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ABC's

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Explanation?
It's the first three letters of the alphabet.
Its like the ABC murders in Poirot. Its a show about a detective in the 30's
easy as 1, 2, 3.........
These are the phase markings for a three phase AC system. Most U.S. utilities label the phases A, B, C. This is how they keep track of what wiring to connect together. If the phasing is not followed through, a dangerous short circuit can be created. These picures depict what is known as cell type construction where the compartments containing the electrical conductors are part of the building.
Lets hook them all up backwards.Uhm Not..
If one looks closely at the labels themselves, you can see that the original order was C-A-B.
The Font's called "Bank Gothic" (FYI)

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