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  1. 02-07-2013, 03:29 PM #1
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    Shout out when you see the issue! haha..

    The homeowner did not do this, but he is an electrical engineer and he saw it as soon as i did. He was not happy. Was a 2nd transformer installed to supply pwr for a zone system.
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  2. 02-07-2013, 03:35 PM #2
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    What is that wedged in between the contactor and transformer preventing it from arcing??
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  3. 02-07-2013, 03:41 PM #3
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    A piece of cardboard looked like the box the Transformer came in. Notice the red wires sticking up, the black ones were at the same height! 2 screws fixed the problem, Not hard.
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  4. 02-07-2013, 04:27 PM #4
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    Dang I have been throwing away great electrical insulators!
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    Black and White Primary leads are for 120V.
    It looks like the contactor is wired for 240V.....
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  6. 02-07-2013, 08:39 PM #6
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    Well his first mistake was taking it out of the box duh, that's the whole reason they come in a cardboard box.
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