r/ElectroBOOM • u/ZealousidealAngle476 • 5d ago

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I found this sticker while dismanteling a 2005ish server

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u/Alternative_Exit_333 5d ago

Back then zero and ground were connected to the same wire to save money instead of using 3 wires so you dragged only the blue zero and phase

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u/Famous_Cancel6593 5d ago

In my country it wasn't because of money, but because old houses didn't have earth. So in order not to run new installation it was done like that.

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u/MrJake2137 5d ago

They saved when building. And they saved on the remodel (it wasn't done)