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Post by holmz on Nov 9, 2015 15:42:39 GMT -5
Was Mitch an Aussie, Holmz? No Red - This was in the mountains surrounding SoCal. My father had an Aluminium bodied Craftsman drill. I was about 6 and asked him what the hanging green wire was on the cheater. He told me not to worry about it. We both had a shock when I pushed it in across the live pin. He was also on an Aluminium ladder at the time. A Neutrik beats a cheater. A double isolated tool beats an alloy bodied tool. Australia uses a lot of GFI which they call RCD breakers, and testing with a GFI type of power strip and gloves is never a bad idea.
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Post by Red on Nov 10, 2015 13:29:18 GMT -5
Yeah, those are some of the reasons that I put a lot of time into making my electrical stuff as solid/safe as possible. Hell, I even use marine grade sealing heat shrink to keep any moisture out...and even the plugs I use are sealed. I figure, if it can't take some accidental rain, I didn't do it right.
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Post by mattuk on Nov 10, 2015 15:03:59 GMT -5
Had never heard of the marine grade stuff, I shall have to look into it. I had several 60' runs of 3g6mm H07 across the school field in the rain last week running single phase 240v 32a. Any addition to prevent water ingress is welcome. ps. Neutrik also make some excellent connections for speaker line. The following on the end of 8core 4mm speaker cables are my preferred option. www.neutrik.com/en/speakon/speakon-cable-connectors/stx-series/
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Post by GhostFist on Nov 10, 2015 15:33:37 GMT -5
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Post by mattuk on Nov 10, 2015 19:51:25 GMT -5
Thanks for that. Puts a smile on my face before giving up on work for the night and heading home to a nice, comfy bed
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Post by Red on Nov 12, 2015 12:20:00 GMT -5
Like I've always thought, the best humor contains a very strong element of truth. In this case, that "element" is AC current.
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Post by holmz on Nov 12, 2015 17:08:23 GMT -5
The element is subatomic.
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Post by holmz on Nov 25, 2015 15:25:41 GMT -5
lincoln et. al. (others in Au), I spoke to the local "Test & Tag" fellow yesterday. 6$/tool to 'test and tag'. It may be double with the Nuetrik on it, or 3 Neutrik wall ends and 4 tools. = $42. If they did not have Aussy plugs on them, then it is another $10 for him to install it. After that the tool are stamped fully compliant and can be used on any job-site (which I do not require), but it seemed pretty relevant. And being compliant get one past all legal complexity associated with the OSHA/Work-Safe/Insurance.
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Post by lincoln on Nov 25, 2015 16:18:21 GMT -5
Funny you should mention test & tag - we've got someone visiting our workshop, and a two of our sites, tomorrow, to t & t.
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