Belly up to the Bar (aka The Post Whorin' Thread)

[Trip]

Good Operating Experience, take this for lessons learned and institute an EPRI recommended preventative maintenance plan. Digital Low Resistance checks could of found this issue. Also of note, no station personnel were injured because you were clear of the room when large loads were started.

[Dave]

zoom makes me glad my house was built in the fifties and is well sorted by now

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Dave

zoom makes me glad my house was built in the fifties and is well sorted by now

Wiring degrades and some of the old wiring is not all that great.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Trip

Wiring degrades and some of the old wiring is not all that great.

Place is overbuilt like a mofo. All is well

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Dave

Place is overbuilt like a mofo. All is well

Insulation is insulation, it doesn't matter if the wiring was made robust for what amperage you run. The insulation will degrade as time wears on. I imagine it may have already been replaced since the 50's if not you will have to replace the wiring eventually.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Trip

Insulation is insulation, it doesn't matter if the wiring was made robust for what amperage you run. The insulation will degrade as time wears on. I imagine it may have already been replaced since the 50's if not you will have to replace the wiring eventually.

Like I said its sorted.

Unlike my cousins condo with the Vietnam era aluminum wiring