It's a good running engine and probably still a good working generator. I saw in another video it was single phase? If that were the case, you could pad mount the thing and power your house with it if the power goes out. Have someone put a fused disconnect on the utility side, then an automatic transfer switch and finally your house's main after that. Kind of hope it can be saved and live a long life as your standby generator.
Having worked in a facility with high voltage transformers and switchgear we were always geared up to expect the worse when doing any switching, high amperage arc flash is no joke, good to see your okay.
Hockey gear won't save you if you playing with voltage, the gear just keeps your body part contained and covers the boss like he did something to protect you
Glad you’re ok! When I worked for a commercial electrician in high school we used to switch on large breakers with a broom handle or tie a rope to them for this reason haha. Now I work for the power company and have a choice between a 12’ insulated extension or a 30’ insulated extension stick
with this arc flash thing being so dangerous, why haven't they invented a much safer way of doing things like using a robot or much more simple and reliable remote mechanical switch where the technician can engage it in relative safety.
@@NicholasLatipi because you are supposed to wear equipment that is generally sufficient to protect against these risks, and also because all the protective metal parts are supposed to be connected to the ground and therefore avoid passing through a body.
I also work on generators for a living and have had that happen to me as well. It wasn't that bad, but I will never turn one of those phase selector switches again while the unit is running. I would rather take my chances manually reading the phase voltage with a meter. I'm glad you're ok, quick thinking!
Yep, switching voltage selector while a unit is running will instantly kill any generator. It's a mistake someone only makes once (and honestly if they do make that mistake, whoever trained them has failed... badly)
@Ol2Stroker lol I'll take your word for it I've never seen a unit like that. I don't know why that would be an option if an avr is on it. But thats before my time, don't see stuff like in the field these days. It's a shame cause the old stuff will run forever with care. Engineers like to over complicate everything these days. Did you figure out what shorted? Btw can't wait to see that race truck 100%!
The adrenaline kicks in immediately when something like this happens, you maintained the presence of mind to make the situation safe before moving yourself to safety. Good job. I had a dc arc in an isolator which caused a fire, I used a full CO2 extinguisher on it but it kept re-igniting. The dc power was coming from a commercial scale PV array so I got my insulated cutters and cut through all the PV cables supplying the isolator. Then I got another CO2 extinguisher and it went out first time. It took me all afternoon to calm down.
Damn do I feel your pain. It’s always something, after countless hours of hard work! Glad you are safe! Now comes the hours of brainstorming a solution!
Been working on industrial generators for a little over ten years now. Experienced technicians will never move the voltage/current display multi position switch, especially on older units. This is why. Unfortunately you had to learn the hard way! Glad to see you are ok and you handled the shut down extremely well under the circumstances
Why would switching a display that is measuring voltage cause a problem? Looks like this generator is old and hasn't been serviced in years. There is a reason why a company sends these old units to auction because they can't service them anymore.
Wayne my brother glad all your eyebrows are still intact! Sometimes, when we work on old junk, it turns out it really is junk....but that judgement is yet to be called.
Love the series, can't wait to see the post mortem and maybe a repair? Would be great to have a good still image of the control panel and a description of the controls.
Man I feel you. Very calm "that's not gone well". I've been diagnosing, tracing and testing 3 phase in my shop while installing a Bridgeport and big lathe. I've been very care full to not have that boom. The meth-magicians that were in my building before me apparently dead shorted the 3 phase , I would have love to see the reaction to that one, I'm sure it made the bad buzz and threw sparks. I can see the marks where they got something in there on the thumb size cable lugs, killed the black leg and proceeded to jumper black and blue to restore power to the whole panel rather than doing a little sluth work and replacing a 200 amp fuse in the main switch panel. Psyched to have 3 phase back too. I was going to run a phase converter for them.
My dad, the electrocution king, got out of the pool to show a buddy a new piece of equipment. As my dad stood in a puddle of pool water, he completed the circuit on his 3 phase. Luckily the buddy was able to shut off all the power to the garage and call 911. My dad was released from the ER a couple hours later. Not surprisingly, this was not the first, nor the last, electrocution he experienced. 🤦
Im not quite sure what an arc flash is but this looks insane! The fact you maintained enough composure to turn the generator off after eating sparks and electricity is very impressive. If anyone wants to explain what an arc flash is I would love to learn.
