Fault - the smell is like an old "cap" gun

[Octopus]

Ok - this is going to sound odd but a good customer of mine has a fault on a lighting circuit - the odd thing is that the smell was like the "cap" guns from my early days!

Any suggestions of what might make that smell (assuming you remember it too)

I've given them a quick temporary fix for tonight so they don't have use of 3 sets of lights .......... and will be going back tomorrow when its light and I have more time

Thanks

 

[ruston]

Ozone caused by arcing.

 

[chris gray]

I would guess at a loose connection

 

[westward10]

Maybe they have been firing a cap gun.

 

[Octopus]

Maybe they have been firing a cap gun.

I would have thought that a "staff member" would be better than that.

 

[ruston]

I got chucked out of the pictures for firing one when I was a lad.
It was a lone star Lone Ranger look alike.

 

[ipf]

Don't forget to take your water pistol with you when you go back

 

[ruston]

And a mask if it is strong.

 

[ipf]

And a mask if it is strong.

Why? Tonto never had one.

 

[KEV 1 N]

Is this one of those “shot in the dark” faults or is it gonna be easy to fix like “shooting fish in a barrel” but don’t “jump the gun” or you might end up “shooting yourself in the foot”

Can’t think of any more gun puns!!

 

[ruston]

Why? Tonto never had one.

It was him that made all the smells. That is why he was always behind Kemosabe.

 

[GMES]

What about a burnt out transformer somewhere, just thinking of the smell of melted plastic.

 

[ruston]

Could be , or Bakelite. Depends how old the gear is .

 

[Octopus]

There is some MICC on this circuit ...........

 

[westward10]

Sounds like it could be some old electrical insulating varnish, any old floris on site.