"What's it?", trivia question.... - Page 2 - Electrician Talk - Professional Electrical Contractors Forum

MDShunk · 04-18-2007, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by brian john

I often did work for free. My boss at the time did not appreciate that.

Yeah, that's where I'd draw the line, too.

HCECalaska · 04-18-2007, 10:29 PM

unlike the popular belief from the field hands, managment does care.

Joe Momma · 04-19-2007, 12:11 AM

In a non-union shop, I often did things for people completely unrelated to electrical just to make someone smile, I always found enjoyment in doing that.
My boss of course didn't care, and my time sheet never reflected my charity work(nor did my 1040's. Would be pretty sad if charity were claimed to escape from taxes, afterall it is called 'charity' right).

faber307 · 04-19-2007, 07:33 AM

I'll take the government's charity any time they offer.

frank · 04-19-2007, 11:32 AM

OK let me try. Some fuse bridge carriers are spring loaded. Is it the spring?

Frank

Joe Momma · 04-19-2007, 08:22 PM

I'm beginning to think MD doesn't even know what it is, and this whole post is just so he might be able to find out....

Joe Momma · 04-19-2007, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Tab Faber

I'll take the government's charity any time they offer.

I understand claiming money as charity, but claiming your time to mow your 80 year old neighbors lawn on your taxes just looks like it was a burden on you to do so.

MDShunk · 04-20-2007, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Momma

I'm beginning to think MD doesn't even know what it is, and this whole post is just so he might be able to find out....

Joe, I already said what it was in post #16.

Magnettica · 04-29-2007, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MDShunk

Actually, I'll let you guys off the hook. They're the link bars that connect an 'A' base meter head to the meter can. They sometimes burn up. I had to use one the other day because the meter was a 120 volt meter, and the customer needed a 240 circuit for a window air conditioner. You need to install another link bar to change from a 120 service to a 240 service if you want to keep the 'A' base meter can. A $10 part can sometimes save a person from a $2000 service upgrade.

That's amazing. I viewed this thread I believe on Friday night. On Saturday, I did a panel change with the meter in the basement. The meter was an old Murray enclosure and had these 'link bars' going from the 4 (not 5) meter 'wheels' to the load side. I said to myself, "where have I seen these before?" Kinda wierd, huh...

Speedy Petey · 04-29-2007, 07:56 PM

I don't know how I missed this thread.

Man! I throw more of those things away that I care to remember.

To work on a main breaker or the like, you can loosen up the set screws that hold those bars in place, then slide them up and lock them back down in the up position. Sort of locking out the meter.

I can't believer more of you did not immediately know what they were. Didn't they use "A-frame" meters all over the country?

MDShunk · 04-29-2007, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Speedy Petey

To work on a main breaker or the like, you can loosen up the set screws that hold those bars in place, then slide them up and lock them back down in the up position. Sort of locking out the meter.

S'zackly right. Most A-base meters lost their little lead seal that was holding that cover sealed over those set screws decades ago, so it's a good way for an electrician to make things safe while he does a little work.

frenchelectrican · 04-29-2007, 09:08 PM

that one thing i did rember one place i did work on it have "A" frame meter socket but it was wired on 480 volts it was little spooky with it.

that connection it did threw few other sparky right off the wall with the setup and took me few min figure out why and i relized that the "A" frame meter do only have 2 core instead of 3 core[s] of standard 3 ph meters so therefore ph A and ph C were ran thru the meter but B ph was bypassed the meter. [ now you see why i called

meters ]

Merci , Marc