Basic Electrical Awareness

[Ross Turner]

Those lines are on at all times to my knowledge as i cant see someone sitting there looking at a map & saying" here comes a train at blah blah lets flick the switch till it passes" lol

[skyhuck]

what about railway, the big sucker that runs along the back of the stantions. i am always getting asked to cut back folks gardens that are next to railways. they tell me it is only on when the train is coming. i never go near the things. did it once, i was about 3m away. i was bricking it. never again.

 

25KV, I think.

[Stephen Blair]

25KV, I think.

 

i take it if your house is 240volts, then 25kv is a whole lot more:ohmy:

[Ross Turner]

I have had belts off 240v,11Kv 33KV & induced voltage off 275Kv & 400Kv not a nice thrill.

[Andy Collins]

Here's an American Safety film, [ame]

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[Andy Collins]

I know this has been shown elsewhere, but gives an idea of the power of electricity. DONT TAKE A CHANCE

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdqFbnZPzxw]YouTube - Poor Little Bear[/ame]

[Andy Collins]

Finally a wayward branch

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow3A1UcvCC0]YouTube - Powerlines!!!![/ame]

[Mesterh]

When pricing up you/we should always look out for overhead cables anyway phones lines etc, if you cant id the cable 100% knowing that it is definitely NOT electric then get further assistance.

[Stephen Blair]

When pricing up you/we should always look out for overhead cables anyway phones lines etc, if you cant id the cable 100% knowing that it is definitely NOT electric then get further assistance.

 

what about underground stuff when doing stumps? we broke a gas main once with a jcb digging out a stump in paisley. it was a big one aswell. the whole was about 6 inches in diameter and the soil was getting blown back out the hole. the digger driver just wouldnt listen, i am glad i wasnt the boss back then:ohmy:

[Ross Turner]

If in any doubt you should always do an explority dig around stump first or get the area cat scaned to find out if there are any utilities near the stump.