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03-19-2007, 05:08 PM
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Loose Conductor
I always find it a bit unsettling to find a ground conductor just hanging loose in any equipment much less in a transformer. Why would one not terminate this.
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03-19-2007, 05:29 PM
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And it's the one bonding the case too!
Where does the other go? I see it passing through the lug, ducking under the blue wire coming from X3, then disappears.
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03-19-2007, 05:54 PM
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I think it bends under "C" phase and terminates between the "B" and "C" phase on the transformer shell.
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03-19-2007, 06:47 PM
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Holy smokes. Nothing like built-in provisions for a hard short.
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11-04-2009, 04:48 PM
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wow  i just found the rest of the smileys 
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11-04-2009, 07:47 PM
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Quote:
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As well as a 2 ½ year old thread...... 
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11-04-2009, 09:51 PM
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nice pic!!! 
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11-07-2009, 08:40 AM
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From what I see it looks like the loose conductor is the equipment ground coming from the primary conduit through the bond bushing and someone "forgot" to terminate it.
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11-07-2009, 11:43 AM
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Well I got to get in on this 2 1/2 year old thread also.
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11-07-2009, 12:06 PM
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can I play too? an old man smiley for an old ass thread......
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11-07-2009, 12:12 PM
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Quote:
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can I play too? an old man smiley for an old ass thread...... |
Sure why not everyone join in. 
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11-07-2009, 01:24 PM
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Quote:
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can I play too? an old man smiley for an old ass thread...... |
Sure can!!!    
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11-07-2009, 04:40 PM
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Now, what is the danger here?
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11-07-2009, 04:46 PM
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Quote:
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Now, what is the danger here?
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Do what?
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11-07-2009, 05:12 PM
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A good conductor.
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