Oh boy I accidentally read a post on Reddit about arc flashes and had no clue but was curious so did some research. Quite sorry I did. You can look for arc flash survivors videos and see what the actual damage to a person is. You don't usually survive. The force and heat of the blast turns you into a fireball and breaks all your bones. Unbelievably gruesome.
I worked with some 100Kw CAT gensets before and that has always been a fear of mine, especially when doing a load bank test on them after a repair. Man... that was horrifying to watch, glad you are alright
That was quite a light show! One of the adjustment controls must have shorted placing a direct phase to phase short in the stator. Hopefully the smoke wasn’t totally from the gen head but it looked like it was. That’s definitely a bummer 😢. Hopefully you can find a suitable replacement and carry on with the project. So glad the arc wasn’t severe enough to injure you! Gensets can be replaced but we sure can’t replace you
You're almost 100% correct. From what I can decipher the switch i hit was for auto voltage control which malfunctioned as evidenced by the huge voltage spike on the gauge (pegged over 300) and the first flashes on left side of the cabinet coming from the voltage regulator. Not sure what max voltage was but it was enough to melt the 2 hot sense wires coming off the gen legs which in turn shorted the stator phase to phase.
@@Ol2Stroker yeh. I don't know if he has a TH-cam account. Buy he rewinds custom and high output motors. I've even seen him rewind a rotary phase converter.
That was insane man. I used to work on natural gas generators up to 500kw. Always a slightly nerve wracking experience hitting that breaker. Glad you're alright. If that gen pack is toast honestly if you can find a Stamford gen pack to put on the engine those are very very solid units.
@@Ol2Stroker oh wow. Automatic voltage regulators are a pretty common failure point to be perfectly honest. Could be that the settings were set way out of whack, something shorted, or it was just old and wore. Stamford has the best AVR units that I've personally used as well, the guidance on proper settings and how to adjust are pretty straight forward. That vintage stuff is scary
it's crazy how dangerous that situation was, but all my brain can think about is the fact that the motor stumbles, then just goes "alright that happened" and keeps going. idk why but it's funny to me. glad to see you made it out without all your nerve's coatings melting off!
I learned about arc flashes when I was learning welding is school. Even then, when they were controlled and coming out of a welder I was nervousfor the first year
Good reaction to shut down all moving parts with a failure a lot of people freak out or don’t kno what to do u went straight into safety mode god bless I wish my coworkers were as smart lol
Damn, glad you are ok. I'm an electrician and generator tech. That's always a big fear... but glad you're ok. Can't say much for the genset though... an autopsy of it would be a great video though...
Oh Shit!! and you were right there. I hope you are ok my friend . That sucks. You know your stuff and that happened. that is so crazy!! My thought is that the armature delaminated and started to tear apart the generator from the inside. You are so lucky something way worse did not happen and take your arm or you. God Bless Brother!!
Thanks man. Was actually an arc flash from melted sense wires when the voltage spiked. I will explain fully in an upcoming video when we will determine if this is the end of this series or not lol
I used to do electrical work and I had to take a safety course and they showed us a video on how dangerous Arc Flash is and we got to see a dude get vaporized into literally dust. It’s quite shocking.
They probably used Adobe Premiere Pro to add in the vaporizing effects and scare the living daylights outta you. That's what I would do if I worked in HR and had too much time on my hands. 🤫
Not exactly the same, but reminds of the time they tested the new diesel generator for our ups system. The moment the generator had "synced" to the grid we heard a giant bang and the ground shook. Turns out the installers swapped two cables of the generator, letting it fight against the grid and causing so much torque the crankshaft snapped in half.
What kind of death facility are you working in? That gen should’ve never been able to sync to that bus being terminated incorrectly. Having the phases of the generator terminated incorrectly wouldn’t cause the generator to spin in the opposite direction either. That is typically only with electric motors. Sounds like there were other issues down stream of gens or issue with the internal Gen components.
@@Bobby_Uterus Public service. And I have NO idea how they managed to wire it up in such a way, that the electronics thought everything is fine, while it clearly wasnt.
