Empty duplex is under light renovation.Company goes out to do a change out on one side of duplex. Yep , they did the change out on the wrong side.
Empty duplex is under light renovation.Company goes out to do a change out on one side of duplex. Yep , they did the change out on the wrong side.
I miss you mom and dad.
I always double check. Solutions work much better when applied to the correct problem.
“I am for doing good to the poor, but...I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed...that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.”
― Benjamin Franklin
Many moons ago when I was still gourd green I found a compressor contactor with a bad coil. Found it within minutes on a Carrier package unit. Thought to self oh yeah I got this! This heating and air gig is cake! All that could be made out on the coil was a 2. No problem thought, got this on the truck. Replaced the contactor and turned the machine on. Very briefly after the contactor pulled in is when I learned the difference between 24 volt controls and 208 ! Luckily I had stepped back from the machine and when the contactor exploded none of the shrapnel hit me. Always Always Always make sure of your voltage and if your company has arc flash protection for you use it!
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2 Tim 3:16-17
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But if a spring type gator clip being used on the secondary popped off and headed anywhere close to the contactor, you would flinch just as anyone of us would. I'm thinking that's what happened here. He was diagnosing with the unit energized and his little mag clips popped off and made contact with the primary load circuit at some point.
Those mag jumpers are an accident waiting to happen. You had a worst case scenario, but even if the thing had stuck to cabinet or the c terminal with low voltage on the other end you would have had a blown fuse or transformer (speaking from experience)
Save those for recessed terminals like on a pcb connector and be very careful connecting them. If there is anything to grab, I'd stick to alligator clips, as much of a pain as they can be.
-another tech slowly losing his green sheen
Blown control fuse, I mean
One thing I noticed right away with the MagJumpers.
Not all screws have enough ferrous material in their alloy to hold the jumper to the screw head tightly. Some screws have so little ferrous material in them that the mag jumper won't hold at all.
IMHO, be ready to be underwhelmed if you buy a set.
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2 Tim 3:16-17
RSES CMS, HVAC Electrical Specialist
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Thats all I need, a jumper attracted to conductive objects.