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Electrical fault in street causes internal fault

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  • zaax
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    unforeseen wrote: »
    I think you need to look at the first diagram and listen to his explanation. Centre connector is neutral? But it's earthed!. If he is an electric Ian I'll eat my hat. What he is showing is how it affects the American system where they appear to have 2 lives and a neutral entering a house via a split transformer so live-live is 220. We don't use that system.

    In the street we do. The digger went though the cable, and crossed the two (220v) lives to the neuteral and made 440 volts.
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  • vigman
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    Lorian wrote: »
    Are they low voltage lights with a transformer?

    No they are standard 60 watt bulbs.

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  • unforeseen
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    zaax wrote: »
    In the street we do. The digger went though the cable, and crossed the two (220v) lives to the neuteral and made 440 volts.

    No what you are describing is shorting 2 phases to neutral.

    The yanks use a high level Delta arrangement which is what the clip shows. We don't use that.
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