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11-06-2009, 07:51 AM
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rat test
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Last edited by nolabama; 11-06-2009 at 07:53 AM.
Reason: i dont mess with my cp that often
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11-06-2009, 05:31 PM
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I didn't get shocked but I blew up a pair of dykes on a house that we had the meter pulled to once a long time ago. It was a single family home but at one point in the past it had been connected to the house next door by a tunnel that was bricked off and had stuff built in front of it.
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11-06-2009, 05:39 PM
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I have seen a 3 phase disconnects that will leave a phase on that is why in UNION safety training you are taught to check the circuit before touching it.
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11-06-2009, 07:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rewire
I have seen a 3 phase disconnects that will leave a phase on that is why in UNION safety training you are taught to check the circuit before touching it.
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Wow, you union guys are really smart. No, rat worker would ever think of that. Plus I can't afford a meter on my minimum wage paycheck, and my boss won't supply one because if something happens to me he can just send one of my backstabbing rat co-workers to finish the job. Just as long as we don't interrupt him counting all of his money he made by taking advantage of us non-union dummies. 
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11-06-2009, 07:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rewire
I have seen a 3 phase disconnects that will leave a phase on that is why in UNION safety training you are taught to check the circuit before touching it.
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Weird. I've seen the same thing happen on both single-phase and three-phase disconnects. I guess union electricians only work on three-phase stuff.
Maybe I should join the union so I can become smart. 
If I join the union, will I need to supply my own brain, or will one be provided for me? 
If I need to supply my own, anyone know where I can get one?  Do they have them at the supply house, or do I need to order one on-line? How much are they? 
Or, should I just get in the habit of pulling one of those knives out of my back and use it to short out a circuit to make sure it's off?
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11-06-2009, 07:31 PM
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Boy I wish I could afford me some union safety class. I gotta get by with common sense and teaching myownself. And with Zog as my saftey man i dont feel to bad.
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11-06-2009, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by nolabama
Boy I wish I could afford me some union safety class. I gotta get by with common sense and teaching myownself. And with Zog as my saftey man i dont feel to bad.
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Well somebody has to be in the what not to do videos
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11-06-2009, 07:54 PM
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Well somebody has to be in the what not to do videos
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and that guy will be me for my photo i put up in another thread 
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11-06-2009, 09:05 PM
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Quote:
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I have seen a 3 phase disconnects that will leave a phase on that is why in UNION safety training you are taught to check the circuit before touching it.
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Is that before or after they teach you how to be an arrogant prick to everyone not in the union?
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11-09-2009, 06:43 PM
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Howzabout guys barehanding a charged cable on a shut down? Power off,nobody drained cable.
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11-09-2009, 09:43 PM
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Why is this in the union section?
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11-09-2009, 09:44 PM
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Quote:
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Why is this in the union section?
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Because........... you can never get shocked in the union?
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11-09-2009, 09:46 PM
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Because........... you can never get shocked in the union? |
Only rat's huh?
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11-09-2009, 09:46 PM
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11-09-2009, 09:46 PM
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Switched lock out----------
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Why is this in the union section?
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Can't totally explain why; ask something about unions.
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11-09-2009, 09:47 PM
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Quote:
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I have seen a 3 phase disconnects that will leave a phase on that is why in UNION safety training you are taught to check the circuit before touching it.
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Isn't that just common sense?
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11-09-2009, 09:50 PM
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If I need to supply my own, anyone know where I can get one? Do they have them at the supply house, or do I need to order one on-line? How much are they?
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Check Walmart they still had a few left the last time I looked.
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11-09-2009, 09:52 PM
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Quote:
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and that guy will be me for my photo i put up in another thread |
2x12 and some ladders????
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11-09-2009, 09:59 PM
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Locked out..still shocked
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To us, OLDER guys, it does seem like common sense to check for voltage after locking out. But, the bottom line for a person who goes through life turning the light switch off and the light goes out...turning off the range, and it quits cooking...turning off the ignition switch, and the cars dies,it is not JUST A COMMON SENSE thing. It has to be TAUGHT...and TAUGHT again until it becomes second nature.
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11-09-2009, 10:00 PM
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Quote:
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Isn't that just common sense?
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Yeah, but only for 3-phase discos when worked on by union electricians. Us poor, stupid rats check single-phase discos as well. 
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