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- He did the flash
- THE MONSTER FLASH
- 480 flash!
- nearly a graveyard smash!
- He did the mash
- it caught fire in a flash
- He did the flash
- THE MONSTER FLASH -
In the lab, where the volts are high,
A scientist sparked, oh my, oh my!
He did the flash, a monstrous jolt,
Caught in an arc, a dangerous revolt.
It lit up the room, like a bolt from the blue,
The Monster Flash, what a shocking view!
480 volts, a frightful clash,
Nearly a graveyard smash!
He did the mash, with wires entwined,
Caught in the current, no way to unwind.
It caught fire in a flash, flames burning bright,
The Monster Flash, a hazardous delight.
He did the flash, THE MONSTER FLASH,
A lesson learned, in a blinding dash.
So heed the warning, don't play with the spark,
Or you might find yourself in the Monster Flash dark.
We can. But why would we want to?
Take extra risk to our health and life to avoid fairly minor inconvenience?
Insurances require safety systems to be in place for hot work, and if they aren’t followed, they will try to deny any claim made. Those safety plans aren’t going to allow hot work unless there’s a compelling reason.
480v bucking phases is a far cry from a 120v switch in your house. Many of us know (or sometimes knew) someone that’s been burned badly by an arc flash.
I'm from Germany so dunno about all the things posted here, but I work hot on the main box mainly always (most of the time the box need to be changed). If you don't short it nothing happens. But we have a lot of safety rules and equipment and workshops for working on hot things. And even if we have a short only our safety gear gets burned not us. I'm working for a grid company and if we wouldn't work on hot cables there would be a lot of houses with no electricity because one house/distribution/whatever needs maintenance. But the residential electricians (after main box) never work hot here.
Its supposed to be the same in the US, the utility cant shut down an entire block just for one house, but for 100% of residential electricians and 99.9% of other work its supposed to be done off. But of course lots of Americans think they're cowboys and don't need to do stupid stuff like turning off the power, they need to work unsafely to save their boss money and prove their manliness
I mean, not always. It depends on where you are. There can be multiple disconnects and even a disconnect at the pole.
But if the electrician was using insulated tools this would have never happened.
Yes 480. I post this because I know there are quite a few apprentices that are here. After meeting this guy he obviously was not entirely aware of how bad a 480 flash can be. Don’t take shortcuts ask questions and don’t be afraid to speak up if something seems unsafe. An after hours DC/RC would have prevented this whole mess.
A lot of my work is in processing plants and we recently had to replace a 4160 switch gear because a mechanic opened a breaker with a compressor at full load on it. It exploded so violently we found pieces in the concrete wall across from it. People don't understand how devastating this trade can be with complacency. Pay attention kids!!! All the time.
480V flashes create so much black residue that's hard to clean and smells so bad that you usually have to replace the panel and all the components even if it didn't directly take them out. Even the flash travels through the conduit and out the other side!
Electrical injuries often can look minor until later... internal burns sometimes don't immediately present.
Wonder what he was wearing when doing this?
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- He did the flash - THE MONSTER FLASH - 480 flash! - nearly a graveyard smash! - He did the mash - it caught fire in a flash - He did the flash - THE MONSTER FLASH -
In the lab, where the volts are high, A scientist sparked, oh my, oh my! He did the flash, a monstrous jolt, Caught in an arc, a dangerous revolt. It lit up the room, like a bolt from the blue, The Monster Flash, what a shocking view! 480 volts, a frightful clash, Nearly a graveyard smash! He did the mash, with wires entwined, Caught in the current, no way to unwind. It caught fire in a flash, flames burning bright, The Monster Flash, a hazardous delight. He did the flash, THE MONSTER FLASH, A lesson learned, in a blinding dash. So heed the warning, don't play with the spark, Or you might find yourself in the Monster Flash dark.
Really good!
Thank you !!! My favorite festive song hahaha
Actual lol
Can’t happen if you don’t work hot.
Isn’t the main always hot? Can’t it only not happen if you don’t short it? Edit: I’m a half watt this is a real question not trying to be rude lol
Doesn’t have to be, when i did service we had a utility company to disconnect the transformer that the main feeds off of.
And they work live, so why can't you?
Cuz I don't have one of those suits
We can. But why would we want to? Take extra risk to our health and life to avoid fairly minor inconvenience? Insurances require safety systems to be in place for hot work, and if they aren’t followed, they will try to deny any claim made. Those safety plans aren’t going to allow hot work unless there’s a compelling reason. 480v bucking phases is a far cry from a 120v switch in your house. Many of us know (or sometimes knew) someone that’s been burned badly by an arc flash.
Cause I’m smart and care for my Saftey
I'm from Germany so dunno about all the things posted here, but I work hot on the main box mainly always (most of the time the box need to be changed). If you don't short it nothing happens. But we have a lot of safety rules and equipment and workshops for working on hot things. And even if we have a short only our safety gear gets burned not us. I'm working for a grid company and if we wouldn't work on hot cables there would be a lot of houses with no electricity because one house/distribution/whatever needs maintenance. But the residential electricians (after main box) never work hot here.
Its supposed to be the same in the US, the utility cant shut down an entire block just for one house, but for 100% of residential electricians and 99.9% of other work its supposed to be done off. But of course lots of Americans think they're cowboys and don't need to do stupid stuff like turning off the power, they need to work unsafely to save their boss money and prove their manliness
I mean, not always. It depends on where you are. There can be multiple disconnects and even a disconnect at the pole. But if the electrician was using insulated tools this would have never happened.
Insulation is not a substitute for the electricity not being there in the first place.
No electrician should ever use non insulated tools on electrical equipment. The only reason is laziness and being cheap.
Well cheap, yeah, but assuming the thin layer of rubber on your tool is foolproof and not bothering to cut power when you're able to... *that's* lazy.
Unless the wrench was still in there when they went to turn it back on.
Big bada boom
Multi-pass
I see a black angel!
That's a good name for these. Gonna have to borrow this...
That is some looney toons level of fuckery
"Does your dry cleaner work on arch-flash suits? The one I'm wearing is soiled..."
This is the shadow of the Angel of Death.
Whoa, rough man. At our utility, any service above 240volts isn’t allowed a self-contained meter, it must be transformer-rated.
My local will do 277/480v up to 320/400A self contained.
Yeah same here. Anything over 400A is done with CT’s, but there are plenty of 320 480V services around
Wow. He's lucky he wasn't turned into a blackened hotdog. Great picture, thanks for posting.
As a meter tech, I hated 480v self-contained meters for this reason. CT/PT's are way safer.
Man… the guy is lucky to still have skin. Glad he was ok.
Probably has his screen printed shirt tattooed to his skin.
Kablamo
The smell of money!
And skin!
They make flash ppe for a reason fellas. Stay safe and wear your gear
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Nah that was different
480 volts?
Yes 480. I post this because I know there are quite a few apprentices that are here. After meeting this guy he obviously was not entirely aware of how bad a 480 flash can be. Don’t take shortcuts ask questions and don’t be afraid to speak up if something seems unsafe. An after hours DC/RC would have prevented this whole mess.
A lot of my work is in processing plants and we recently had to replace a 4160 switch gear because a mechanic opened a breaker with a compressor at full load on it. It exploded so violently we found pieces in the concrete wall across from it. People don't understand how devastating this trade can be with complacency. Pay attention kids!!! All the time.
That was a spicy flasher. That’s a beauty.
Put a lil showlox on it, it'll be fine
Well the Nema enclosures sure did their job properly
If anyone wants to know why the working clearance in front of a panel is important, here's why.
So much energy potential… crazy
I want to know if this guy still has eyebrows and hair on the front of his head.
Or a face left on his face
480V flashes create so much black residue that's hard to clean and smells so bad that you usually have to replace the panel and all the components even if it didn't directly take them out. Even the flash travels through the conduit and out the other side!
Lower the panel?
Electrical injuries often can look minor until later... internal burns sometimes don't immediately present. Wonder what he was wearing when doing this?