Jim Baird 9 Report post Posted May 15 One of electricity's mysterious aspects is that you cannot see it at work. You can only test remotely, by measure, it performance. Sometimes when performance teeters off the stage it can only be traced by signs it left behind. This panel was installed ca. 2008 by licensed personnel. Why the shadows of arcs and the partially melted hot connection in the pic? Jim Baird Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Katen 57 Report post Posted May 15 A misplaced screwdriver? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Katen 57 Report post Posted May 15 Reminds me of that poem by Hilaire Belloc: Some random touch, a hand's imprudent slip The terminals flash, a sound like "zip" A smell of burning fills the air The electrician is no longer there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Kibbel 44 Report post Posted May 15 I've done similar - more than once. The magic pixies get real angry when you let them out of a circuit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
