yeah wind storm knocked out a bunch of power. our business has a 3 phase for the HVAC unit and was getting only 2 of 3 phases, but the region had alot of people without power 24 hours post storm, so obvs the fact we had some power, our situation wasn't as dire as others.
we have the rest of the business on its own single phase so we had all our power except the HVAC unit
made for an interesting day. glad i kept all those old fans!
Right on. I worked for an electrical company for 6 years, it’s definitely a great field to get into if you like challenges. My problem was, I was not particularly happy when I would get zapped. No matter how often it happens, it never gets any better. 😅 It actually got to a point where I was afraid to work with energized city cuts and that can be dangerous. That’s when I knew it was time to leave.
It is amazing what you can pick up. From a layman’s perspective, you don’t really think about it, you just plug things in and expect it to work, but understanding that amperage or resistance(ohms).
I learned from a master electrician and there is till so much I didn’t learn. It’s kind of nuts. I mean, you can only have so many wires in a certain size pipe. You can only have so many 90° bends on a run. It just goes on and on. I was able to take what I did learn and sort out my house’s electrical, it was all fucked up. 😅
We take alot for granted without a doubt. Today was one of those reminders again.
My brother in law is a linemen so I was giving him shit all day, but those guys actually killed it and got almost everyone back up.
Yeah when you hesitate is when you make mistakes, and in that field mistakes are deadly.
Yessir. I had to take a continuing education class every year and they showed us a video of a guy who was testing voltage on what he thought was aroun 1200v. Unfortunately, it was almost double that and his test tester created an arc which lit him on fire. He passed away from his injuries.
Linemen are a certain breed of their own, it’s a very specialized field. There’s no second chances when you’re dealing with that kind of voltage. You definitely have to respect it and always pay attention. I got lit up by a 277 circuit one time because I grounded myself on the ceiling grid when I was checking some exposed wires in a 2x4 drop in light. That was no fun. Always have to be aware of your surroundings. I have nothing but respect for that field and those that work in it.
