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Phased out: IT architect plugs hole in clean-freak admin's wiring design

Allan George Dyer

Re: Is that legal now?

@DougS - "Electrical/fire code almost always has some basis in safety, even if a pretty theoretical concern"

Two appliances within touching distance would have 415V AC between them, and the insulation on each is approved for 240V. Theorhetically, even a single layer of the insulation would be over-engineered enough to withstand the higher voltage.

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