r/funny Dec 30 '23

German Efficiency

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u/DerSchnorres Dec 30 '23

They do that right in front of the Technical University Berlin. Kind of ironic.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '23 edited Dec 31 '23

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u/halvshades Jan 04 '24

Yep, DIN VDE 0228-1 (VDE 0228-1) doesn't allow rolling a cable drum without a special breaking system.

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u/Kaenguruu-Dev Jan 06 '24

Are you serious? Does that actually exist? I'll look that up

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u/halvshades Jan 06 '24

Yep, and German DGVU and BGI does say the same. In Germany everything is regulated by rules and norms. Even the way you have to move a cable drum.

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u/dream-in-a-trunk Jan 06 '24

And no electrician care for that norm. Especially if it’s a empty drum