Let the smoke out

[memyselfandI]

Today I just so happened to let the smoke out of a piece of equipment. You know, letting the smoke out is easy... the problem is getting it to go back in. Thank goodness it wasn't my fault, seems there was some serious degredation of the insulation on some conductors in the equipment. Man it sure was alot of smoke though.

 

[dbuckley]

Pictures!!!

 

[480sparky]

I can never get all the smoke back in. I end up replacing whatever I let the smoke out of. Just tell 'em you were testing the smoke detectors! :grin:

BTW, I never emply the magazine unless I have another full one.

 

[360Youth]

Ya know, if it smoked that easy it probably needed replacing anyway.

 

[al hildenbrand]

Man it sure was alot of smoke though.

Sometimes the contents are really under pressure.

 

[quogueelectric]

This used to happen quite often

This used to happen quite often

Today I just so happened to let the smoke out of a piece of equipment. You know, letting the smoke out is easy... the problem is getting it to go back in. Thank goodness it wasn't my fault, seems there was some serious degredation of the insulation on some conductors in the equipment. Man it sure was alot of smoke though.

When my supervisor would insist on doing it his way....

 

[bikeindy]

I witnessed twice when an F-16 Pilot let the smoke out of his aircraft. man that is a lot of smoke. They grounded him after the second one.

 

[e57]

How exactly did the smoke get let out? You didn't cut that hose that keeps it in did you? Or did you melt that hose? If so, try cold smoke...

 

[LarryFine]

I witnessed twice when an F-16 Pilot let the smoke out of his aircraft. man that is a lot of smoke. They grounded him after the second one.

Are you sure they didn't bond him? :wink:

 

[bikeindy]

Are you sure they didn't bond him? :wink:

I am sure they grounded him, he tried two different way to use the aircraft as a bond.

 

[cowboyjwc]

They probably made him an officer.

 

[electricman2]

Talk to someone at the manufacturers tech support. If you talk nice they may even sell you some replacement smoke and tell you how to install it.:roll:

 

[480sparky]

Maybe the tech guy can also tell you how to get all the dark out of a used dark-sucker so it will be able to suck up more dark.

 

[jbfan74]

They make a device to get all the smoke back in!

$$$$$$$$$

 

[LarryFine]

Maybe the tech guy can also tell you how to get all the dark out of a used dark-sucker so it will be able to suck up more dark.

Just curious: what is the speed of dark?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

I have read this entire thread twice and I have absolutely no idea what heck you all are talking about.

I did get the bonding and grounding thing.

 

[jamesguy10]

Im with dennis on this....

 

[peter d]

I have read this entire thread twice and I have absolutely no idea what heck you all are talking about.

do a google search.....

 

[iwire]

I have absolutely no idea what heck you all are talking about.

Come on man all of us have let the smoke out at least once.:grin:

I once let the smoke out of a Fire Alarm Control Panel....kind of ironic....in a bad day sort of way.:grin: The apprentice looking over my shoulder was the first to notice it....all of sudden he said 'Yo Dude!' in a panicked voice. :grin:

The strange thing was the panel still reset and appeared to work fine after the smoke letting.

We had a tech come out and replace a board anyway.

 

[electricman2]

Last time it happened to me, I removed the cover on a 4S box and a wire nut dropped out. By the time we figured out that it was connecting 3 neutral conductors of a MWBC, found and opened the breakers, a couple of wall warts were history. They have a lot of smoke in them too!