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I lost a full day's pay because I didn't double-check the voltage on an old dryer outlet before starting.
The house was built in the 70s and I just assumed it was a standard 240v, but it turned out to be a weird 3-phase 208v setup that fried the new dryer's board, costing me $300 in parts and a whole Saturday to fix my mistake.
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hannahj4917d ago
Ask yourself this - when you pulled that cover plate off, did you even look at the nameplate on the old dryer before you swapped the cord? Because that sticker tells you everything about what voltage it expects. I learned that lesson myself after I wired up a stove outlet wrong in my own kitchen. Took me two blown fuses and a half hour on the phone with the manufacturer to figure out I had the wrong breaker size. What makes you think a house that old still has all its original wiring anyway?
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flores.mark1mo ago
Always check with a multimeter first.
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ward.diana1mo ago
That's solid advice from Mark. I fried a perfectly good Arduino board last year by assuming a 9V battery was dead when it was actually the switch that failed. What's your go-to move when the multimeter reading doesn't match what you expect from the circuit diagram?
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