Generator Explosion and Arc Flash

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Ol2Stroker

Ol2Stroker

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@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Failure Analysis video is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqOWfXiahtR6os0
@namesolonggood1sgone
@namesolonggood1sgone Жыл бұрын
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.
@Fatpumpumlovah2
@Fatpumpumlovah2 Жыл бұрын
Lol yeah do that
@Christopher29m
@Christopher29m Жыл бұрын
did you find the fried mouse yet?
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@Christopher29m naw i think he'd been evicted a long while ago
@welshdave5263
@welshdave5263 Жыл бұрын
OK, I've subscribed for that follow-up.
@GravyHucker
@GravyHucker Жыл бұрын
Good catch on the engine there - especially with the camera in one hand. That would of been a Code Brown for me...
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
I had the camera on my head thank god. Otherwise I probably would've dropped it.
@adamdnewman
@adamdnewman Жыл бұрын
Secondary explosion uncontained
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@adamdnewman 😂😂😂
@FromLandVegemiteSamich
@FromLandVegemiteSamich Жыл бұрын
Oops 💩💩💩
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@FromLandVegemiteSamich major oops.
@mattd5757
@mattd5757 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Totally fine brother thank you.
@iamgriff
@iamgriff Жыл бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker Glad you’re good.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@iamgriff me too!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@SaltLife 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@iamgriff
@iamgriff Жыл бұрын
@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?
@MustangBranden
@MustangBranden Жыл бұрын
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.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Shook hands with it today! Lol
@brianburns7211
@brianburns7211 Жыл бұрын
You don’t need to worry abooot safety! That’s Peg’s moto.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@brianburns7211 he's not wrong!
@MarkieC1990
@MarkieC1990 Жыл бұрын
I can just hear the guitar now….😂
@derek7785
@derek7785 Жыл бұрын
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.
@robmangeri777
@robmangeri777 9 ай бұрын
“That’s not gone well.” I would have to agree lol! I’m glad you alive and safe my friend!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker 9 ай бұрын
Thanks man, me too!
@robmangeri777
@robmangeri777 9 ай бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker cool thing is you got 500k* views out of it!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker 9 ай бұрын
@@robmangeri777 I'm just thankful i had the camera on my head that day. Noone would believe that story without video!
@robmangeri777
@robmangeri777 9 ай бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker pretty wild!
@davidanderson2393
@davidanderson2393 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Thanks David!
@jimjab3631
@jimjab3631 Жыл бұрын
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
@randomrazr
@randomrazr Жыл бұрын
so was the arc due to faulty machine or user error?
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@randomrazr I'm not totally sure tbh.
@ToastedLobster
@ToastedLobster Жыл бұрын
@@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
@ronfrance4041
@ronfrance4041 Жыл бұрын
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
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
I'm gonna have ptsd next time i hit a light switch 😂😂😂
@starmc26
@starmc26 Жыл бұрын
Or remotely close via plc.
@NicholasLatipi
@NicholasLatipi 3 ай бұрын
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.
@Lss1six962
@Lss1six962 Жыл бұрын
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!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
All that switch did was swap from manual to automatic voltage regulation. Well... That's all it was supposed to do. 🤣🤣🤣
@Modna89
@Modna89 Жыл бұрын
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
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@Modna89 why though? Zero training other than what i just learned.
@Lss1six962
@Lss1six962 Жыл бұрын
@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%!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@joseywales3848
@joseywales3848 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
That's badass man. Not everyone keeps a clear head in those kinds of situations.
@paulstaney325
@paulstaney325 9 ай бұрын
Hot cutters are handy, especially when they have long handles.
@callumhoney6689
@callumhoney6689 Жыл бұрын
Ummm did anyone else notice as well, the 5 gallon gas can that got showered in arc babies? You're fortunate dude!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
It was diesel.
@spider0804
@spider0804 Жыл бұрын
Good reaction on the shutdown. Only a split second of panic and then you did what you needed to do.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@austinward6984
@austinward6984 Жыл бұрын
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!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Lol this thing loves to fight.
