3 phase electric Question

dorokusai

ben62670 wrote: »

I have no problem with you. I would love for you to come down next get together. It should be this spring. I would actually like meet you in person. I don't like this internet stuff. I do know you have called me a moron, and an idiot. You have stated that I do appreciate the help that Polk has given me through my projects, but you have turned it into I am insulting the engineers that have helped me tremendously. I do truly wish we could talk. I will send you a PM with my number.
Ben
PM sent

I have no desire or interest to contact you verbally. I haven't turned it into anything, that's just you. The moron and idiot comments are 100% from me.

We have to agree to disagree in regards to subject matter and that's plain. I appreciate your motivation in regards to vintage Polk.

Hey, you can't love everyone in your list.

Mark

ben62670

dorokusai wrote: »

I have no desire or interest to contact you verbally. I haven't turned it into anything, that's just you. The moron and idiot comments are 100% from me.

We have to agree to disagree in regards to subject matter and that's plain. I appreciate your motivation in regards to vintage Polk.

Hey, you can't love everyone in your list.

Mark

Well I would like to continue liking you. I do appreciate What you do here(and have done for me), and someday I hope to meet you in person. Again thanks for your help, and the crew at Polk. This has got to be the best place on the net for audio whether we share personal beliefs, or not.
Ben

dorokusai

ben62670 wrote: »

Well I would like to continue liking you. I do appreciate What you do here(and have done for me), and someday I hope to meet you in person. Again thanks for your help, and the crew at Polk. This has got to be the best place on the net for audio whether we share personal beliefs, or not.
Ben

I'm sure we'll meet and get into a slap fight at some point...until then we are at odds. It doesn't mean I hate you. That's a bigger picture and we're not even there man.

TroyD

To sum up, when messing with electricity...hire someone who has been trained. I'd rather pay an electrician than a funeral home.

Second, common sense dictates, (and I may be reading this wrong) if you are trying to short change the electric company you are legally and ethically shaky ground.

That about do it?

BDT

ben62670

dorokusai wrote: »

I'm sure we'll meet and get into a slap fight at some point...until then we are at odds. It doesn't mean I hate you. That's a bigger picture and we're not even there man.

No slap fight. I am sure when we finally meet It will be pure joy. We both love what MP has done for an introduction into the world of high fi. I would love to stop by sometime if you would have me:)
Cheers Bro
Ben

ben62670

TroyD wrote: »

To sum up, when messing with electricity...hire someone who has been trained. I'd rather pay an electrician than a funeral home.

Second, common sense dictates, (and I may be reading this wrong) if you are trying to short change the electric company you are legally and ethically shaky ground.

That about do it?

BDT

Amen!

megasat16

ben62670 wrote: »

No slap fight. I am sure when we finally meet It will be pure joy.
Ben

Ben,

Are you remotely suggesting that one of both of you may probably be in G word? :eek:

Just kidding! Chill out, guys! Come on, be friends!

Ben had recommended an Electrician and it is a great idea!

In any state under the laws, no one other than the trained and LICENSED technician (and also by the utility company) should mess with the meters and meter panel. You shouldn't cut cost or (save) by hiring a non-professional and unlicensed handy guys to service your home main panels or run electrical circuits because such guys may not adhere to the codes. It's a risk of fire and electrocution to yourself or someone who you cares more than the savings you make.

Even if you are an Electrical Engineer and work at the same utility farm that provides power to your home, you shouldn't fiddle with meters unless you are authorized by the utility company to do so. I think it's quite common sense but contradictory seems to exist from different states and different utility companies?

nadams

I hate to point this out, ben... but a month ago you would've said that lighting fires with gasoline was perfectly safe, because you've done it many times before...

I know for a fact that in Pennsylvania, it is illegal to cut that tab and pull the meter on your own. IF there was an issue with the main breaker, they may give you some slack, but they are still legally allowed to fine you for tampering with their equipment.

Also, electric companies in this area will not pull a live meter. They will climb the pole and throw the switch to the whole block if they have to, to pull the meter. I know this is their practice, because I was in contact with them about upgrading my service to 200 amp. Because it will necessitate replacing the line, box, meter, and panel, they said they'd have to kill the line.

disneyjoe7

Above all I think Ben was trying to be helpful, a little crazy thinking at time. But maybe just really frugal more then anything, not sure.

I don't think I would ever change out a the whole panel as that would require pulling power first. That in turn requires something else like pulling meter, which is where I stop. My start of this thread was to help me understand what I was looking at, and what can go wrong. And for that I like to thank everyone.


Does anyone know if an electric panel is supposed to glow....


Just kidding.