FLATHEAD
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Re: 4160 Volts
Neumanns I am titled as utilitie mechanic, I work on everything from elevators to John Deere tractors. I make the same as any other tradesman on the crew with the exception of new employees down on the scale. I work all the trades but electric is my weak point. This day I was helping the #2 electrician on an emergancy. The guy is good, I have seen him do some great work over the years. He can trouble shoot with the best of them. Like I said I had faith in him even though I thought what was happening was a little shakey. He was just a bit over his head on this big stuff. He made a mistake and admitts to it, were still cool
I figure everyone makes a mistake once in a while. We were rushing to restore power and you know what happens when you rush. The #1 electrician gave him an ear full today though.<br /><br />The meter was a Fluke that was good to 900 volts, I honestly thought he was gonna test the transformers above the lugs, I was "shocked" when he hit the lugs.<br /><br />Didnt go to the doc, I am fine and so is the other guy, our eyes have a bit of flash burn but we will be fine. Heck we ran some wire today ![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Neumanns I am titled as utilitie mechanic, I work on everything from elevators to John Deere tractors. I make the same as any other tradesman on the crew with the exception of new employees down on the scale. I work all the trades but electric is my weak point. This day I was helping the #2 electrician on an emergancy. The guy is good, I have seen him do some great work over the years. He can trouble shoot with the best of them. Like I said I had faith in him even though I thought what was happening was a little shakey. He was just a bit over his head on this big stuff. He made a mistake and admitts to it, were still cool