wtf was this firefighter thinking?
10-24-2006, 10:40 PM
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Re: wtf was this firefighter thinking?
Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
Yah 12kV, I'm surprised he wasn't so much fried meat. Probably dropped a lot of load arcing from truck to ground.
At least, that's what I hear happens when they give you the chair
10-25-2006, 07:28 AM
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Re: wtf was this firefighter thinking?
Originally Posted by accordepicenter
when they execute people they give them 2kv. Ive gloved 13.2kv
PS - when you say "gloved" I get mental images of running for life from hotrex. Chill out with that ----, okay?
10-25-2006, 07:49 AM
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Re: wtf was this firefighter thinking?
Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
An electrician at Eaton was told the power was shut off on a 4kV transformer, go fix it. He whips out his meter to check for voltage anyway, like electricians are, even though his meter only reads to 600V...
Working on live power is for dip *****.If I cant turn it off, I aint touching it.I'll be dammed if I'm dieing at work
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10-25-2006, 11:40 AM
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Re: wtf was this firefighter thinking?
pretty much alot of the stuff i work on is still energized, or we still treat it as if it were if we dont have the line tested and grounded, work safe or not at all... We also have the tools and protective equipment to do this safely. Ive heard of scenarios like that where guys were testing transformers in the air then had the genious idea to touch one of the leads to the primary bushing with 7160v on it. It usually resulted in a fireball and a very small pile of charred remains of what used to be a voltmeter with some 2nd and 3rd degree burns to the dumbass that tried to measure high voltage with it.
10-25-2006, 02:34 PM
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Re: wtf was this firefighter thinking?
After getting blown out of a switch panel by 440v 3 phase, I won't mess with anything higher than 24v control voltage.
I was zapped thru both hands, across the chest, ONLY reason I lived, I was on a ladder and fell away.
I was zapped thru both hands, across the chest, ONLY reason I lived, I was on a ladder and fell away.
10-25-2006, 02:46 PM
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Re: wtf was this firefighter thinking?
Voltage isnt going to hurt you, Amperage will, 10mA can kill a person. You can also have voltage through a circuit without amperage, just not the other way around. You can die working on your cars 12 circuits, just not as likely because DC isnt as harmfull to us as AC.
10-26-2006, 08:00 AM
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Re: wtf was this firefighter thinking?
Originally Posted by ifly87
Voltage isnt going to hurt you, Amperage will, 10mA can kill a person. You can also have voltage through a circuit without amperage, just not the other way around. You can die working on your cars 12 circuits, just not as likely because DC isnt as harmfull to us as AC.
