps
could be
> >> >>>>>damaged by this higher than usual voltage.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>Nonsense. 245V = 240V + 2%. That's just not a big deal -- as long as
it's a
> >> >>>>nominal 240V supply. If the nominal supply is 208V, then yes, that's a
huge
> >> >>>>problem. But you have no idea what the supply in the building is
supposed to
> >> >>>>be, so you have no basis for saying that it's "not normal".
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>It is the responsibility of the electrician to make sure the
equipment he is
> >> >>>>>wiring can correctly run on the power being supplied.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>No, it's not, unless there's a contract specifically requiring him to
do so.
> >> >>>>The electrician's responsibility is to install the circuits specified
by the
> >> >>>>person who hired him. The one who owns the equipment is responsible for
>> >> >>>>preparing the specs.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>> IMO the electrician
>> >> >>>>>did not do his job correctly.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>In what way?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> 220 to 245 is an 11.4% difference.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>220V service doesn't exist, DimBulb.
>> >> >
>> >> > Read the post,idiot. If there are no 220 volt service provisions, why
>> >> >are there "220 volt taps" on equipment?
>> >>
>> >> Irrelevant to the real world, DimBulb. 220V is so 1950s.
>> >
>> >
>> > Has anyone ever seen a 1950s CNC machine?
>>
>> Does a Jaquard loom count? Oh, 1950s, not 1750s. ;-)
>
>
> Did it have a $4000 controller board? ;-)
In 2009 dollars, quite likely.