Lucky Day

[Erol Kartal]

Who knows what might of happened yesterday if I didn't have my voltage sniffer with me. The detector alarm went off as I approached the panel.

[Jeffrey R. Wicklander]

I don't understand why your tick tracer went off.

[Erol Kartal]

First time ever without direct contact.

[rmaday]

Originally Posted by ekartal

Who knows what might of happened yesterday if I didn't have my voltage sniffer with me. The detector alarm went off as I approached the panel.

And then you removed the dead front?
I'm confused.

[Humberto Carvajal]

Originally Posted by rmaday

And then you removed the dead front?
I'm confused.

me too!..lol

[Bobby Hamilton]

Originally Posted by hcarvajal

me too!..lol

I'll third that

[Erol Kartal]

Took the panel off then approached inside with ticker. Alarm went off several inches away from wires.

[rmaday]

Originally Posted by ekartal

Took the panel off then approached inside with ticker. Alarm went off several inches away from wires.

I see now.

[Erol Kartal]

Check out the prehistoric old cloth wiring lower left corner of panel. That's where the ticker was headed.

[Humberto Carvajal]

Originally Posted by ekartal

Check out the prehistoric old cloth wiring lower left corner of panel. That's where the ticker was headed.

Yeap. Although I have to tell you, I'd be more concerned with the open slot where the missing breaker goes. Would hate to slip and have my hand land there.

[Erol Kartal]

Originally Posted by hcarvajal

Yeap. Although I have to tell you, I'd be more concerned with the open slot where the missing breaker goes. Would hate to slip and have my hand land there.

I agree. I get so obsessed with finding problems that I often forget the danger that accompanies the problems...

[gbeaumont]

Originally Posted by ekartal

I agree. I get so obsessed with finding problems that I often forget the danger that accompanies the problems...

Hey Erol, do I understand you, you pulled the dead front of a panel that where the enclosure was known to be live?

Regards

Gerry

[James F. McKee]

aren't You glad You didn't lick it ?????lol....jim

[Speedy Petey]

I'm still confused.

What is the danger here? Was the whole metal enclosure live??? I can't see how it was.

The old wire? Still looks pretty sound to me. Was the insulation crumbling off? Even that would not affect how the ticker senses. New wire can be sensed just as easily as old wire.

The open spaces? There is NO breaker "missing". Just two available spaces.
Was the cover broken out at those spaces? That is an issue.

[Richard W. Washington]

what was the age?