| ??? 08/26/05 08:15 Read: times |
#100119 - Dumbass customers Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Whilst speaking of dumbass customers - here's a few gems I've come across:
Most of these were with light dimmers - Electrician complained the circuit breaker was faulty - sent them another. It too was tripping. Go to site and measure the current - 12A on a 10A circuit. Electrician complained the earth leakage breaker kept on tripping so it must be faulty - sent them another. It too was tripping. Go to site and look at the equipment. Water running down the rear of the cabinet due to leaking water fountain. On a site with budget triac based dimmers - customer complained that the dimmers kept on failing. After replacing a few we got a bit suspicious. Went to site to investigate - painters kept knocking a particular decorative lamp with a fragile filament causing the lamp to fail and pull an arc. The excessive current was killing the triacs before the fuse failed. Customer complained that on a new site the circuit breakers kept tripping. Went to site and bypassed the dimmer - circuit breaker up the line tripped. 'Not the dimmer' I said. Turned out the most of the light fittings had evidence of arcing. I've done my duty as a 'dumbass customer' also. I've been told to RTFM too many times! Anyone else got 'war stories' to tell for a larf? |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| What is a safer? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Think about it | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| hmmmm | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Why not just use a relay? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Agree but.... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Hmm... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Relay | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| philips | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| No buts | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Is it rocket science then? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| What's non-ideal? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| even with a triac you still need a relay | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Relays | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| the life of a relay | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Try this | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Contactors | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| motor specs | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Mechanical things | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Yebbut | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Use the math Luke | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Dumbass customers | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| War Stories - New Thread? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Since Craig is adept at moving posts, I' | 01/01/70 00:00 |