Doc wish I could go with ya. Little thing called work kinda got me tied down right at the moment. Be sitting hear being jealous of ya.

 

Mornin guys. Last day of arc flash training! I dont think I ever want to throw a knife switch again!

 

Mornin Lou........Silly me, Wasn't thinkin of you takin trainin on AC voltage stuff.
Spent half my life wurkin around 240/480 stuff with the generators and switchgear an stuff. Don't take long to develop a healthy respect for that stuff. Never really minded it too much ...but now once it got up into the medium voltage range....the 4160, 12.5KV, & 13.2 KV stuff it got real scary for me.
Best advice I couldever give anyone iz to be far enuff away from it ...so when it goes BOOM, you can look around and say....WHAT THE HELL WUZ THAT?????
.....Oh and.....always make sure the circuit iz unloaded before ya open that switch!!!!!
AND ...stand to the side of the cabinate....Them flyin doors will kill ya!!!!!

 

You about covered it. Our buildinng is all 1950's widowmaker boxes. We use the breakers as on/off switches. Big no no. Gunna be ordering me some rubber gloves as well.

 

Dang it, now the locals will really know that I am not from around there!

 

Morning all, we got a good rain last night and now the sun is coming out. Ucan if you want to ship the tires here to the shop you can and I'll just meet you in Port Huron or some where. We have a dealer up there called Torq Monster Motorworks, good guys and I can take them some Baker swag to butter them up.

 

Inch thick rubber mats and long wooden poles with about 20 rolls of electrical tape wrapped round the handle are nice to have around. We had 5 foot wooden hooks in our electronic shop for yanking people off AC stuff.

 

This is the way the world should work! Good for you, Mark!

 

 

So what is up with Putzburghputz? Strangely quiet. Gonna have to call him today.