[Amps] Amps Digest, Vol 93, Issue 16

[Jeff]

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 at yahoo.com>
To: <amps at 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 at 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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