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Doesn't directly pertain to wiring machinery, but in a sense maybe a little - after all, I WAS working in the shop with machinery when this all started. :thinking:
We had some pretty good rain, and then some snow, so when lights started flickering and going dim late yesterday I figured it was weather related. After mama got home and started dinner, she told me the lights were dim in the basement and in the refrigerator. Well, she reset a breaker [she said] and things came on fine, so I didn't give it much thought. But not 15 minutes later the lights were dim again, so I went down to the power box. No breakers had tripped so I was confused, but I reset 4 general lighting breakers just for kicks, and the lights were on again. Hmmmmm.......???
OK Fast forward - electric company sent out a trouble shooter - all OK outside the box, so it has to be inside. Right? Take a look at the main breaker we pulled out.
I'm guessing it has been arcing for sometime in there. Right side panel only had 58V going through it according to the electrician's meter - I guess we got off lucky in that there was no fire. That would not have been cool........:angry:
Have a Great Day everybody!! :allgood:
We had some pretty good rain, and then some snow, so when lights started flickering and going dim late yesterday I figured it was weather related. After mama got home and started dinner, she told me the lights were dim in the basement and in the refrigerator. Well, she reset a breaker [she said] and things came on fine, so I didn't give it much thought. But not 15 minutes later the lights were dim again, so I went down to the power box. No breakers had tripped so I was confused, but I reset 4 general lighting breakers just for kicks, and the lights were on again. Hmmmmm.......???
OK Fast forward - electric company sent out a trouble shooter - all OK outside the box, so it has to be inside. Right? Take a look at the main breaker we pulled out.
I'm guessing it has been arcing for sometime in there. Right side panel only had 58V going through it according to the electrician's meter - I guess we got off lucky in that there was no fire. That would not have been cool........:angry:
Have a Great Day everybody!! :allgood: