Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[yelbike]

Too many electricians are are not craftsman and they get by with "if it works tday, why would it not work tomorrow"?

Too many maintenance personal pretend to be electricians.

 

[GLyford]

I wonder if someone pried the cover open to steal power...

 

[4570Man]

I wonder if someone pried the cover open to steal power...

How would they steal power. It is too far to run a cord anywhere.

 

[California]

How would they steal power. It is too far to run a cord anywhere.

Maybe an RV parked there overnight? That would be sneaky, park close to the pole so no one can see then get back on the road before store opening.

 

[George2615]

Maybe an RV parked there overnight? That would be sneaky, park close to the pole so no one can see then get back on the road before store opening.

They would have a big surprise if an RV hooked up to the light poles at my building. 277V would fry the RV electrical.

 

[kebo]

The aluminum foil wire connectors really did it in.

Wrong! Those are aluminum RF shields that help isolate the AC circuit from radio interference (RF). The FCC mandates that now.

 

[kebo]

Sorry, DP...

 

[kebo]

I recall seeing something many years ago that I thought I would add in to the thread. Sorry, no picture though, this was wayyyy before digital cameras. I was sitting at a stoplight one day and saw an 18 wheeler tractor making a right turn in front of me. Not many people would have noticed this, but I did and I knew it was illegal as heck right when I saw it! He was toting the front half of a low boy trailer, just the front section that decouples from the longer 35 ft rear part of it so you can unload heavy equipment from it. The only thing holding it in place then is the 5th wheel, if that section were to swing out wide in a turn, it would obliterate a car coming in the opposite direction!

Fortunately, that driver was fully aware of what he was doing wrong and he took the turn REALLY slow. It's amazing how other people put other drivers at risk by doing stupid stuff with so little regard for the well being of others on the road.

 

[LouieJunior]

On Craigslist -- Tractor & Trailer Package Deal...

 

[GLyford]

They would have a big surprise if an RV hooked up to the light poles at my building. 277V would fry the RV electrical.

Fry a bunch of fuses, put a meter on it, get a step-down. Probably happens often enough they would meter it first anyway to see if it's 120, 240, 208, or whatever. I doubt a little over voltage would slow them for very long if they were motivated.