@@Ol2Stroker Oh and it gets better: after we got a replacement unit (which surprisingly worked fine), we found another issue half a year later, in another test run. The generator wouldnt start, because the 12V starter battery was empty. Turns out that the starter battery is NOT charged by the electronics during non-use and only when the generator actually runs. The control electronics suck that battery dry in just a month and we now have an off the shelf car battery charger permamently hooked up to it...
hope youre ok bro, that sucks that happened with all the work youve done to it. My dad messes with big generators also, its one of those risk factors. Usually when he gets one thats been sitting up for a long time, he pulls it apart to check if any dirt daubers built any nest in the windings because if one lets loose, that can do something simular to that in the generator though. Looks like when you turned the contactor you got arc flash from the control panel, possible mice chewed the insulation off the wiring maybe?, Good luck on getting it straightened out. BTW, we have a big genset with a 6-71 powering it iirc the generator is a 480kw, if I was closer you may of been interested in it too
So nearest i can tell is the switch i turned swapped it from manual voltage control to auto... Then the meter spikes and at the same time the first flashes come from the voltage regulator on the left side of the cabinet. The spiked voltage melted the sense wires off the main legs and those arc flashed phase to phase
On the plus side, the flash was up top, not in the generator itself... so either a meter went paws up, or something in the field control died... Long story short, I think the generator itself is ok, just needs some new control wiring.
Shiitttt, Glad you're OK buddy!! Pretty damn impressive to instinctively go into shut everything down and pull the cables mode rather than running away!!!
On the contrary, things seem to be going quite well! You survived an arc flash apparently pretty well intact, you got the thing secured fast, and it didn't light up the vapors from the open gas can at your feet! 😂
That genorator sounded like it was overreving and if you try to turn off pwer while it is being used turn of circuit brakeres first or the load will try to draw power and ark . Just read the instructions on genorator and they say do not swith under load .
That's the problem with old generators , the coatings on the windings delaminates, or cracks then it shorts out internally, then then genset burns up, seen it several times
Could not skip the ads, never got through to actually watch the clip in the end. Tell youtube the oppressive ads are stopping me watching your clip which looked cool.
And then your 90 years old dad says," Well it's never done that on me". Thanks for the video. Man, that looked sketchy. Stay safe. Really enjoy Christmas.
Must got you warm real quick 😂 jeez, that really would be scary, if I were in that situation, I’d honestly dip, nothing else, just run in the opposite direction and hope it doesn’t explode 😂 you truly handled that like a champ. **generator explodes in face** “well, that’s not going good” in the most monotone voice too.
Failure Analysis video is here: th-cam.com/video/tr3LEdQoGlk/w-d-xo.html
It's a good running engine and probably still a good working generator. I saw in another video it was single phase? If that were the case, you could pad mount the thing and power your house with it if the power goes out. Have someone put a fused disconnect on the utility side, then an automatic transfer switch and finally your house's main after that. Kind of hope it can be saved and live a long life as your standby generator.
Lol yeah do that
did you find the fried mouse yet?
@@Christopher29m naw i think he'd been evicted a long while ago
OK, I've subscribed for that follow-up.
Good catch on the engine there - especially with the camera in one hand. That would of been a Code Brown for me...
I had the camera on my head thank god. Otherwise I probably would've dropped it.
Secondary explosion uncontained
@@adamdnewman 😂😂😂
Oops 💩💩💩
@@FromLandVegemiteSamich major oops.
Shake hands with danger
Glad your ok, I used to be a generator mechanic and that’s a scary thing not many people experience let alone live thru.
Shook hands with it today! Lol
You don’t need to worry abooot safety! That’s Peg’s moto.
@@brianburns7211 he's not wrong!
I can just hear the guitar now….😂
Well if I ever find myself in this situation I’m going to go with about 100 feet of rope attached to that switch lol.
Arc flash is no joke, hope you are OK. I mess with large generators in my backyard and it's always a real concern having that happen.
Totally fine brother thank you.
@@Ol2Stroker Glad you’re good.
@@iamgriff me too!
@SaltLife 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@SaltLife Why ya so angry bud? It’s too early in the day to think you may be drunk. So again I say, why are you so angry?
Having worked in a facility with high voltage transformers and switchgear we were always geared up to expect the worse when doing any switching, high amperage arc flash is no joke, good to see your okay.
