On 8/25/21 19:25, Mel Beckman wrote:
Jay,
No, because transformers work in both directions :)
Plus, to the previous commenter that talked about “suicide cords”:
they’’re more correctly termed “homicide cords”:
“ The lineman killed yesterday was working for Pike Electric and
picked up a line that was connected to someones house that hooked up a
generator and did not disconnect from the distribution system. The
linemans name was Ronnie Adams, age unknown. He had two children and a
wife. As far as I know he was from Louisiana. They are trying to set
up a fund for his family, but nothing I have heard of yet. I will let
yall know more as I hear of it. I wish they would really teach folks
the proper connection of generators, this was a really tragic and
preventable accident. Stay Safe and think about it before you do it.”
https://powerlineman.com/lforum/showthread.php?711-Storm-Death
<https://powerlineman.com/lforum/showthread.php?711-Storm-Death>
Oh dear. This is sad.
There are some people that say UL 1741 is draconian because, in general,
linesmen ALWAYS check wires before they start working on them. Even if
they did before and there was no voltage, it could easily happen after
the fact :-(...
Mark.
