dumb question of the week

[cmac70]

This prize has been won by one of my customers. Just been asked if we put tape on a breaker will it stop it from tripping.

 

[FAA Greenie]

During the summer I went to a call out, the woman said that the 'switch thing on the board has just gone floppy and won't stay up anymore'.

When I got there, she had stuck it up with tape. I could see a gap between it and it's neighbouring Cbs. I took the tape off, it tripped with a flash straight away.

found a few seconds later that it was a wylex breaker (I think), fitted to a Hager board very loosely. It had overheated so much it had welled right up andwas a nice shade of brown blob at the bottom!!

 

[44ALLAN]

During the summer I went to a call out, the woman said that the 'switch thing on the board has just gone floppy and won't stay up anymore'.


Betta blockers and statins do that I'm told...........!!!!! ((((

 

[RyanCheetham]

I have seen an MCB switch propped up with a match stick before

 

[gnuuser]

ive seen contactors wedged in with plastic strips to keep the contacts closed. and steel wire bridged across overloads in a radio station
had a good time reaming the twits for doing that

 

[Paultrim123321]

Yes yes yes, contactors forced in with zip ties, pen tips, push buttons forced in with hair clips.

I was carrying out an inspection on an installation following an 'electrician' who suffered an electric shock after he cut through a live SWA cable by mistake. I was brought in to offer an independent review of the install. Said electrician came up to me and said the MCB 'didn't work properly?' And could I test the MCB by putting a fault through it! I suggested he tried plumbing instead...:/

 

[SPARTYKUS]

My favourite is an 'added' shower in a small house with a 4 way 3036 board. Clearly didn't know what O what to do as no space! No space! So just shoved the radial into the main switch.

I guess if there was a fault you ran downstairs through the lounge, got the steps out, took the cover off the cupboard and switched the house off.

 

[ian.settle1]

My favourite is an 'added' shower in a small house with a 4 way 3036 board. Clearly didn't know what O what to do as no space! No space! So just shoved the radial into the main switch.

I guess if there was a fault you ran downstairs through the lounge, got the steps out, took the cover off the cupboard and switched the house off.

A least it was protected by the DNO fuse LOL

 

[Pete999]

Doing some Portable Appliance testing on an Army base along while back, found a live .22 cartridge as a fuse lol

 

[ian.settle1]

Site where I work used to be a muntions factory during the war, recently there was enabling work going on for a new plant to be built one of the labourers worked into the office with an old .303 bullet, he asked what do I do with this.

 

[Brightspark2]

Yes yes yes, contactors forced in with zip ties, pen tips, push buttons forced in with hair clips.

Bits of wood, screwdrivers, screws etc etc the list goes on and on. ha ha

 

[GLENNSPARK]

ive seen contactors wedged in with plastic strips to keep the contacts closed. and steel wire bridged across overloads in a radio station
had a good time reaming the twits for doing that

so what if it was on a production line then?...or say a process that couldn`t just be shut down....

what do you do then when the contactor starts arsin about?