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Wouldn't he have been better off, unhooking his plug from the extension cord, then hooking the cord directly to the circuit breaker? It would have probably taken less time and would have been a little safer. Trainwire
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John Steinke-
Cmon, that's ridiculous! There's no excuse for an unsafe hookup like that. If OSHA walked onto that site, that guy would get slapped with a violation. 2 violations, actually, if you count the other cord as well. Not to mention that the welder isn't grounded either.
Besides, all he needs to carry around with him is some 6/2, a receptacle, and a QO, CH, and BR breakers to hook up safely. Electrical safety is everyone's business.
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Hey Mike M--
Sounds like the roofer/laboratory technician should automatically get a Darwin Award, and bypass all the silly nomination paperwork.
And I'll bet he never got a poke connecting his "cord" with his charred/scarred palms and thick head.
[This message has been edited by Bjarney (edited 04-23-2002).]
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Mamills,
Wow that is quite a story! I don't think I would have been that calm about it. Some people just don't think??...........Brian
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ZR: OOOOOPS!!! Spoke too soon...this guy is still in business (burned hands and all, most likely). Saw him doing a job on a small downtown building here. I think I'll tip off the local electrical inspector... Fire Dept and EMS have been too busy here lately anyway. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/biggrin.gif) CT: Don't forget FPE!! (still a lot of that %*^&*&&$% out there...and seems like it's used a lot on temp poles. I wonder if there's some kind of hidden message there...? Mike (mamills) [This message has been edited by mamills (edited 04-23-2002).] [This message has been edited by mamills (edited 04-23-2002).]
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Oooops! youre right, I forgot FPE! Actually, with an FPE breaker, you don't even need the welder!
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your right CT , with FPE you defintely don't need the welder. just alot of wire! ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/smile.gif)
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Oh, Stop it!!
Who the heck uses FPE for temp services??
Please show me an FPE GFI C/B.
(even our temps have to be inspected)
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Electure,
(There are FPE GFCI Circuit Breakers, I've got a few of them)
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The beauty of the FPE panel is that thers no point bothering to install a breaker.
Now, that's convenient!
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