Thanks David!
Hockey gear won't save you if you playing with voltage, the gear just keeps your body part contained and covers the boss like he did something to protect you
so was the arc due to faulty machine or user error?
@@randomrazr I'm not totally sure tbh.
@@jimjab3631 Hot suits are heat resistant for a reason lol. Might not save you from an arc blast but it'll keep you from getting charred
Glad you’re ok! When I worked for a commercial electrician in high school we used to switch on large breakers with a broom handle or tie a rope to them for this reason haha. Now I work for the power company and have a choice between a 12’ insulated extension or a 30’ insulated extension stick
I'm gonna have ptsd next time i hit a light switch 😂😂😂
Or remotely close via plc.
with this arc flash thing being so dangerous, why haven't they invented a much safer way of doing things like using a robot or much more simple and reliable remote mechanical switch where the technician can engage it in relative safety.
@@NicholasLatipi because you are supposed to wear equipment that is generally sufficient to protect against these risks, and also because all the protective metal parts are supposed to be connected to the ground and therefore avoid passing through a body.
I also work on generators for a living and have had that happen to me as well. It wasn't that bad, but I will never turn one of those phase selector switches again while the unit is running. I would rather take my chances manually reading the phase voltage with a meter. I'm glad you're ok, quick thinking!
All that switch did was swap from manual to automatic voltage regulation. Well... That's all it was supposed to do. 🤣🤣🤣
Yep, switching voltage selector while a unit is running will instantly kill any generator. It's a mistake someone only makes once (and honestly if they do make that mistake, whoever trained them has failed... badly)
@@Modna89 why though? Zero training other than what i just learned.
@Ol2Stroker lol I'll take your word for it I've never seen a unit like that. I don't know why that would be an option if an avr is on it. But thats before my time, don't see stuff like in the field these days. It's a shame cause the old stuff will run forever with care. Engineers like to over complicate everything these days. Did you figure out what shorted? Btw can't wait to see that race truck 100%!
@@Lss1six962 thanks Chase. I'm not sure it's curtains for the ol gal just yet. Stay tuned we're gonna do an entire post mortem and failure analysis.
“That’s not gone well.” I would have to agree lol! I’m glad you alive and safe my friend!
Thanks man, me too!
@@Ol2Stroker cool thing is you got 500k* views out of it!
@@robmangeri777 I'm just thankful i had the camera on my head that day. Noone would believe that story without video!
@@Ol2Stroker pretty wild!
The adrenaline kicks in immediately when something like this happens, you maintained the presence of mind to make the situation safe before moving yourself to safety. Good job.
I had a dc arc in an isolator which caused a fire, I used a full CO2 extinguisher on it but it kept re-igniting. The dc power was coming from a commercial scale PV array so I got my insulated cutters and cut through all the PV cables supplying the isolator. Then I got another CO2 extinguisher and it went out first time. It took me all afternoon to calm down.
That's badass man. Not everyone keeps a clear head in those kinds of situations.
Hot cutters are handy, especially when they have long handles.
Ummm did anyone else notice as well, the 5 gallon gas can that got showered in arc babies? You're fortunate dude!
It was diesel.
Damn dude I’m really sorry that happened, glad you are ok though!
Edit: incredible save on shutting the engine down tho holy shit balls of steel!
Thanks brother. My primary focus is always saving the equipment not so much self preservation lol. 🤟🤟
I'd have been off down the yard as far as I could get within 5 seconds of that happening 🤣🤣
Can't believe how calm this guy is 👏
@@Ol2Stroker a true professional lol. Glad you're okay manb
@@EddiXP thanks!!
Damn do I feel your pain.
It’s always something, after countless hours of hard work! Glad you are safe!
Now comes the hours of brainstorming a solution!
Lol this thing loves to fight.
@@Ol2Stroker at least it didnt throw you 200 feet
@@darrenw2803 yea getting bit by that woulda sucked
be lucky to survive something like that though
@@darrenw2803 truth
This situation was handled so well. Props for doing what you could to shut it down and stay safe
Not a single f-bomb dropped. Amazing how you kept your cool 😁
Totally unlike me to not swear!
