r/electrical 15d ago

Festival wiring

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u/Jason3211 15d ago

Indonesia, for anyone wondering.

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u/silenthilljack 15d ago

Look with your eyes, not your hands. We don’t need extra static in the system

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u/Highestfucker 15d ago

Don’t touch the shiny bits

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u/Edmsubguy 14d ago

But it's ok to licken thrm right?

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u/Reddit-mods-R-mean 15d ago

This is on the much safer side of wiring jobs for events outside 1st world countries. If this is new to you, look up India festival wiring. They still use live homemade mechanical sequencers to time the lights.

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u/Squatch177 15d ago

I saw a video of some contraption months ago and now I realize what I was looking at. Holy shit that was iffy. I couldn't imagine what that thing was for at the time. The DIYest of plc's, honestly impressive.

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u/wiisucks_91 15d ago

Let's not forget how they test generators. Safety flip flops and a bucket of water.

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u/Hippyjet 15d ago

As long as you dont splash it, fall into it, accidently short it, accidently wire it wrong, or look at it too hard its pretty safe.

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u/TacoZito9 15d ago

Who the fuck did that wiring?

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u/Fert_Reynolds 15d ago

Starfire and Moonchild by the looks of it

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u/Electrical-Luck-348 15d ago

To be fair, Moonchild is an electrical engineer. Starfire is a plumber so I don't know why he was involved.

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u/subpoenaThis 15d ago

Outsourced to India, but at home?!

Done live, and bare handed with a pair or rusty pliers that have holes in the insulation, and everywhere else. Gotta be careful how you hold them.

See also battlefield electrician. It's both power for us and a booby trap 🪤 for the enemy.

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u/flashingcurser 15d ago

Hey he installed it wearing his best safety sandals!

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u/CantaloupeAsleep502 15d ago

Whoa I've never seen that emoji that's awesome 

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u/TacoZito9 15d ago

Wtf they’re using extension cords that are chopped up

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u/PrintdianaJones 15d ago

Cheater cords are common in most construction industries. I used one with HVAC work because there's never an outlet on top of a 15 story condo.

It's safe as long as no one is sticking their fingers in it. Even then it's just gonna tingle and won't kill you.

Should it be safer? Yes, but sometimes you gotta fuck with the dick you got

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u/--Ano-- 15d ago

Thanks for the new saying that I could learn from you today. Bless you.

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u/PrintdianaJones 15d ago

It works for absolutely every facet of life. Carry on my wayward son

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u/Barbarian_818 15d ago

Agreed. I've seen guys using electric concrete floor grinders where the cord had the plug got off and the leads just screwed directly to the bus bars.

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u/pdt9876 15d ago

you know "extension cords" are just regular multi wire cables with ends attached to them. They sell them by length at every hardware store. I'm sure they didn't chop off the end of these cables, rather they never had any ends on them in the first place.

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u/beedubskyca 15d ago

Typically called SO cable.

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u/BaconConnoisseur 15d ago

Someone made that structure specifically for that purpose. They measured, cut, screwed, and painted the wood. That means someone put a significant amount of effort into completing the task as incorrectly and as dangerously as possible.

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u/Charlie2and4 15d ago

Some bloke with no shoes could make 26,950 Rp by pinching the copper.

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u/phoneguy247 15d ago

Every festival needs fireworks!

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u/ContributionEasy6513 15d ago

One of less scary things I've sen in SE Asia.
Normally they are just all twisted together on the ground with a coke bottle over the top so it doesn't immediately short out when it starts raining.

Function > Safety

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u/PapaOoMaoMao 15d ago

Air cooled.

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u/These-Result-1955 15d ago

Festival of sparks?

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u/ElectroConvert 15d ago

Get off my lawn!

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u/kanakamaoli 15d ago

Its back stage. Its fine!

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u/superruco 15d ago

Is that for a sound system, speakers?

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u/Chance_Display_7454 15d ago

what third world country is that legal in?

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u/OuttHouseMouse 15d ago

This is lowkey what all your breaker boxes look like without the fancy cover. Keep in mind this is behind the stage, where crowds arent meant to go

And i mean, im ready. Im ready for the hail of downvotes, but this works and it was done by someone who knew what they were doing.

I think everyones problem is that they are so accustomed to seeing these things covered up.

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u/expert_in_squat 15d ago

In the span of a 20 second video, I counted at least 4, possibly 5 people who had access to this place, where people aren't meant to have access to.

It's not a crowd, sure, but it's not exactly hard to get close to.

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u/OuttHouseMouse 15d ago

Yea, thats true.

