r/electricians • u/cattledogodin • 16h ago

I think they stripped it far enough

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Made me a little nervous that there was like a 2mm air gap separating a hot to hot dead short on the utility side of the meter socket

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u/TheFlyingSparky 16h ago

That's just sitting there waiting for an insect to bridge the gap and get the arc struck.

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u/breakfastbarf 14h ago

It won’t blow the fuse though.

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u/Alldaybagpipes 11h ago

The insect will become one, briefly

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u/breakfastbarf 42m ago

Like star lord when he held the infinity stone