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Cybertruck putting out 120V through its body and wheels while charging (tech.lgbt)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Disclaimer: It turns out that his wall charger was wired incorrectly, so mains voltage was wired to the ground of the vehicle, and well the chassis is the vehicle’s ground, hence the voltage. Source. Thanks @[email protected] for the correction.

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[–] MotoAsh 36 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

How many signs are there that this vehicle is in fact not safe and should've never been certified for consumers, let alone the public roads?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

We can shit on Tesla all day, but this is on whoever installed the charger. Live and neutral are reversed, this could be faked for the video or pure incompetence.

I agree otherwise, just not because of this.

[–] westo232 2 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe neutral and ground are reversed in this video, along with another fault.

From safety standpoint neither live or neutral can't ever be connected to something you can touch with your hand. Phase and neutral can both kill you equally, that's why under all current laws neutral and ground are separated.

Phase and neutral are supposed to be reversible because the current inside is alternative and flows back and forth anyway.

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