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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 726443" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>I know I'm going to start a ****ing match like most have never seen, or will even understand, but here goes.</p><p> </p><p>* you can pretty much divide all electricians into one of three catagories, and the ones that proficiently over lap these catagories are a rare find. You have electricians that deal with high voltage (not 440 three phase, but 4140 and higher). Then you have the typical construction electrician who is typically a wire puller and conduit bender. This is more difficult than it looks, so it's not a knock on them. Then we have what I refer to as trouble shooters, which can also be subdivided into a couple other catagories. Few of these folks are very good with logic, and are pretty much locked into magnetic circuts (what you are dealing with). But once the wires are landed at the main disconnect things change from there on.</p><p> </p><p>No I not in love with electricity, and would pprobably make a good Amish person. But most of my life I was fortunate to be surrounded with very good electricians to work with. (believe me I've been around some serious duds) The typical electrician you get out of the hall downtown is a wire puller, as that tends to be 80% of their work. Then we get the power & light company guys that really never go past rthe main disconnect on the outside of the structure. These guys typically have no serious idea about cold motor startups and balancing legs of a circut (many don't even know that you do it). It's kinda hard to find one that can work on the otherside of the main disconnect, and do it well these days. Thirty years ago an electrician that could read a logic print was an uncommon find, but now it's becomming the opposite as they have trouble with magnetics. I learned to read logic gates back in 1979, and my boss told me to never let an electrician know I could read the prints. But what my boss didn't understand was that they were almost identical to air logic, and I was fairly good at pneumatics. I soon learned to pick out who I wanted to work with me on certain kinds of machinery, and would often let the machine set till the right guy showed up. I think this is where your at right now. I could tell you horror storys, but I won't.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 726443, member: 25383"] I know I'm going to start a ****ing match like most have never seen, or will even understand, but here goes. * you can pretty much divide all electricians into one of three catagories, and the ones that proficiently over lap these catagories are a rare find. You have electricians that deal with high voltage (not 440 three phase, but 4140 and higher). Then you have the typical construction electrician who is typically a wire puller and conduit bender. This is more difficult than it looks, so it's not a knock on them. Then we have what I refer to as trouble shooters, which can also be subdivided into a couple other catagories. Few of these folks are very good with logic, and are pretty much locked into magnetic circuts (what you are dealing with). But once the wires are landed at the main disconnect things change from there on. No I not in love with electricity, and would pprobably make a good Amish person. But most of my life I was fortunate to be surrounded with very good electricians to work with. (believe me I've been around some serious duds) The typical electrician you get out of the hall downtown is a wire puller, as that tends to be 80% of their work. Then we get the power & light company guys that really never go past rthe main disconnect on the outside of the structure. These guys typically have no serious idea about cold motor startups and balancing legs of a circut (many don't even know that you do it). It's kinda hard to find one that can work on the otherside of the main disconnect, and do it well these days. Thirty years ago an electrician that could read a logic print was an uncommon find, but now it's becomming the opposite as they have trouble with magnetics. I learned to read logic gates back in 1979, and my boss told me to never let an electrician know I could read the prints. But what my boss didn't understand was that they were almost identical to air logic, and I was fairly good at pneumatics. I soon learned to pick out who I wanted to work with me on certain kinds of machinery, and would often let the machine set till the right guy showed up. I think this is where your at right now. I could tell you horror storys, but I won't. gary [/QUOTE]
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