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
( , Thu 5 Sep 2013, 17:33)
"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
( , Thu 5 Sep 2013, 17:33)
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We wondered about that too ...
... but a DC welder would not have removed the danger entirely, since the DC current flow would not be continuous but spiky i.e. it would have an AC component.
The real solution is to earth the low voltage rails as a matter of course. Which is quick and easy to do, as opposed to isolating them, which would add more complexity and/or work to the procedure. As long as such grounding straps are removed afterwards ..!
( , Sat 7 Sep 2013, 22:26, 1 reply)
... but a DC welder would not have removed the danger entirely, since the DC current flow would not be continuous but spiky i.e. it would have an AC component.
The real solution is to earth the low voltage rails as a matter of course. Which is quick and easy to do, as opposed to isolating them, which would add more complexity and/or work to the procedure. As long as such grounding straps are removed afterwards ..!
( , Sat 7 Sep 2013, 22:26, 1 reply)
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