@darrenw2803
@darrenw2803 Жыл бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker at least it didnt throw you 200 feet
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@darrenw2803 yea getting bit by that woulda sucked
@darrenw2803
@darrenw2803 Жыл бұрын
be lucky to survive something like that though
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@darrenw2803 truth
@rushbnostopp
@rushbnostopp Жыл бұрын
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
@JuniorBecker87
@JuniorBecker87 Жыл бұрын
Nice words
@hersenskim
@hersenskim Жыл бұрын
Why would that be sir? Please like this comment once you've gotten the time to reply.
@danieldegg1
@danieldegg1 Жыл бұрын
exactly!!!!
@Mike-01234
@Mike-01234 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
The key to that statement is "experienced technicians" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@charlesecheese8499
@charlesecheese8499 Жыл бұрын
Watching this led me to immediately read about arc flash. That’s some serious shit and I am glad no one was hurt.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Me too!
@akshay.kumar.k
@akshay.kumar.k Жыл бұрын
Good sense of responsibility that you shut it down immediately without running away. Salute.
@rouchar
@rouchar Жыл бұрын
Not a single f-bomb dropped. Amazing how you kept your cool 😁
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Totally unlike me to not swear!
@ianbaker4295
@ianbaker4295 9 ай бұрын
This situation was handled so well. Props for doing what you could to shut it down and stay safe
@Torsee
@Torsee Жыл бұрын
Glad the grounds all worked! That might have been very shocking!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Lol truth
@detroitdiesel7074
@detroitdiesel7074 Жыл бұрын
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!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Thanks brother. My primary focus is always saving the equipment not so much self preservation lol. 🤟🤟
@arcadeuk
@arcadeuk Жыл бұрын
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 👏
@EddiXP
@EddiXP Жыл бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker a true professional lol. Glad you're okay manb
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@EddiXP thanks!!
@jake0305
@jake0305 9 ай бұрын
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
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker 9 ай бұрын
Thanks. I actually didn't get hurt at all.
@GeisemoOUTATIME
@GeisemoOUTATIME Жыл бұрын
Music remixers when the beatdrop comes in 10 seconds 0:27
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
We all got tickets to the show lol
@terrystewart2070
@terrystewart2070 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Then sometimes when we work on junk, even if its not junk, we make it junk 😂😂
@RazorBrain1
@RazorBrain1 Жыл бұрын
Lucky guy. Acted quick and I love the irony "that's not going well" 🤣
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Lol thanks!
@jackkurosaki2994
@jackkurosaki2994 5 ай бұрын
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!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker 5 ай бұрын
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
@spinafire
@spinafire Жыл бұрын
0:07 perfect sound byte to put into a video game weapon
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Lol
@BluesDoctor
@BluesDoctor Жыл бұрын
Oh Flippin hel*. Glad you were not hurt. Hope all can be repaired. I will stay tuned for the outcome...
@randyphenicie4322
@randyphenicie4322 Жыл бұрын
That sucks 😕 glad you're not hurt!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Me too! Thanks!
@tj5020
@tj5020 Жыл бұрын
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.
@-half_dead_robot-
@-half_dead_robot- 3 ай бұрын
Built different. Mans got arc-flashed, assessed the situation and handled it swiftly all on video
@Shinzon23
@Shinzon23 Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing something similar happening to someone in a hydro electric dam...only he ended up becoming a charred shadow on the wall
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Uuuuugh that sucks
@quicksilver462
@quicksilver462 Жыл бұрын
Love how all the sparky things landing all around the fuel can...!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Good thing it wasn't gas 😂😂
@jasonbirch1182
@jasonbirch1182 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Oh wow. Friggin meth heads.
