An Electricians Life

[cstorey]

ohm y!

[bobdawkins]

oh no ....kcmil



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thats right bobdawkins
and it must be rated for oil and provide protection from gasses

what gasses should I be aware of, is it one of these and why would I need to worry

gas (gs)
n. pl. gas·es or gas·ses
1. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by relatively low density and viscosity, relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature, the ability to diffuse readily, and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container.
2. A substance in the gaseous state.
3. A gaseous fuel, such as natural gas.
4. Gasoline.
5. A gaseous asphyxiant, an irritant, or a poison.
6. A gaseous anesthetic, such as nitrous oxide.
7. Flatulence.
8. Flatus.
v.
1. To treat chemically with gas.
2. To overcome, disable, or kill with poisonous fumes.
3. To give off gas.

[airboatr]

Damn that translator button!

petrol mate

petrol

w a i t what were you thinking I was talking about?

[bobdawkins]

whats "petrol mate" ?? never heard of it, all I know is its left me fuming

[airboatr]

petrO? comes from pe-troleum ..

it's what British cars run on
as I was informed at the British car show I went to recently
the man on the speaker said they don't use gas.

[Filonian]

Hope you made sure she was properly earthed Joe

Graham

[speedbird591]

Handy tip for you, Joe! Just discovered this myself

Petroleum products and electricity definitely don't mix.

We were running a diesel train last week on DC (third rail) tracks. An oil feed pipe from under the leading car became detached and, apart from spewing oil over several miles of track, it was flailing about kicking up ballast. But worse than that! It hit the third rail, shorted out the current and brought every other train in the Portsmouth area to an immediate standstill. The smoke clouds, sparks and sheets of flame were as spectacular as anything I've yet to see on the railways

The moral is that you should only mix the two for entertainment purposes - otherwise people take a dim view of the consequences

Ian

[Garry Russell]

Oil remember that Ian

[speedbird591]

A barrel of crude laughs, you are, Garry

[Garry Russell]

I'm just trying to stay current