Don't assume !1

[Evans Electric]

Had a few days work this week ( makes a change) helping a mate who specialises in industrial breakdowns . Isolating at a 60 way x 30a Bill fuseboard we realised (after some confusion) that the bottom bank (or blue phase as I still call it) were in fact neutral fuses . Fuseboard was two phase and neutral , very old so no warning label and no circuit chart of course.!!

Lesson of the week , never assume you know what you are looking at !

Deke

 

[The Godfather]

************never assume*************

Sound advice, that may well save one's life.

The Godfather

 

[elvis]

Good to know Deke. Had an awright week last week, pullin teeth this week.

I feel as if I am ticking over but far from busy and most of the guys (plasterers, painters, joiners, builders) I know are really struggling. You're not the only one!

Better end soon or I'll be out with the fliers again!

 

[a1]

Fuseboard was two phase and neutral , very old so no warning label and no circuit chart of course.!!Deke

Out of curiostiy Sandra, Did you put one on? Or circuit chart?

 

[Evans Electric]

Blimey Admin have you joined the Electric Police ? I'm afraid with full production running and a 60 way board you can't start pulling fuses to see what they do. Marked up the 4 cts that we transfered from a dangerous board adjacent. The others will never get done. :| Isolated dodgey board, wrapped it in plastic to contain asbestos and levered it off the wall. It weighed a ton , thick cast iron thing from the 1950,s with all the busbar rails exposed. It was what we call a brown trouser job to work on live !

Deke

 

[a1]

Blimey Admin have you joined the Electric Police ?

Nope. I was born a member.

I'm afraid with full production running and a 60 way board you can't start pulling fuses to see what they do.

I know that Mate, I live in the "Real World".

Marked up the 4 cts that we transfered from a dangerous board adjacent.

Indeed, Sir.

The others will never get done. :|

Sadly, this is Probably true. :|

Isolated dodgey board, wrapped it in plastic to contain asbestos and levered it off the wall. It weighed a ton , thick cast iron thing from the 1950,s with all the busbar rails exposed. It was what we call a brown trouser job to work on live !

Deke

Sounds a 'Good Un', If you required muscle, you should have given me a shout and you lot could have stood back and watched me. :^O

:coat

 

[Evans Electric]

Sounds a 'Good Un', If you required muscle, you should have given me a shout and you lot could have stood back and watched me. :^O

:coat

I'll bear that in mind Admin . Do you have a passport to cross Offa's Dyke ?

You should feel at home working in Brum, we have been drinking your water for the past 100 years. ( Faint taste of crushed dafodil and leek by the way, perhaps you could look into it) otherwise its fine. B-)

Deke

 

[NozSpark]

I'll bear that in mind Admin . Do you have a passport to cross Offa's Dyke ? You should feel at home working in Brum, we have been drinking your water for the past 100 years. ( Faint taste of crushed dafodil and leek by the way, perhaps you could look into it) otherwise its fine. B-)

Deke

We don't need a passport to leave Wales, it's you who needs one to enter:^O

:coat

 

[Evans Electric]

Naaw! I'm an Evans ! They glance at my passport and wave me through.

Nos Dah

Deke the Lectric

 

[a1]

Sounds a 'Good Un', If you required muscle, you should have given me a shout and you lot could have stood back and watched me. :^O :coat

You should feel at home working in Brum, we have been drinking your water for the past 100 years.

Deke

So has the whole of Gloucestershire.

 

[Evans Electric]

Blimey , do you have any left for yourselves ?

 

[Evans Electric]

Back at this place today to replace another Dist.Bd . Same again but with the added attraction of sub-circuits in all colours of the rainbow, two radials, one was red= live,green = neutral the other in the same conduit was green = live , red = neutral, the others were all reds . It all has to be put right , we have started with the boards but I don't think they will pay for the rest TBH.

 

[a1]

Sounds fun. :|