[BC] Re: Saving Your Own Life

[Milton R. Holladay Jr.]

I've never seen one that didn't have two separate circuits that required two
breakers. But I've never seen a B. How---old---is----it?
M
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From: "cldube" <cld at admin.umass.edu>
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Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] Re: Saving Your Own Life


> Our FM-20B has no such thing. Was this common of earlier versions?
> Exciter, IPA & control board are all 220. Anything lower comes from a PS
> (i.e. fans).
> Once you kill the three phases, it's cold.
>
> Chuck Dube
> WFCR
> Amherst
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Milton R. Holladay Jr." <miltron at mindspring.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 9:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [BC] Re: Saving Your Own Life
>
>
> > One of the most hazardous, stupid xmtrs that most of us have encountered
> > is
> > the FM-20 and its smaller brothers which have not only the 3 phase
> > circuit,
> > but a separate 120 volt circuit, waiting to bite you. Any that I have
had
> > my
> > hands in now have the 120V tied to one of the 120V legs of the 3 phase,
so
> > that when it's off, it's ALL OFF !
> > M