Good sense of responsibility that you shut it down immediately without running away. Salute.
Been working on industrial generators for a little over ten years now. Experienced technicians will never move the voltage/current display multi position switch, especially on older units. This is why. Unfortunately you had to learn the hard way! Glad to see you are ok and you handled the shut down extremely well under the circumstances
Nice words
Why would that be sir? Please like this comment once you've gotten the time to reply.
exactly!!!!
Why would switching a display that is measuring voltage cause a problem? Looks like this generator is old and hasn't been serviced in years. There is a reason why a company sends these old units to auction because they can't service them anymore.
The key to that statement is "experienced technicians" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Glad the grounds all worked!
That might have been very shocking!
Lol truth
Oh Flippin hel*. Glad you were not hurt. Hope all can be repaired. I will stay tuned for the outcome...
Man, are you ok? You were extremely calm during that deal. I know you will figure it out. This is real stuff. That's why I like your videos 👍
I'm completely unscathed, bummed about the gen though.
@@Ol2Stroker I'm assuming it's toast?
@@haydona1845 I'm assuming so also but haven't confirmed yet.
@Ol2Stroker Well let's hope all you have is a couple melted wires but I have a feeling that stator is probably done for. Fingers crossed
@@haydona1845 i will be very thoroughly impressed if it's not coagulated gravy.
Gordon doesn't need to hear this he's a highly trained professional
the way you reacted immediately after it happened, i wouldve just ran away and watch it burn... you are so brave, hope you made a recovery now
Thanks. I actually didn't get hurt at all.
Wayne my brother glad all your eyebrows are still intact! Sometimes, when we work on old junk, it turns out it really is junk....but that judgement is yet to be called.
Then sometimes when we work on junk, even if its not junk, we make it junk 😂😂
Love the series, can't wait to see the post mortem and maybe a repair? Would be great to have a good still image of the control panel and a description of the controls.
Bet ya got a BANG out of it !
Lol something like that
The sound you year when you enter heaven...
🤣🤣
Man I feel you. Very calm "that's not gone well". I've been diagnosing, tracing and testing 3 phase in my shop while installing a Bridgeport and big lathe. I've been very care full to not have that boom. The meth-magicians that were in my building before me apparently dead shorted the 3 phase , I would have love to see the reaction to that one, I'm sure it made the bad buzz and threw sparks. I can see the marks where they got something in there on the thumb size cable lugs, killed the black leg and proceeded to jumper black and blue to restore power to the whole panel rather than doing a little sluth work and replacing a 200 amp fuse in the main switch panel. Psyched to have 3 phase back too. I was going to run a phase converter for them.
Oh wow. Friggin meth heads.
My dad, the electrocution king, got out of the pool to show a buddy a new piece of equipment. As my dad stood in a puddle of pool water, he completed the circuit on his 3 phase. Luckily the buddy was able to shut off all the power to the garage and call 911. My dad was released from the ER a couple hours later. Not surprisingly, this was not the first, nor the last, electrocution he experienced. 🤦
Watching this led me to immediately read about arc flash. That’s some serious shit and I am glad no one was hurt.
Me too!
Thanks for not click baiting this and making it a 20minute video. Hopefully the damage isn’t bad. Were you energizing the unit when it popped?
This ain't a clickbaity kinda channel. I hate that shit. I was changing from manual to automatic voltage regulator.
0:07 perfect sound byte to put into a video game weapon
Lol
Cameraman never dies 👍🏻
That sucks 😕 glad you're not hurt!
Me too! Thanks!
0:11 is that BMW E39 528i?
Im not quite sure what an arc flash is but this looks insane! The fact you maintained enough composure to turn the generator off after eating sparks and electricity is very impressive. If anyone wants to explain what an arc flash is I would love to learn.
They had to explain it to me too. Easier to google, but i guess it's a big deal
@@Ol2Stroker Wow, very dedicated! Still responding a year later! Within a couple hours no less! I am very impressed!
Oh boy I accidentally read a post on Reddit about arc flashes and had no clue but was curious so did some research. Quite sorry I did. You can look for arc flash survivors videos and see what the actual damage to a person is. You don't usually survive. The force and heat of the blast turns you into a fireball and breaks all your bones. Unbelievably gruesome.
