Neutrals & IR

[rcooke (Roy D. Cooke, Sr)]

@cbottger

In my world touching a neutral lug with a bare hand was pretty common and I still do it somewhat today just out of habit.

Roy I also use to place my hand on motors checking for temp but my count was to 15 before calling it good. Today we have better measuring tools;-)

Things sure have improved .
,Thanks for the reminder of the way it was …all the best … Roy

[badair (Barry Adair, EIFSTX#39)]

(http://www.electrical-contractor.net/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/208756/Surely_this_can_t_be_true.html)

[rlewis5 (Roy Lewis, CERTIFIED MASTER INSPECTOR RETIRED)]

Let me fix it for you…

[rcooke (Roy D. Cooke, Sr)]

Interesting info thanks Roy L.

Yes we did check 220 ( Now 240) all the time with our Fingers .
I worked with a Journeyman Electrician who had to lick his fingers to test 550 volt ( now 600 volts) this is Canada where 600 is used all the time in industry .
The only 440 volt we have is in the Auto Plants the rest of the country is 600 volts .,

I started in the trade November 1951, We still had a large part of the country at 25 cycle then.

[mcyr (Marcel Cyr, CMI)]

@rcooke

Interesting info thanks Roy L.

Yes we did check 220 ( Now 240) all the time with our Fingers .
I worked with a Journeyman Electrician who had to lick his fingers to test 550 volt ( now 600 volts) this is Canada where 600 is used all the time in industry .
The only 440 volt we have is in the Auto Plants the rest of the country is 600 volts .,

I started in the trade November 1951, We still had a large part of the country at 25 cycle then.

Alright GrandPa, that’s the year I was born. :mrgreen:

[jshishilla (John Shishilla)]

@mcyr

Alright GrandPa, that’s the year I was born. :mrgreen:

LOL that was the year my father was born!

Okay, really not but closer, than to my birth date.

[rcooke (Roy D. Cooke, Sr)]

I do hope you guys are great also at my age . Char and I are still doing very well thanks .

[mcyr (Marcel Cyr, CMI)]

:mrgreen:

[rlewis5 (Roy Lewis, CERTIFIED MASTER INSPECTOR RETIRED)]

@rcooke

I do hope you guys are great also at my age . Char and I are still doing very well thanks .

Roy !
Do you still have fingers left?
Just Jokin’!

Roy L.

[rcooke (Roy D. Cooke, Sr)]

@rlewis5

Roy !
Do you still have fingers left?
Just Jokin’!

Roy L.

Nice Guy … I only now have 9 1/2 .
4 years ago I cut the end of my left index finger.
Thanks for the reminder.
Said to the Doctor how stupid I was and he said no way you are still active and doing things .

[dbowers (Dan Bowers, CMI, EDI)]

Charley …

Man don’t waste a good IR on that kinda stuff … Thats what our 22 yr old helpers are for.

[wwilson3 (Wayne Wilson, TN 439)]

glad we have the tools now, i remember using a torch to find refrigeration leaks , a match for gas leaks ( new piping) . yep and touch the the wire method too.

[cbottger (Charley L. Bottger)]

@wwilson3

glad we have the tools now, i remember using a torch to find refrigeration leaks , a match for gas leaks ( new piping) . yep and touch the the wire method too.

I still use my fingers and still have them all:p

[kramm (Kenneth A. Ramm)]

@cbottger

I still use my fingers and still have them all:p

How hot was it? :mrgreen::mrgreen: I want numbers :mrgreen::D:mrgreen:

[mpagozalski (Mike Pagozalski, CMI)]

@rcooke

I started in the trade November 1951,

And I was born in Novemeber 1981

[mmeeker (Michael Meeker, CMI)]

I do use my nose as well.

I seem to be sensitive to odors.

Likely why I am such a great cook