I can see that three phase breaker right above your single leg breaker.  Check 
all three.  I am sure you will find one you can use if there is an open slot on 
that phase.  

From: Steve Jones 
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2020 12:12 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Aviat power supplies and exploding power strips

Spot fucking on, chuck. I was up all night worrying about this shit, even to 
the point the varying metals and floating box was making a massive murder 
capacitor.

Turns out there's 210v and all our existing PSU are rated to 240v, the 
meanwells are switch selected, and this power strip happenned to have surge 
where the other did not.

Not sure why the first meanwell is running. But at least I'm not blowing up a 
farmers grain bins


On Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 11:45 AM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:

  I had something similar happen. An electrician picked the wild leg of a three 
phase to connect a new receptacle.  We had about 208 volts on it.  Of course 
only discovered after the damage.  I have seen neutrals get damaged and 
connected to the other side of the box giving you 220.  Did you check your AC 
voltage?

  Sent from my iPhone

  > On Aug 22, 2020, at 9:35 PM, Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote:
  > 
  > 
  > Today was an adventure, to say the least.
  > Without the prior info on the clusterrest clusterfuck of my career, we are 
installing some wtm4200. Glancing these meanwell power supplies may or may not 
be -48v.
  > We have two radios onsite, first powers up swimmingly 
  > Second power supply connected only to AC decides to smoke bomb. Was plugged 
into a triple plug on a power strip. Was powered on for a bit then did its 
rocket ship thing. Figured ok, just a bum meanwell, the other one is up and 
powering a radio without issue.
  > I'm plugging in a cambium ps into the triple plug as my contractor is 
plugging in a power strip into the second on a duplex outlet. 
  > The fucking powerstrip explodes, literally.
  > It's a cheap surge suppressor power strip. So I'm assuming the SS is what 
blew up.
  > I have no further data, since my contractor almost lost a hand. I'll 
investigate in morning daylight.
  > 
  > Somewhere in this power mix I screwed up.
  > 
  > With the limited data I have, anybody got any ideas before somebody gets 
killed?
  > 
  > I have 2 force 300-25, a force 300_13, a , a mikrotik, and a 3000 epmp omni 
on this power strip. Circuit is less than 2 feet to the breaker. Breaker is in 
an extended panel I'm unaware of the wiring details. The first wtm powered with 
no issue.
  > This is a 20 amp breaker, when the meanwell fried it didnt trip. But simply 
plugging  in a powerstrip, with nothing in it, almost cost my contractor a hand.
  > 
  > Any idea where I fucked up. This is a grain leg and they're not to find of 
explosions.
  > 
  > I'm wondering, since they bond the dc return to ground if it's not 
energizing a chassis or something
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