@@lucyinthesky4682 yea it's pretty wild.
Check again how calmly this driver forced the system to shut down.
very successful! you are wonderful
Thanks!!
Lucky guy. Acted quick and I love the irony "that's not going well" 🤣
Lol thanks!
Holy Shit Batman!!! So glad you appear to be ok, whew!
Thanks!! I came out unscathed! Unless we're counting pride
I am glad you shared this ,I keep seeing big gen sets at the local farm auction ,and one of these days I will win one .
Hell yea 🤟🤟
That was exciting!
Sure was!
Saw a malfunctioning Lincoln power wave do this in school, glad to see you lived to talk about it.
Me too!
Holy crap, When I saw the title and then saw the camera angle I knew this was gonna be scary but holy crap man. Glad you're ok
Thanks man!
I worked with some 100Kw CAT gensets before and that has always been a fear of mine, especially when doing a load bank test on them after a repair.
Man... that was horrifying to watch, glad you are alright
It was pretty wild in person when you're not expecting it at all! Thanks man!
Good job keeping calm in the face of panic! Dude I will assume that you are OK, since you posted the video!
I'm totally fine brother thank you 🤟🤟
@@Ol2Stroker You also had the presence of mind to stop that 2 cylinder from going into runaway, Most people would have "nope'd" the heck out of there!
@@jasonholloway2476 it wouldn't have run away, was justed headed back to 1800
@@Ol2Stroker Gotcha, thank you for letting me know.
Videos like these pop up on my feed to remind me that I might have the same type of situation if I continue to play electrician at my employer.
Good reaction on the shutdown.
Only a split second of panic and then you did what you needed to do.
Thanks!!
Music remixers when the beatdrop comes in 10 seconds 0:27
We all got tickets to the show lol
That was quite a light show! One of the adjustment controls must have shorted placing a direct phase to phase short in the stator. Hopefully the smoke wasn’t totally from the gen head but it looked like it was. That’s definitely a bummer 😢. Hopefully you can find a suitable replacement and carry on with the project. So glad the arc wasn’t severe enough to injure you! Gensets can be replaced but we sure can’t replace you
You're almost 100% correct. From what I can decipher the switch i hit was for auto voltage control which malfunctioned as evidenced by the huge voltage spike on the gauge (pegged over 300) and the first flashes on left side of the cabinet coming from the voltage regulator. Not sure what max voltage was but it was enough to melt the 2 hot sense wires coming off the gen legs which in turn shorted the stator phase to phase.
@Ol2Stroker I wonder if that motor guy on tik toc has ever rewound a generator sator?
@@uberdang830 i didn't even know there was a motor guy on tiktok
@@Ol2Stroker yeh. I don't know if he has a TH-cam account. Buy he rewinds custom and high output motors. I've even seen him rewind a rotary phase converter.
@@uberdang830 cool
That was insane man. I used to work on natural gas generators up to 500kw. Always a slightly nerve wracking experience hitting that breaker. Glad you're alright.
If that gen pack is toast honestly if you can find a Stamford gen pack to put on the engine those are very very solid units.
That was no load was just turning from manual to automatic voltage regulation
@@Ol2Stroker oh wow. Automatic voltage regulators are a pretty common failure point to be perfectly honest. Could be that the settings were set way out of whack, something shorted, or it was just old and wore. Stamford has the best AVR units that I've personally used as well, the guidance on proper settings and how to adjust are pretty straight forward. That vintage stuff is scary
@@melvingibson4525 it was pretty wild. Looks like we're going to be forced to update it
@@Ol2Stroker never switch that or phase when running!, now you know why.
@@Refertech101 I can't get my brain around why changing to auto voltage regulation would cause that?
it's crazy how dangerous that situation was, but all my brain can think about is the fact that the motor stumbles, then just goes "alright that happened" and keeps going. idk why but it's funny to me. glad to see you made it out without all your nerve's coatings melting off!
Well it unloaded once the wires burned through thats why the rpms came back. 271s are tough. 💪Thanks I'm also pretty pumped I'm not melted
I like your reflex to turn it off n not run away . U the man
My blood pressure spiked seeing that, had to learn all about arc flashes years ago. Hope you weren't hurt man.
Yessir I'm good thanks!
