Honestly sometimes I envy them. Customers are usually happy to get the power back on and aren't prissy about stuff. But dealing with (in the US) up to 30,000ish volts on some primaries.... with a wet pole, on a windy day... not knowing if the transformer is internally faulty when you close the fuse...


I REALLY don't like bangs (my colleague pokes fun at me for this)... but switching a main switch on with a BS3036 fuse is a lot more up close and personal (albeit at lower energy) than that job


I really liked the HV switching when i was in training, but wasn't allowed to be anything other than an observer. The highest energy i've dealt with personally was closing a busbar coupling switch on a substation with 2 x 1.5MVA transformers... praying that the 'yep they're wired right' indicators were correct


it's swings and roundabouts.


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Honestly sometimes I envy them. Customers are usually happy to get the power back on and aren't prissy about stuff. But dealing with (in the US) up to 30,000ish volts on some primaries.... with a wet pole, on a windy day... not knowing if the transformer is internally faulty when you close the fuse...


I REALLY don't like bangs (my colleague pokes fun at me for this)... but switching a main switch on with a BS3036 fuse is a lot more up close and personal (albeit at lower energy) than that job


I really liked the HV switching when i was in training, but wasn't allowed to be anything other than an observer. The highest energy i've dealt with personally was closing a busbar coupling switch on a substation with 2 x 1.5MVA transformers... praying that the 'yep they're wired right' indicators were correct


it's swings and roundabouts.


Thanks for the link, a new youtube subscription