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re: OT Licensed Electricians... pros and cons of backfeed cord extensions
Posted on 10/5/17 at 10:34 pm to caill430
Posted on 10/5/17 at 10:34 pm to caill430
If you die it is no big deal, but there is potential to back feed your power grid and kill a lineman. I know everybody says they will open their main breaker and it is no problem, but people forget. A guy in Mobile AL forgot and a lineman was killed, he was charged with manslaughter.
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"The lineman killed yesterday was working for Pike Electric and picked up a line that was connected to someone's house that hooked up a generator and did not disconnect from the distribution system. The lineman's name was Ronnie Adams, age unknown. He had two children and a wife. As far as I know he was from Louisiana. They are trying to set up a fund for his family,"
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"The lineman killed yesterday was working for Pike Electric and picked up a line that was connected to someone's house that hooked up a generator and did not disconnect from the distribution system. The lineman's name was Ronnie Adams, age unknown. He had two children and a wife. As far as I know he was from Louisiana. They are trying to set up a fund for his family,"
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Posted on 10/5/17 at 11:09 pm to EA6B
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lineman was killed,
I've heard that the power running backwards through the transformer has the opposite effect that the transformer is intended. i.e. stepping power up to high voltage instead of stepping down to 110/220v
Posted on 10/6/17 at 10:49 am to EA6B
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but there is potential to back feed your power grid and kill a lineman.
Why don't these linemen check the line for power before grabbing...it literally takes 30 seconds and probably quicker with equipment they likely have. In no way am I excusing the frick stick who back fed power...but you simply cannot trust that everyone will do what the should and that you will be safe. Each and every time I mess with electrical....I kill the breakers, and I still put a meter on it, I've ran across a breaker that somehow was still allowing a little bit of voltage through in the off position. You as an individual are the one most responsible for your safety each and everyday. If that was my job, a lineman, I would absolutely check the line every single time, unless I was geared up for working with a live line. That's one of those things that you just absolutely never trust and take for granted.
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