wow, what a big moment!! congratulations!! around 7:00 in the video when you are measuring high voltage... in the future, measure it in a way where your arms (and hence your heart) are not in the current path of the high voltage. Meaning, instead of one hand on ground probe and the other on positive probe, instead clip a lead on the ground and then use your probe with one hand on the high voltage. That eliminates you putting your body across that if something should slip. Also, you should be wearing gloves when dealing with high voltages.Congrats again on the progress! Great stuff!
Thanks for the advice! That's why I put the disclaimer and the warning graphic in. As I was putting this video together, I saw how what I was doing was more dangerous than I knew at the time. I will be more cautious in the future.
Yah. I've worked with VFAC drives (and industrial 480V 3-phase stuff in general) for a couple of decades at least. In most cases when measuring the 480 VAC or a 600V DC bus, you can hold both probes in one hand while you keep the other hand well out of the way. Maybe stick it in your pocket, because resting it on the metal frame of a machine or just about anything else can complete a nasty circuit.
Well done, congrats!
Very nice
Well done mate! So exciting!
wow, what a big moment!! congratulations!! around 7:00 in the video when you are measuring high voltage... in the future, measure it in a way where your arms (and hence your heart) are not in the current path of the high voltage. Meaning, instead of one hand on ground probe and the other on positive probe, instead clip a lead on the ground and then use your probe with one hand on the high voltage. That eliminates you putting your body across that if something should slip. Also, you should be wearing gloves when dealing with high voltages.Congrats again on the progress! Great stuff!
Thanks for the advice! That's why I put the disclaimer and the warning graphic in. As I was putting this video together, I saw how what I was doing was more dangerous than I knew at the time. I will be more cautious in the future.
@electrifythe75cvccwagon10 we're all learning! Thanks for sharing your journey. That takes courage.
Yah. I've worked with VFAC drives (and industrial 480V 3-phase stuff in general) for a couple of decades at least. In most cases when measuring the 480 VAC or a 600V DC bus, you can hold both probes in one hand while you keep the other hand well out of the way. Maybe stick it in your pocket, because resting it on the metal frame of a machine or just about anything else can complete a nasty circuit.