Test & Inspect During Storm

[Dizzy_Maskell]

Just a quick one guys, purely for people opinions. Has anyone ever considered testing whilst during a storm, For example earth loop tests and carrying out earth continuity "what if there was a massive lightning strike and there was insufficient protection in place???????????

 

[GLENNSPARK]

go away...

 

[telectrix]

Just a quick one guys, purely for people opinions. Has anyone ever considered testing whilst during a storm, For example earth loop tests and carrying out earth continuity "what if there was a massive lightning strike and there was insufficient protection in place???????????

you'd probably need a new MFT.

 

[Dizzy_Maskell]

Come on just opening the bag of worms, was not being too serious one to ponder on matey ?

 

[Engineer54]

Come on just opening the bag of worms, was not being too serious one to ponder on matey ?

More like a world of ridicule on yourself!!

 

[Dizzy_Maskell]

Just asked the lads at work on this one guy advised cancel all jobs if weather looks potentially stormy!!!

 

[Darkwood]

Where do you stop .... you might get struck by lightning loading the van up..... a flash flood may fill the cellar your in and submerge the incoming supply ..... probability and odds ...its so unlikely its not worth taking any measures against now if your were stood on a hill top flying a kite then your caution would be noted as you become target for been hit by lightning in a passing storm.

 

[Knobhead]

Working on OH lines you call a stop to work.

Otherwise, carry on as normal.

 

[mogga]

risk assesment required
big commercial building would be ok as probability of lightning strike minimal housing the same BUT testing wind turbine or mobile phone mast would cancel
If it was a case of canceling jobs as it was stormy,wet,windy,ect ect id be sitting in the house nearly every day incase I got wet

 

[Silly Sausage]

Working on OH lines you call a stop to work. Otherwise, carry on as normal.

On the topic of OH lines, I discovered what these are the other day...

Stockbridge damper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Interesting, Eh!?!?

 

[Rampantchilli]

Just a quick one guys, purely for people opinions. Has anyone ever considered testing whilst during a storm, For example earth loop tests and carrying out earth continuity "what if there was a massive lightning strike and there was insufficient protection in place???????????

Im only an electrician not a scientist, but I'd guess in normal domestic setting it would make no difference what so ever. Plus you'd be damn good if you can press your test button at exactly the same moment as a lightening strike

 

[Dizzy_Maskell]

Cheers for input guys

 

[DPG]

Im only an electrician not a scientist, but I'd guess in normal domestic setting it would make no difference what so ever. Plus you'd be damn good if you can press your test button at exactly the same moment as a lightening strike

I don't think it's so much a timing thing, but possible you could have the tester connected and then an indirect strike causes a surge/spike on the line and damages it. Daz

 

[DNS1]

Presumably the internal fuses on the MFT would protect the actual unit.

On the subject of lightening, I used to work in the airline industry. Quite often the ground engineers (guys who supervise the aircraft push back from the terminal) would refuse to wear the headsets during thunderstorms. Too much risk of a lightening strike on the jet and the best route to earth being the lead connecting to the engineers head!

 

[DPG]

Presumably the internal fuses on the MFT would protect the actual unit.

On the subject of lightening, I used to work in the airline industry. Quite often the ground engineers (guys who supervise the aircraft push back from the terminal) would refuse to wear the headsets during thunderstorms. Too much risk of a lightening strike on the jet and the best route to earth being the lead connecting to the engineers head!

Don't bank on internal fuses protecting against lightning-induced surges!!! Daz