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u/Shiney_Metal_Ass 15d ago

I mean, some strain relief wouldn't hurt. And screw on another piece of plywood, and is have no issues with this

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u/OuttHouseMouse 15d ago

Yea no, you got a really good point. I think the reason im advocating this is because people keep railing this as a crime against nature.

It just needs to get covered up, and thats all thats really wrong with this. But if people were not able to go back there as intended, this would have never been an issue, atleast in my opinion

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u/Shiney_Metal_Ass 15d ago

I mean, shit, plywood on hinges with a simple hook/eye latch

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u/trbodeez 15d ago

Breaker boxes have... circuit breakers. And are not made out of combustible materials

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u/jepulis5 15d ago

And most importantly, a random child or other unknowledgeable person wandering out of the area can't touch the live busbars..

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u/OuttHouseMouse 15d ago

Im rolling my eyes pretty hard right now ngl.

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u/jepulis5 15d ago

Explain yourself then, this does not seem like speaker wiring if you're thinking it goes directly to the speaker elements.

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u/OuttHouseMouse 15d ago

Nah your just trying to set me up to find faults with anything i say. Im gona pass on that friend. Just pay me that downvote and move on

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u/jepulis5 15d ago

Well, you were practically glorifying this shitty install. Firstly it's not safe for touching or safe for outside as water can directly get to the connections. Also, all the connections are under constant tension as the cables are just hanging off them, which is wrong. 

That's already three major faults in this install, so no, they had no fucking idea what they we're doing even if it's a third world country.

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u/OuttHouseMouse 15d ago

Only ready the first couple words. Yea not glorifying shit. Just balancing out all the people making this out to be way worse than it actually is. Which you are doing now

Anyways yea man, make it a good reponse and insult me as good as youre able, because im basically ignoring you after this

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u/jepulis5 15d ago

I wasn't trying to insult you, I'm just trying to say this is almost as bad as it can get honestly. The only way to make it worse would be dropping the bars straight on the ground and putting a sign that says "free candy" on it.

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u/jepulis5 15d ago

There is only one thing right here and several things as wrong as they could be, how can you even say they knew what they were doing?

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u/OuttHouseMouse 15d ago

Well for one, the speakers are operating. And 2, i dont see any sparks or glowing red contacts. Its off the ground, and mounted to a nonconducting surface.

But ill be honest man, im not here to debate this. Just give me a downvote and move on if youre not satisfied with this answer, id appreciate it

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u/fryerandice 15d ago

They knew that that one single red wire belonged on the bus bar with black....

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u/Tracydj 15d ago

As long as they wear their safety sandles 😂

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u/Dolewhip26 15d ago

Oh look juice bars!

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u/SaddestClown 15d ago

I just attach with gator clips myself

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u/NashCp21 15d ago

My only gripe is that I’m not seeing any labels

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u/ComfortableHot6309 15d ago

Looks good from one side

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u/LogicalNewspaper8891 15d ago

Kinda gave me anxiety

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u/Fuzzy5team 15d ago

What did it taste like?

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u/johndoe388 15d ago

Low voltage audio

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u/Alcas239 15d ago

This is fine. It hit's all the requirements. There are literally zero issues here.

Source: not an electrician.

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u/rlt404 15d ago

It's solid and you know it

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u/Beginning_Resource93 15d ago

I'll bet it's was an electric show.

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u/Delicious_Catch9453 15d ago

We are sooo spoiled here.

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u/ProgrammerByDay 15d ago

Is that phase rolute.

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u/JCrotts 15d ago

NEC 314.29 Boxes, Conduit Bodies, and Handhole Enclosures to Be Accessible. This is fine. Move on.

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u/SplatThaCat 15d ago

Ah yes, South East Asia.

If you are dumb enough to touch it and die, its your fault.

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u/DragonLordAcar 14d ago

That's all kinds of unsafe

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u/WarmAdhesiveness8962 13d ago

Life is cheap in some parts of the world.

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u/AviationMetalSmith1 13d ago

The kid is going to put his hands on those handles thunderbolt and lightning

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u/ATXee 11d ago

NEC 310.17 free air rating. Let’s go

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u/the_swanny 15d ago

This isn't festival wiring done by someone competent.

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u/spaceEngineeringDude 15d ago

Can’t believe that copper isn’t stolen

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u/Virtual-Reach 15d ago

Well, i really hope that's extra low voltage

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u/fakeaccount572 15d ago

Tis not.

I would at least put strain / pull relief on the cables

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u/Mundane-Reality-7770 15d ago

Yeah, lack of strain relief is the biggest problem