something I saw the other day in a 15KV mcc

[petersonra]

look close at the left conductor.

 

[mdshunk]

Is that someone's crimper die that fell down behind those cables?

 

[petersonra]

Is that someone's crimper die that fell down behind those cables?

I don't recall there being anything out of place behind the conductors. Click on the picture and look at the conductor about where the tape is on the third conductor in the back ground.

 

[mdshunk]

Nice little slice in that, eh?

I'm still sorta wondering what that is jammed down in behind the three.

 

[chris kennedy]

Click on the picture and look at the conductor about where the tape is on the third conductor in the back ground.

600v tape? Hard to see at that angle.

 

[480sparky]

Looks like a hasksaw blade ran across it!

 

[petersonra]

Looks like a hasksaw blade ran across it!

not sure what cut it.

it would appear they cut two of them though.

i mentioned this to the guys doing the work on it, and they taped it up. they said they were using 65kv tape, whatever that is, covered by regular tape.

they taped up the middle conductor too, so they all look the same now.

 

[480sparky]

As long as we're pulling out the 'horror' photo album:

And yes, it was still energized and feeding a house and two outbuildings on a farm!

And the kicker: The wires from the bottom of the meter socket go right over to the fuses, so the knife switch doesn't even disconnect them. You change the fuses when there's nothing between you and Hoover Dam.