Grabbing any conductor that is even potentially hot is a good way to remove
a case of stupidity from the gene pool.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff" <jwill@chartermi.net>
To: <dezrat1242@yahoo.com>; <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Amps Digest, Vol 93, Issue 16
> Hi Bill,
> I work in the electric utility industry and the safety rules state that
> all
> energized equipment shall be de-energized if at all possible prior to
> working on it. I would never grab a hot conductor with my bare hands. Now
> I
> realize that this is not the case but removing a hot conductor from a
> power
> supply just because you want to and without any personal safety concerns
> is
> in my opinion a real gamble. When working on high voltage I'm never in
> such
> a hurry that I cant wait for the bleeder resistors to do thier job and
> make
> the B+ connection after the supply discharges.
> Jeff, KA0JW
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242@yahoo.com>
> To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Amps Digest, Vol 93, Issue 16
>
>
>> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>>
>> On Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:40:22 -1000, Ken Brown
>> <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Trying to hot plug or hot unplug a high voltage wire is hazardous whether
>>>it is shielded or not.
>>
>> REPLY:
>>
>> Not if the right connector is used.
>>
>> With an unshielded, deeply recessed female connector on the PS side
>> and a flying lead hard wired into the amp side, you can hot-plug all
>> you like with no danger.
>>
>> There must be a solid ground connection between the two chassis, but
>> that is true for any connector configuration.
>>
>> Bill, W6WRT
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