Tell me about how dangerous three-phase electrical equipment is

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GWBBQ: Jan 2, 2005

Drheat posted:

The bigger hazard is that 3 phase machinery is truly "heavy duty" and "industrial". If the machine is made to cut, grind, smash, or burn, a 3 phase piece of equipment is most likely big enough to do it to your entire body in seconds. Alternatively a single phase machine made to cut, grind, smash, or burn is likely a kitchen appliance sold on late night TV for 3 easy payments of $19.95

I couldn't have said it better. To illustrate, here's pretty much the same post I made in the AI Mechanical Failures thread.

Here's an industrial shredder being operated without a safety guard and holy poo poo does that guy put his hand way too close to something that he's advertising as "destroys everything"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEdgQJEdTA

And here's one used for shredding whole animal carcasses before incineration (in this video it's only clean cuts of meat so sfw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIkHKA9nh-Q

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GWBBQ: Jan 2, 2005

Woolie Wool posted:

The video linked from the first one with the shredder grinding up engine blocks.

Here's one that can do 450 cars per hour http://www.weg.net/us/Media-Center/News/Products-Solutions/Powering-the-World-s-Largest-Industrial-Shredder

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