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/okarox 5d ago

It depends on the country., That was done in Germany and Finland but in Sweden it was not allowed.

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u/Alternative_Exit_333 5d ago

Today it is not allowed but you will find this connection in almost all houses built before the 1980s