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Likwid
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Link Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:41 pm Post subject: Electrical plug? |
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Part of getting the brewery up and running I had to replace my panel with a 200 AMP panel. The electrician talked about a 50 AMP breaker connected to a wire labeled "kenal".
Its left in the off position but I have no idea were it goes. The only odd plug I have in the house is this:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B19484Z50BvbbTRJNm9JRXk0NGs
I cant really find any info on it. Anybody have any idea what this is? What can be called Kenal and take a 50 AMP 2 pole?
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huaco
Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 1506 Location: Burleson Texas
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Link Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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I can somewhat make out a sense of scale on this thing... picture with a ruler or tape measure would be great!
That said--This thing does not look NEAR substantial enough to handle 240V 50A.
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Likwid
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Link Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B19484Z50BvbWDJleEprU1NDSHc
Its hard to get a good pic its in the master bedroom and low to the floor. I found the 50 AMP actually goes to the Range (kitchen). Not sure why it was labeled Kenal (just got the electric upgraded today). But still wonder what this plug is actually for.
I have to go back through and relabel everything as the labeling on the old panel was not right.
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huaco
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Link Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:41 am Post subject: |
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Looks like it may have been something like an antenna plugfrom back in the day. Can you put a multi meter in it to see if it is carrying wmf juice?
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Kevin59
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kal Forum Administrator
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Link Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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Where is the world are you located? Maybe it's not english?
(I tried google translate and "Kenal" means "know" in indonesian so that's obviously not it).
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Likwid
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Link Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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I'm in the USA, Maryland right next to Washington DC.
Nobody has ever been able to figure out what this plug is. I could not get a stable volt reading from it, it kept jumping around but always 0.75 or less Volts. I think my leads are not long enough to get a good connection.
The house was built in 1978.
the line labeled "Kenal" actual lead to the Range oven. My guess is that its just an abbreviation when it was being put in. Kitchen Electrical (something something).
So whatever this plug is, its on a different line.
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Link Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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Is that a bell in the middle? If so, I'm guessing it's for a phone.
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huaco
Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 1506 Location: Burleson Texas
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Link Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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wubears71 wrote: | Is that a bell in the middle? If so, I'm guessing it's for a phone. |
Would make sense with the low voltage.
He lives so close to DC, Maybe the KGB bugged that house back in the cold war and never de-bugged it! lol!
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wubears71
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wubears71
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Link Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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Do a google search for "old phone 4 prong jack" and look at the images. There are all sorts of adapters for it.
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Link Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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What do I win?
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kal Forum Administrator
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Link Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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EDIT: Oops - someone beat me to it!
It's hard to tell from the pictures as they're blurry, but is that a bell symbol right in the middle?
That's an old phone plug. The fact that the 4 pins are not evenly spaced is the tell-tale sign. Before they went to modular jacks phone plugs looked like what you have there.
Your phone would have a plug on it like this:
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huaco
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Link Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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I like my KGB story better...
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Likwid
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