Chris Lewis wrote:

According to Pete C. :

I indicated that if you screw up and back feed the mains you will
provide an opportunity for a careless lineman to kill themselves, not
kill them directly. This is a *fact*. A lineman following established
procedures will *not* be killed by a back feeding generator.

I'm sure that a linesman whose been putting in 16 hour days for a week
reconnecting lines after a hurricane will appreciate the attitude about
booby traps.

Not a booby trap, a normal job hazard and one that the standard
procedures for the job address.


Secondly, who said it's only linesmen? Last I heard, homeowners don't
have such training, and a 4KV+ line lying in the ground isn't biased
as to who it bites. Including unwary homeowners.

Indeed, a live downed line can fry anyone that comes in contact with it,
regardless of the source it is energized from. "Always assume any downed
power line is live".

Pete C.

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