mcelweec@gmail.com
CMAC1
- Location
- NYC
- Occupation
- Electrician
although this is a controversial subject ,what is your cut off for working live?
Y'know, if we had more electricians like you, we'd have fewer electricians like you.I do service changes, 120/240v hot.
If someone can work it hot, just as well as dead, then whats the difference?
That is just such a stupid comment I can not come up with a reasonable reply. :roll:
Why cause you have been brain washed into a false pretense of how electrical work is done? Things are worked hot everyday with no problems. Its guys like you that condescend on the guys who work things hot.
Why cause you have been brain washed into a false pretense of how electrical work is done? Things are worked hot everyday with no problems. Its guys like you that condescend on the guys who work things hot.
Is it safer to work on the system energized or dead? It's that attitude that lands some guys in a burn unit.
The rating of the circuit or its OCPD does not really tell you anything about the available fault current and the size of the fireball. You could easily have 1000 amps of fault current on the load side of a 20 amp breaker.I would think twice if amperage is over 20. Yes can kill you with 20 amps but arc is also an issue not to be overlooked. Short out 277 at 1,000 amps and you have a ball of fire even if you don't get shocked you might end up dead
I have worked up to 13.8KV hot but it wasn't as safe as working it dead.
Are you implying it is just as safe hot? It seems you may be. Is that what you mean.
You can just as easily work something hot as you can dead.
So have I.
We're not talking about which is "Safer". Talking about working it hot or dead. You can just as easily work something hot as you can dead. I just hate how people categorize something being safe or not. It's all someone's opinion that translates to a practice that somehow might become a standard. One persons way isn't everyones way.