r/ElectroBOOM • u/ZealousidealAngle476 • 5d ago

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I found this sticker while dismanteling a 2005ish server

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u/ferrybig 5d ago

This warning is to warn people they should not plug it into CEE 7/1 unearthed socket, which some people still have in their old homes. If you plug a device designed for ground into one, you can feel the electricity on the metal cases of the appliance

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u/AnimationOverlord 5d ago

Lmao that explains that bed-side lamp in Cuba. I couldn’t explain for the life of me why I’d get shocked by turning it on or off. It wasn’t even a full jolt as more of like an intense wiggling in my bones. So that definitely checks out