On Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:42:53 -0500, "Ralph Mowery"
wrote:


"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
...
I watched and old electrician, about to change a
recepticle / socket. He had a junction box on about
six inches of cord, with a three wire plug. He
plugged the device in, and pushed a big rubber
covered button. Down the hall I could hear a
breaker go clunk.


He is too lazey and cheep to buy one of the electronic detectors. The one
where you plug a small box in the receptical and go to the breaker panel and
run a hand held device up and down and find the correct breaker.

If it was just down the hall and within hearing range, a small radio that
plugs in makes a good way to tell which one supplies the power.

About the only time I might recommend the short is if there are critical
items that can not be turned off for a few seconds , or if in the case of
where I worked in a very large plant a great difficulty of locating the
power source due to multi breaker boxes and floors and buildings.


And NEVER do it in that situation, because sure as shootin' someone
will want to use something else on that circuit and will turn it on
jast as you grab onto the wires. In a plant you MUST lock out the
circuit you are working on. No IFS, ANDS or BUTS about it. Get caught
working on a circuit that is not locked out in many shops you end up
taking the rest of the day (or week) off without pay.

With good reason. Compensation costs go WAY up when someone gets
killed or seriously injured due to stupidity.

Better to work on a known live circuit than an unlocked dead one.


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