3 phase explosion

[Rockingit]

I think the bottom line is that we've all been there, to a greater or lesser extent. We've all exercised our own judgements on a situation, all done a job with one hand in our pocket....but those two comments contain 'judgement' and 'knowledge/experience'. It's not for the boys, just for those of us with a little grey hair. And the Electrical Trainee's can keep walking on past....nothing to see here.

 

[johnboy6083]

Ive got no grey hairs in my head thankyou! But I'm sure I will have at some point!

 

[Knobhead]

Even my beards gone grey! It's beyond the Greesian 2000 stage!

 

[mackers]

sorry to say i installed a tp mcb live on thursday please dont shout at me with big scary CAPITALS i also drilled the DB and made the swa off as well!!!

 

[Knobhead]

So you lived to tell the tale

Your not coming asking us to exonerate you for making a monumental bog up of the job.
As far as I'm concerned, I would be questioning the competence of an electrician not capable of installing a circuit to a board without causing major upheaval.
It's a part of being a competent tradesman.
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[jeffducati]

what a Numty definate short says a lot for Merlin gerain boards i think they call it safe Isolation ???????????????
lucky man told the story many have not!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Engineer54]

what a Numty definate short says a lot for Merlin gerain boards i think they call it safe Isolation ???????????????
lucky man told the story many have not!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wit the MG isobar boards there is no chance of shorting two bars!! The board the OP was working on was a Dorman Smith board with exposed bars. You can't beat Schneider DB's, some may be equal, but never beaten.

Can you tell, that i like all things Schneider (MG)?? lol!!! That goes for both LV and MV equipment!!!

 

[Brightspark2]

I'm gona stick my neck out here and admit that I regularly terminate new circuits onto live DB's. 99% of the time it's MG/shnieder gear but sometimes it's square D. I would refuse to work on some DB's live, if I thought there was danger.
I know I'm taking a risk when doing this, and it's one that I accept. I'm always careful and I understand the risks. Unfortunately shutdowns in my industry are a nightmare to get, and often have to be at midnight for critical plant, which nearly all of the DB's I work on.
As for EAWR, it uses the term "as far as is reasonably practical". This is down to interpretation, and something that lawyers will argue about.
Im happier doing the above work than I am using old ACBs!

Ill echo this exact post.

That is all.:24: