The only good part about @Mick's electrical work? He's done in a flash

Oh, neat. I don’t know that one. This video is shown in every single electrical safety class. It scares the shit out of folks. I had an employee who was never the same after I had him watch some of these videos.

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sirRantsalot 5.2 years ago

theyre bad. very effective. I was actually a safety Nazi in training when I was a lad. big company in phoenix made sidewalk pavers. I told them I spoke Spanish. it was rough especially when I had to sit there and bullshit translate for these two Mexican boys who had dirty UA's. I was able to communicate that they were fired for drugs. I said "yo no habla esta lingua mucho. tu sabe que no mos trabajo aqui, si? drogas! still, it was awkward as hell.

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heygeorge 5.2 years ago

Sounds like a useful experience. I have never been one for safety ‘rules’ outside of the obvious. Be aware of your surroundings, wear safety footwear always, hardhat, safety glasses when required (by situation), mask if it’s nasty... things of that nature. I never really grasped why I was supposed to tether myself to a manlift. That always seemed (and still seems) more dangerous than it’s worth.

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sirRantsalot 5.2 years ago

its insane! the old measure was any work above 6 feet required a harness. recently I hear they made it three. so when I repair the damned things and move them in and out of the shop I must be harnessed. shit like that is why I moved to montana

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heygeorge 5.2 years ago

recently I hear they made it three

Noooooo lol that’s insane. I can understand certain measures, and I tie off my ladder if there is need. I don’t even mind a harness so long as I am not attaching myself to the thing which will fall. That’s when I lack understanding.

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sirRantsalot 5.2 years ago

it occurs to me you might know the answer to this one. i'd think this would be electrician 101. how do electrons move in a/c? I know they flow like water in d/c.i always thought they moved in a two steps forward, one step back type of way. because of how its generated. on the 60mhz frequency. I know how that works because our hertz adjustment on our generators on the boat was a fine throttle adjustment.

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heygeorge 5.2 years ago

Electrons in AC sort of jiggle back and forth, passing the charge but not moving very much. Think of it where if you could pinpoint a single electron in a circuit, and you checked on it later in the day, it may only be two inches or so away. There is very little lateral movement unless there is a VERY BIG discharge of current, such as in OP.

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sirRantsalot 5.2 years ago

fascinating! so a generator is pretty much an electron pump creating pressure!

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heygeorge 5.2 years ago

Yes, and it’s at 60Hz in the US, not MHz. 60 cycles per second, just to clarify.

One of my favorite things to envision is how the electric field is generated around wires, not really in the wires.

So under high tension lines, one can excite fluorescent light bulbs to glow:

http://dws7rijiifl9u.cloudfront.net/image/76.jpg

@nadeshda just because

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Nadeshda 5.2 years ago

Wow, that’s kinda creepy, do cattle roam on some of these fields and do we then eat them? What does it do to their synaptic heart valves?

Are you telling me that meat could be a lot more tender if we didn’t have cattle roaming under high tension lines?

@heygeorge just because :p

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heygeorge 5.2 years ago

Maybe the electric field tenderizes the meat! Didja consider that? People pay good money for e-stim therapy!

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Nadeshda 5.2 years ago

Lol... okay so now yer saying my cooking is bad, sheesh and I thought we were friends...

I told you I cannot do this high elec microwave stuff George, it has to be charcoal, with some sweet mesquite to cook my meat. You know this... pfft

Fuethermore; You know e-stim can boost circulation apparently, I also heard if you just rotate your ankles if say sitting or standing for a prolonged period you can improve circulation too...

Also, in case you were wundering, I ain't paying you to shock me, mkayy...

Hey btw, so do you see me more as a bridge or a handler?

https://voat.co/v/whatever/3413724/20472000

_{_{PS: I am so proud of you for all the work you have done to your place, cannot wait to see it!}}

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heygeorge 5.2 years ago

I’m shocking just for free!

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