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The other commenters have a point, but the Snopes article actually points this out: > So just as a little test, in the technical aspect of the rider, it would
by Sebb767 5y ago
The other commenters have a point, but the Snopes article actually points this out:
> So just as a little test, in the technical aspect of the rider, it would say “Article 148: There will be fifteen amperage voltage sockets at twenty-foot spaces, evenly, providing nineteen amperes …” This kind of thing. And article number 126, in the middle of nowhere, was: “There will be no brown M&M’s in the backstage area, upon pain of forfeiture of the show, with full compensation.”
So they had other simple-to-check signs; the brown M&M one is just the only one commonly cited as it's the funniest/most interesting.
- travisjungroth 5y agoIs a fifteen amp socket providing nineteen amps a thing?
- tetha 5y agoIt's at least 15 sockets, each providing at least 19 amps. Probably following some plug/socket standard.
- tonyarkles 5y agoI think you’re incorrect. There is a standard 15A socket. There is no standard 19A socket (but there are 20A sockets that are compatible with 15A plugs)
- nightpool 5y agoNo, I think it's supposed to be a contradiction that an on-the-ball venue will catch before signing the contract.
- TFortunato 5y agoThey are stating that they would put 19A of load on a 15A rated socket. E.g. creating an obvious safety hazard that should be caught and addressed.
- warbs 5y agoI assume they mean multiple 15 A (standard) sockets with a combined load no more than 19 A
- sjruckle 5y agoSure is. See this stackexchange link: https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/12115/is-using-15-amp-components-on-a-20-amp-breaker-against-code https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/12115/is-using-15-am... So what I think what the contract was specifying was several 15-amp receptacles, spaced 20 feet apart, from which a combined total of not less than 19 amps may be drawn. A 20 amp breaker would do that nicely.