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Old 04-23-2007, 03:04 PM
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Help needed with ID of receptacle
What is the intended polarity/voltage of the lower receptacles?

And what would likely have been drawing current from these - there is one on an enclosed front porch, and another behind in on the interior of the exterior front wall.
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Re: Help needed with ID of receptacle
The closest configuration I could find is a 208 volt 30 amp, but that would not be on duplex, it would be a single receptacle.

Sooooo ... got me.
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Old 04-23-2007, 10:58 PM
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Re: Help needed with ID of receptacle
Wow,

Never saw that before.

208v would be three phase. *Could be* but *not likely* on a residential home.

May be some kind of recreational outlet????
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Re: Help needed with ID of receptacle
Over at Mike Holt they pointed me here:

ECN Electrical Forums: 4 Prong Duplex Receptacle
ECN Electrical Forums: 4 Prong Duplex Receptacle

Appears that this is designed to accept either a 120 or 240 15A ungrounded plug.

I'm still wondering what might have been plugged into it.
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Re: Help needed with ID of receptacle
Very interesting.

Thanks for the info.
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