Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

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VolStrom said:
Do you climb a pole to repair power lines and expect no power to ever flow through them when you open a switch? Why don't you call the power company and get their take on what you propose to do and why it's a bad idea.
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Once the main is cut there is no risk.

You're grumpier than usual. What happened, did you hear the joy and laughter of children at play and it ruined your day?

And before you spit out your dentures...I am joking
 
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McDad said:
lol.

read my reply again. ;)
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Hey. I troubleshot a radar transmitter (seems like it was 70Kv) with the Bo Peep stick one time. I could not pinpoint the problem, so I cheated all the interlocks - including the bars that clamped down on components and worked my way from where I knew there was no voltage until I hit the point that shut it down using the grounding rod. Turned out the problem was a problem pin in a tube socket - never would have found it with normal troubleshooting because opening the doors to that cabinet automatically shut it all down and grounded everything that could remain charged and with a meter nothing was abnormal anywhere. I would never have recommended that approach to anybody else, though. A lot of us on here are the old farts who know a thing or two, but kids (like under 40) didn't get a lot of hands on experience that we did growing up.
 
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AM64 said:
Hey. I troubleshot a radar transmitter (seems like it was 70Kv) with the Bo Peep stick one time. I could not pinpoint the problem, so I cheated all the interlocks - including the bars that clamped down on components and worked my way from where I knew there was no voltage until I hit the point that shut it down using the grounding rod. Turned out the problem was a problem pin in a tube socket - never would have found it with normal troubleshooting because opening the doors to that cabinet automatically shut it all down and grounded everything that could remain charged and with a meter nothing was abnormal anywhere. I would never have recommended that approach to anybody else, though. A lot of us on here are the old farts who know a thing or two, but kids (like under 40) didn't get a lot of hands on experience that we did growing up.
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Is this post in French or Swahili?
 
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AM64 said:
Hey. I troubleshot a radar transmitter (seems like it was 70Kv) with the Bo Peep stick one time. I could not pinpoint the problem, so I cheated all the interlocks - including the bars that clamped down on components and worked my way from where I knew there was no voltage until I hit the point that shut it down using the grounding rod. Turned out the problem was a problem pin in a tube socket - never would have found it with normal troubleshooting because opening the doors to that cabinet automatically shut it all down and grounded everything that could remain charged and with a meter nothing was abnormal anywhere. I would never have recommended that approach to anybody else, though. A lot of us on here are the old farts who know a thing or two, but kids (like under 40) didn't get a lot of hands on experience that we did growing up.
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Old hillbilly's know a thing or two. And they've lived a long time so they are "relatively" safe.
 
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McDad said:
Old hillbilly's know a thing or two. And they've lived a long time so they are "relatively" safe.
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Bet you figured out at a young age that there are better ways than holding a sparkplug wire to see if it's "getting fire" - and maybe you weren't even the one on the receiving end of that little experiment.
 
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Speaking of unsafe...

Ever have to put the drive belt on a Zero Turn Mower? Yeah, I'm sure my fingers are forever scarred and twisted from that.

And my neighbor thinks I'm a crazy man for the words I used while trying to get it set.
 
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DancingOutlaw said:
It could be worse. I worked on a client in ATL and the CFO was new so his family was still in New York. His daughter was planning a wedding at the time. He said I hate going home, every time I do she and her mom have added another 100k to the cost. Lol.
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I was complaining about them adding another $500.

It's truly amazing what some people spend on weddings.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Speaking of unsafe...

Ever have to put the drive belt on a Zero Turn Mower? Yeah, I'm sure my fingers are forever scarred and twisted from that.

And my neighbor thinks I'm a crazy man for the words I used while trying to get it set.
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It should be a requirement that before anybody gets anywhere near a design capacity that he has to have been in the field troubleshooting and repairing stuff for at least a couple of years. That just might help with reliability and reparability.
 
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At least Texas ain’t a complete sh!thole yet.

Just need to give it a few years, either that or seal it off from the great California exodus.

Wife told me yesterday, that Gov. Abbot is deploying National Guard in the cities in advance of Election Day. At least we got that going for us.
 
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AM64 said:
It should be a requirement that before anybody gets anywhere near a design capacity that he has to have been in the field troubleshooting and repairing stuff for at least a couple of years. That just might help with reliability and reparability.
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Amen! Every engineer should have to actually do maintenance/repair work on what they are designing.
 
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AM64 said:
It should be a requirement that before anybody gets anywhere near a design capacity that he has to have been in the field troubleshooting and repairing stuff for at least a couple of years. That just might help with reliability and reparability.
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Well, the problem was I had just got it repaired the week before. Long story short, they had to replace the spindle on the drive system. They bright it back and drive it off the trailer into my backyard, so it ran when they dropped it off.

Long story short, it moved about 15 yards on me before the drive belt slipped causing me to have to put it back on.

Hence the words weren't just directed at the machine, but also at the repair shop for not making sure the belt was installed correctly.

Luckily, I had calmed down by the time they called to settle the bill. Basically discounted me the "transport fee" from my house to the shop.
 
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Grand Vol said:
I loved everything I saw about Generac...

Except the price. For the few times I would need it, I just couldn't justify the cost. If I lived in a hurricane prone area or well out in the country where it might take days for the power to come back on, it's justified. Not for my limited use though.
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I’ve got a Westinghouse 9.5kW generator with a 10 circuit generator transfer panel. It’s not an auto backup and won’t power the whole house but for the money it’s gives us everything we need except being able to power the AC compressors. I can run the attic blowers and have gas furnaces so we do have heat.
 
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hog88 said:
Amen! Every engineer should have to actually do maintenance/repair work on what they are designing.
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It's going to be a bigger problem because I don't see kids (either sex now) working on stuff as they grow up. Without it, there's just no innate feel for how things work, how you get to something for test or repair, or what's actually solid and stable. I had a lot of respect for farm kids entering engineering - I'd take a TN Tech engineering grad over a Vandy grad any day.
 
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VolStrom said:
What a douche bag. It just takes a millisecond to kill someone, but you seem to know so much about electricity go for it.
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I think you missed the implied blue font.

For the record I have a 10 ckt transfer panel. I think we are both EE’s right? We kinda take a different view on this. No way in hell would I back drive a house power circuit. However I have witnessed first hand some rather spectacular power system failures over the years.
 
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