Concrete mixer controls calamity
I was called in to find out why one of the solenoids had stop working. Taking voltage measurements, I found out we were missing a neutral. After a long battle finding the boxes, we found this mess. (Now came the challenge of finding one particular wire!). The actual controls for the mixer are in better conditions, and plans are in motion to clean up this mess.(Photo courtesy Michael Kelly of The Electrical Department Co.)
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