Re: Here's one for the books

[Crash Gordon® <NONE@xxxxxxxx>]

832 for commercial fire?

was there tin foil wrapped around the fuse?

I HATE panels that use fuses btw.


"R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
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> You got that right ! The place was closed over the Easter weekend. I =
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> only imagine what would have happened if it had caught fire during the =
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> days the building was unoccupied.  My smoke detectors in the building=20
> wouldn't have helped because they were connected to the non functional =

> panel..
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> Someone up there was definately watching over me.....
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> RHC
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> "Crash Gordon=AE" <NONE@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message=20
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> Must be those dang Canadian fuses! :-)
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> I've never seen that happen. I did replace a 15 year old battery a =
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> months ago that looked like it coulda melted the house down. It was =
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> round and completly dry inside...it rattled when shaken.
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> It's a good thing you went right away!
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> "R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message=20
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> > I got a call from a large business customer of mine that the Power =
832 had
> > completely shut down and nothing was working. So I immediately hit =
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> > road
> > and was there in about 5 minutes time. By the time I got there, =
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> > were
> > complaining about a foul, noxious odour coming from the small =
utility room
> > where the panel was located. As I got to the door, I could see the =
smoke
> > coming from under the door.
> >
> > Anyway, upon entering, I could see this foul brown smoke was coming =
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> > the
> > alarm can. When I opened it up, the main board immediately burst =
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> > flame
> > from the oxygen that was now available, and that had not been =
available
> > previously due to the intense smoke inside the can. I disconnected =
AC and
> > battery, and was able to blow the fire out, but needless to say, the =
board
> > was toast (literally), and the whole system had to be replaced. What =
had
> > happened was the bridge rectifier on the board had shorted in some =
fashion
> > and ignited.
> >
> > But thinking about it afterwards, this panel could have burned the =
whole
> > damn building down. Who says low voltage equipment poses no risks =
!!!!!
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> > RHC
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