good job :-) do you need a special licence or qualifications to operate high voltage switches? I mean it looks very dangerous and is not as easy as switching the light off at home isn't it? Ain't ya afraid to work in such a hazardous environment?
To me high voltage has a kind of fascination since I was a child, can't describe it. It's like you're walkin' on a path between life and death
@supermohamed76 Yes. You need special qualifications, as taking a ladder is normal for a person only working on systems at 1000VAC max, but is something that could end your life in an environment like the one in the video.
Besides that, parts that may have been de-energised can still carry a lethal charge caused by capacitive and inductive coupling when not earthed properly.
You get used to it ;) I was afraid to the first time some big switchboard had to be altered or maintained
@supermohamed76 You're welcome. I did see I forgot to point out that I'm not a qualified HV-worker. I'm only allowed to work on systems till 1000 VAC and 600 VDC if I remember it right.
Under 'adequate supervision' as we call it here, I may enter the transformer-room of a company that has it's own transformer: as far as I remember it right, I'm not allowed on a HV-switchyard in any way.
good job :-) do you need a special licence or qualifications to operate high voltage switches? I mean it looks very dangerous and is not as easy as switching the light off at home isn't it? Ain't ya afraid to work in such a hazardous environment?
To me high voltage has a kind of fascination since I was a child, can't describe it. It's like you're walkin' on a path between life and death
supermohamed76 1 year ago 3
@supermohamed76 Yes. You need special qualifications, as taking a ladder is normal for a person only working on systems at 1000VAC max, but is something that could end your life in an environment like the one in the video.
Besides that, parts that may have been de-energised can still carry a lethal charge caused by capacitive and inductive coupling when not earthed properly.
You get used to it ;) I was afraid to the first time some big switchboard had to be altered or maintained
weeardguy 1 week ago
@weeardguy thank you for your friendly answer :-)
supermohamed76 1 week ago
@supermohamed76 You're welcome. I did see I forgot to point out that I'm not a qualified HV-worker. I'm only allowed to work on systems till 1000 VAC and 600 VDC if I remember it right.
Under 'adequate supervision' as we call it here, I may enter the transformer-room of a company that has it's own transformer: as far as I remember it right, I'm not allowed on a HV-switchyard in any way.
weeardguy 1 week ago