wrote:

...
Better yet, report a potential fire hazard to your local fire
department. You'll get action, and fast. Had a bad transformer near
me that caught on fire.

PERFECT!

Infallible logic, legitimate concern and the FDs' responsibility!

Interesting to see if "someone" still does their job(s)!

Warm regards,
JS

JS,
I may be misreading your post, excuse me if I am. But, how are arcing
power transformers a part of a fireman's job, other than putting out
any resulting fire? They certainly can't, and shouldn't try to repair
them. And I don't know how they could turn one 'off', do you?
Referring any complaints to the power company responsible for that
arcing transformer is about all they can do. Expecting the Fire
Department to 'fix' it is a little unreasonable.
- 'Doc

wrote:
JS,
I may be misreading your post, excuse me if I am. But, how are arcing
power transformers a part of a fireman's job, other than putting out
any resulting fire? They certainly can't, and shouldn't try to repair
them. And I don't know how they could turn one 'off', do you?
Referring any complaints to the power company responsible for that
arcing transformer is about all they can do. Expecting the Fire
Department to 'fix' it is a little unreasonable.
- 'Doc


Ever owned a commercial building? Ever have the local FD do their
annual inspection on it? Ever see a building closed to access because
the FD has found it to be a fire hazard and has ordered
corrections/demolition?

Whose responsibility do you think fire hazards with the potential to do
major property damage to citizens and/or homes/businesses is?

You ever seen one of those xfrmrs explode releasing the oil inside?
Gallons of burning oil begin released in a hurry is not only a serious
danger to structures, it would do serious damage to pedestrians, etc.

Would you report it to the police? (well, possibly, but who do you think
they would call?) The dog catcher? The coroner? The mayor? A high
school principal? The local boy scout master? Well maybe, but here in
California, I am pretty sure the responsibility would lie with the FD ...

You are joking with such a question, right?

Regards,
JS

wrote:
JS,
I may be misreading your post, excuse me if I am. But, how are arcing
power transformers a part of a fireman's job, other than putting out
any resulting fire? They certainly can't, and shouldn't try to repair
them. And I don't know how they could turn one 'off', do you?
Referring any complaints to the power company responsible for that
arcing transformer is about all they can do. Expecting the Fire
Department to 'fix' it is a little unreasonable.
- 'Doc


FD "fix" the xfrmr? (well, in a round-about-way, YES! EXACTLY!)

Again, you are joking right?

Logic dictates they would call the power company whose
property/responsibility the xfrmr is and tell them it is SERIOUS fire
hazard which they cannot ignore ... and that would carry a LOT MORE
WEIGHT than "joe blow amateur" saying he had noise on his receiver.

But then, you already knew that ... silly!

Regards,
JS

On Jul 1, 2:05*am, John Smith wrote:
wrote:
JS,
I may be misreading your post, excuse me if I am. *But, how are arcing
power transformers a part of a fireman's job, other than putting out
any resulting fire? *They certainly can't, and shouldn't try to repair
them. *And I don't know how they could turn one 'off', do you?
Referring any complaints to the power company responsible for that
arcing transformer is about all they can do. *Expecting the Fire
Department to 'fix' it is a little unreasonable.
*- 'Doc

FD "fix" the xfrmr? *(well, in a round-about-way, YES! *EXACTLY!)

Again, you are joking right?

Logic dictates they would call the power company whose
property/responsibility the xfrmr is and tell them it is SERIOUS fire
hazard which they cannot ignore ... and that would carry a LOT MORE
WEIGHT than "joe blow amateur" saying he had noise on his receiver.

But then, you already knew that ... silly!

Regards,
JS

Amen to that! I have seen a fire marshal shut down a nightclub
when even the police couldn't. A fire marshal can shut down the
IRS!

Have I ever seen... etc? Yes, I have. About the exploding
transformers, Fir Marshals, most of the other thingys too. Just
depending on where you live, a Fire Marshal usually does have quite a
bit of authority to recommend things. Same conditions, most places do
not allow that Marshal to have a "My word is final." authority.
That's usually reserved for the judicial system, except in cases of -
immediate- life/death circumstances. The case of that noise
transformer just doesn't fall into tha catagory, sorry 'bout that.
How do I know all that? Cuz I worked around that sort of thingy for 20
years.
- 'Doc

wrote:
... The case of that noise
transformer just doesn't fall into tha catagory, sorry 'bout that.
How do I know all that? Cuz I worked around that sort of thingy for 20
years.
- 'Doc


Than that explains it; you just failed to read/comprehend the first post
which began this thread ...

The danger he stated was not a "noise transformer", he said, and I quote
here, "I live in town, three blocks from a failing transformer. At night
you can see it arcing continuously. ..."

While it is true, the first, above ("noise transformer"), is not a
serious danger involving the FD--the second surely is ("failing
transformer"--"arcing continuously.")

Regards,
JS

In
wrote:

I may be misreading your post, excuse me if I am. But, how are arcing
power transformers a part of a fireman's job, other than putting out
any resulting fire?

I think the expectation is that the fire department would be sensitive
to something that has an obvious potential for starting a fire.

Fire departments also know who to talk to at the power company to get
things turned off during fire emergencies, who might either be the same
people who would actually care about an arcing transformer or would know
who would.

Lastly, fire departments are local and easier to deal with than the FCC.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

....substitute 'arcing' for 'noisy', same thing applies.
- 'Doc

wrote:
...substitute 'arcing' for 'noisy', same thing applies.
- 'Doc


Hmmm ... are you sure that is a 1:1 ratio?

My gawd man, if you are involved in IT, I certainly hope it is NOT with
any "we" do business with! frown

I truly pity you, brother ...

Regards,
JS