One of the videos they showed during my arc flash training was a documentary of a guy who accidentally used a voltmeter on a live 2300V cabinet. The arc flash blew his clothes off and set him on fire. He stumbled blindly through the factory before finally collapsing.
Did he become a super villain?
No…he died.
But he awoke in an isekai world as a mage and his knowledge electricity gave him an unfair edge
This is what big government doesn’t want us to know!
Missed opportunity
I am clothed in Fire and armed with Electricity
I used to do meter work for the Power Company. I was taught that an arc flash would reach 40,000 degrees (F or C doesn’t matter, don’t ask), and could instantly vaporize tool-steel.
I have a melted pair of pliers to prove it. Luckily, I was probably the only worker who actually used my PPE and was fine.
I guess folks in this thread are talking about different voltages, because I don’t understand how proper PPE can protect you from something that will vaporize your clothes and set you on fire.
Not remotely an expert. While the numbers are crazy big, the time tends to be short. The ppe doesn’t have to survive thousands of degrees for more than a fraction of a second. Also it has to route the charge through itself rather than you. Finally, for certain death scenarios successfully working ppe doesn’t mean unscathed, it means still alive with reasonable recovery chances.
That makes sense, thanks!
I know nothing about being an electrician…am I having a stroke?
they’re saying people like to crowd around looking at the panel, and that an arc flash will kill everyone there in a microsecond without the proper precautions
and if they dont become pop tarts, theyre booking it in the other direction with brown pants
Yes you are buddy, yes you are.
Haha, was just thinking the same thing
