Lurid Work Stories"I know a railwayman of 40-odd years' service," says Juan Quar, "and he tells me a new gruesome yarn each time we meet. Last week's was of checking the time on the wristwatch of a severed arm he'd just collected after a track fatality."
Tell us the horrible stories you tease the new hires with, or that you've been told.
NB By definition, these are probably all made up. Roll with it
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chthonic, Thu 5 Sep 2013, 17:33)
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if they were on top of the transformerWhere was the path to ground?
Not trolling. Genuinely interested in things electrical
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Metal, Metal, EverywhereThe transformer case itself - made of metal and earthed.
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Through the transformer casing as somebody fucked up the isolation.Primary and Drain Earths should be applied to ensure that a: any accidental energising would result in a circuit trip, and b: any induced voltages (due to cables/busbars running near the circuit) would go straight to earth. Secondary to that the welder must not have used a proper earthing arrangement.
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parttimedogfish is a Born-Again Reincarnationist, Wed 11 Sep 2013, 17:52,
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