@@Ol2Stroker glad to hear it!
I learned about arc flashes when I was learning welding is school. Even then, when they were controlled and coming out of a welder I was nervousfor the first year
Wow! Do you know what happened yet? Glad your alright. I hope this isn't the end of the generator project.
I've got a hunch. I hope it isn't also, I've got a ton of love and time in it.
@@Ol2Stroker oh my god. this reply is so annoying.
@@Ol2Stroker "ive got a hunch" LMAOOOOOO
@@trevorsteton3644 lol. We're gonna do a failure analysis video
While it sucks when equipment is damaged or destroyed it would be a Absolute Tragedy if you were *HURT!*
STAY SAFE and keep haven FUN!
Thanks man will do!
Good reaction to shut down all moving parts with a failure a lot of people freak out or don’t kno what to do u went straight into safety mode god bless I wish my coworkers were as smart lol
All I want for Christmas is new underpants
Damn, glad you are ok. I'm an electrician and generator tech. That's always a big fear... but glad you're ok. Can't say much for the genset though... an autopsy of it would be a great video though...
We're for sure doing a postmortem on it.
Man that sucks! Glad your ok though. Hopefully there isn’t too much damage
Thanks!
That could've been a lot worse! Glad your ok bud
Fo sho!
Oh Shit!! and you were right there. I hope you are ok my friend . That sucks. You know your stuff and that happened. that is so crazy!! My thought is that the armature delaminated and started to tear apart the generator from the inside. You are so lucky something way worse did not happen and take your arm or you. God Bless Brother!!
Thanks man. Was actually an arc flash from melted sense wires when the voltage spiked. I will explain fully in an upcoming video when we will determine if this is the end of this series or not lol
Built different. Mans got arc-flashed, assessed the situation and handled it swiftly all on video
And I thought I was having a bad morning. Let's hope the part that acted as a fuse is easy to fix.
I used to do electrical work and I had to take a safety course and they showed us a video on how dangerous Arc Flash is and we got to see a dude get vaporized into literally dust. It’s quite shocking.
high voltage is no joke
They probably used Adobe Premiere Pro to add in the vaporizing effects and scare the living daylights outta you. That's what I would do if I worked in HR and had too much time on my hands. 🤫
Not exactly the same, but reminds of the time they tested the new diesel generator for our ups system.
The moment the generator had "synced" to the grid we heard a giant bang and the ground shook.
Turns out the installers swapped two cables of the generator, letting it fight against the grid and causing so much torque the crankshaft snapped in half.
Holy shit!
What kind of death facility are you working in? That gen should’ve never been able to sync to that bus being terminated incorrectly. Having the phases of the generator terminated incorrectly wouldn’t cause the generator to spin in the opposite direction either. That is typically only with electric motors. Sounds like there were other issues down stream of gens or issue with the internal Gen components.
@@Bobby_Uterus Public service. And I have NO idea how they managed to wire it up in such a way, that the electronics thought everything is fine, while it clearly wasnt.
@@Ol2Stroker Oh and it gets better: after we got a replacement unit (which surprisingly worked fine), we found another issue half a year later, in another test run. The generator wouldnt start, because the 12V starter battery was empty. Turns out that the starter battery is NOT charged by the electronics during non-use and only when the generator actually runs. The control electronics suck that battery dry in just a month and we now have an off the shelf car battery charger permamently hooked up to it...
@@xXYannuschXx oh wow even this old junk has a battery tender built in
hope youre ok bro, that sucks that happened with all the work youve done to it. My dad messes with big generators also, its one of those risk factors. Usually when he gets one thats been sitting up for a long time, he pulls it apart to check if any dirt daubers built any nest in the windings because if one lets loose, that can do something simular to that in the generator though. Looks like when you turned the contactor you got arc flash from the control panel, possible mice chewed the insulation off the wiring maybe?, Good luck on getting it straightened out.
BTW, we have a big genset with a 6-71 powering it iirc the generator is a 480kw, if I was closer you may of been interested in it too
So nearest i can tell is the switch i turned swapped it from manual voltage control to auto... Then the meter spikes and at the same time the first flashes come from the voltage regulator on the left side of the cabinet. The spiked voltage melted the sense wires off the main legs and those arc flashed phase to phase
On the plus side, the flash was up top, not in the generator itself... so either a meter went paws up, or something in the field control died... Long story short, I think the generator itself is ok, just needs some new control wiring.
