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Circuit breakers vs. contactor heaters
dpb wrote:
.... protection from automagic restart after a power glitch is a _BIG_ safety factor that goes away w/ a mechanical switch. I've never seen all that much value in such protection. I think of it this way: what's the probability that I'll be using a machine at the time of a power outage? And what's the probability that I'll forget the turn the switch off before I leave the machine? And what's the probability that there will be any dire consequence to it coming back on without me there? Multiple those probabilities and overall risk is so low that I don't give it a second thought. Bob |
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Circuit breakers vs. contactor heaters
"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
... dpb wrote: ... protection from automagic restart after a power glitch is a _BIG_ safety factor that goes away w/ a mechanical switch. I've never seen all that much value in such protection. I think of it this way: what's the probability that I'll be using a machine at the time of a power outage? And what's the probability that I'll forget the turn the switch off before I leave the machine? And what's the probability that there will be any dire consequence to it coming back on without me there? Multiple those probabilities and overall risk is so low that I don't give it a second thought. I think part of the safety issue is "unclean" re-introduction of power from outages, brownouts, you know, that bzzzzzt-bzzzzt-bzzzzzt type of stuff, mebbe crazy backfeeds from people with generators, just multiple on-offs, on-offs, etc. A main contactor for the whole house might not be a bad idea.... If I come down to a dark shop, I know the main contactor dropped out, from some power glitch. -- EA Bob |
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Circuit breakers vs. contactor heaters
On 8/15/2012 11:23 AM, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
dpb wrote: ... protection from automagic restart after a power glitch is a _BIG_ safety factor that goes away w/ a mechanical switch. .... without me there? Multiple those probabilities and overall risk is so low that I don't give it a second thought. It's not without you that matters quite so much--it's while around that is the gotcha' time... And until it happens...then you'll think about it a lot, garon-teed. -- |
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