Re: Oh Sh** Moment

[Tommy <tommy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Having seen (and worked on more than a few fire pump controllers), you
> musta been pokin' around in the wrong part of the cabinet.  In my
> experience the low voltage connections are usually at the bottom and
> the high voltage terminals are protected (and physically separated at
> the top)...  Mind you, the oldest unit I've serviced is around 18
> years old.
>   Please verify for yourself that power is indeed turned off before
> working on any high voltage equipment.  I made the same mistake myself
> a number of years ago (only it wasn't a fire pump) and "trusted" a
> nincompoop electrician when he said...  "Don't worry, the power's
> off".
>

Hey, They don,t call 'em sparky's for nothin.