I'm really hoping that's the case. Gonna meg it out today
Take note of the far right gauges goes off the dial completely as it goes boom
Voltage spiked. Meter stops at 300. Not sure how high it actually got
damn bro handled that so well.
Thanks!
Shiitttt, Glad you're OK buddy!! Pretty damn impressive to instinctively go into shut everything down and pull the cables mode rather than running away!!!
Thanks man!!
FUCKING SCARY. Quick thinking there, could've been worse for sure. Glad you're okay dude.
Thanks man!
Sketchy as frig man, glad you're okay.
Now get to putting all the sparks and smoke back into the gen head!! 🤘😆
We're gonna try like hell but I don't have high hopes
On the contrary, things seem to be going quite well! You survived an arc flash apparently pretty well intact, you got the thing secured fast, and it didn't light up the vapors from the open gas can at your feet! 😂
Woow thats bravery and quick thinking right there. I would be halfway to the toilet after that flash XD
That genorator sounded like it was overreving and if you try to turn off pwer while it is being used turn of circuit brakeres first or the load will try to draw power and ark . Just read the instructions on genorator and they say do not swith under load .
Not over revving. This was a regulator malfunction.
"being a mother is the hardest job"
You could take this comment a couple of ways. All of them are funny. 🤣🤣
Hope you had your safety squints activated
Totally!!
That's the problem with old generators , the coatings on the windings delaminates, or cracks then it shorts out internally, then then genset burns up, seen it several times
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Electrician here. Normally you don't want explosions after pressing buttons 👍 but for real, glad you could walk away without serious injury
bro did not see that smoke coming 0:01
That is the best sound effect i've ever heard. In any case i'm glad to see you didn't open a portal an get blown into it... :)
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 thanks i think.
I thought that the gas can was going to go up in flames, good thing it didn't. Glad you survived!
It was diesel or it wouldn't have been in there lol. Thanks!
I SHIPPED my pants ! ! Hope you are ok and this unit is repairable!
Me too thanks!
Glad I got to watch guys make this mistake and didn't have to make it myself. You need some PPE stuff.
I had my safety squints on 🤣🤣
WOW 😳. That could of been much worse. The calmness in your voice after had me laughing!
I dunno why I'm psycho levels of calm lol
Holy fireworks factory, Batman
True professionalism. Had the shit hit the fan and didn't run away. Shut down the machine and made it safe. They don't teach that in college.
Cheers
Thanks brother
Could not skip the ads, never got through to actually watch the clip in the end. Tell youtube the oppressive ads are stopping me watching your clip which looked cool.
Glad your OK !. Electricity is scary! You never see a shock coming.
Thanks man. It never really scared me before, now I'm always on edge.
Textbook example of why safety and proper personal protection equipment is very important when things go south.
Wooooo baby that loaded it up good!
Sure did!
Ooooweeee I almost had a code brown just watching it!
And then your 90 years old dad says," Well it's never done that on me". Thanks for the video. Man, that looked sketchy. Stay safe. Really enjoy Christmas.
Thanks man Merry Christmas!
Must got you warm real quick 😂 jeez, that really would be scary, if I were in that situation, I’d honestly dip, nothing else, just run in the opposite direction and hope it doesn’t explode 😂 you truly handled that like a champ. **generator explodes in face** “well, that’s not going good” in the most monotone voice too.
I know what happened ! You let the smoke out of the wires. 😂. Glad your ok 👍
Friggin magic smoke!
Smart to have the camera in hand. The camera man never dies 😊
The explosion generator works perfectly 👍
The calm response is excellent. My ass would have literally run screaming.
Opened gas can just added to the excitement. Glad it wasn't alot worse, looks like you weren't hurt. Scarry situation for sure.
Yea it's just diesel. Almost a fire extinguisher 🤣🤣
Whew! Glad you're OK mate.👍
Thanks me too!
It’s all rainbows and sunshine until it’s not…🥳
Accurate!
Wow!!!! My goodness, good job on remaining calm & shutting off the engine…..gee whiz!
thanks!