@ClearwaterKB
@ClearwaterKB Жыл бұрын
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. 🤦
@philipmichel215
@philipmichel215 Жыл бұрын
Holy Shit Batman!!! So glad you appear to be ok, whew!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! I came out unscathed! Unless we're counting pride
@DSNetworkSE
@DSNetworkSE Жыл бұрын
Check again how calmly this driver forced the system to shut down. very successful! you are wonderful
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@RinkyRoo2021
@RinkyRoo2021 Жыл бұрын
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 .
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Hell yea 🤟🤟
@yea-who56
@yea-who56 Жыл бұрын
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 👍
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
I'm completely unscathed, bummed about the gen though.
@haydona1845
@haydona1845 Жыл бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker I'm assuming it's toast?
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@haydona1845 I'm assuming so also but haven't confirmed yet.
@haydona1845
@haydona1845 Жыл бұрын
@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
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@haydona1845 i will be very thoroughly impressed if it's not coagulated gravy.
@kasuraga
@kasuraga Жыл бұрын
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
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@jackthomson73
@jackthomson73 Жыл бұрын
I know what happened ! You let the smoke out of the wires. 😂. Glad your ok 👍
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Friggin magic smoke!
@krismorey
@krismorey Жыл бұрын
I thought that the gas can was going to go up in flames, good thing it didn't. Glad you survived!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
It was diesel or it wouldn't have been in there lol. Thanks!
@kg4muc
@kg4muc Жыл бұрын
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
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
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.
@uberdang830
@uberdang830 Жыл бұрын
@Ol2Stroker I wonder if that motor guy on tik toc has ever rewound a generator sator?
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@uberdang830 i didn't even know there was a motor guy on tiktok
@uberdang830
@uberdang830 Жыл бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker yeh. I don't know if he has a KZbin account. Buy he rewinds custom and high output motors. I've even seen him rewind a rotary phase converter.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@uberdang830 cool
@FishFind3000
@FishFind3000 Жыл бұрын
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?
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
This ain't a clickbaity kinda channel. I hate that shit. I was changing from manual to automatic voltage regulator.
@jasonholloway2476
@jasonholloway2476 Жыл бұрын
Good job keeping calm in the face of panic! Dude I will assume that you are OK, since you posted the video!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
I'm totally fine brother thank you 🤟🤟
@jasonholloway2476
@jasonholloway2476 Жыл бұрын
@@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!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@jasonholloway2476 it wouldn't have run away, was justed headed back to 1800
@jasonholloway2476
@jasonholloway2476 Жыл бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker Gotcha, thank you for letting me know.
@kingofthepod5169
@kingofthepod5169 Жыл бұрын
Saw a malfunctioning Lincoln power wave do this in school, glad to see you lived to talk about it.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Me too!
@MyMessage_Is_Simple
@MyMessage_Is_Simple Жыл бұрын
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
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Thanks brother
@ruyguy8888
@ruyguy8888 Жыл бұрын
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
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
It was pretty wild in person when you're not expecting it at all! Thanks man!
@adamdnewman
@adamdnewman Жыл бұрын
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!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Thanks man will do!
@Gkuljian
@Gkuljian Жыл бұрын
And I thought I was having a bad morning. Let's hope the part that acted as a fuse is easy to fix.
@JamesJohnson-dc1kd
@JamesJohnson-dc1kd Жыл бұрын
way to not panic ... definitely an 80's baby
@gamersroost
@gamersroost 9 ай бұрын
What an amazing reaction time and deliberate actions. Balls the size of baseballs.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker 9 ай бұрын
Thanks 🤟🤟
@BeagleFanatic1
@BeagleFanatic1 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Do you know what happened yet? Glad your alright. I hope this isn't the end of the generator project.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
I've got a hunch. I hope it isn't also, I've got a ton of love and time in it.
@trevorsteton3644
@trevorsteton3644 Жыл бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker oh my god. this reply is so annoying.
@trevorsteton3644
@trevorsteton3644 Жыл бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker "ive got a hunch" LMAOOOOOO
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@trevorsteton3644 lol. We're gonna do a failure analysis video
@Full_Otto_Bismarck
@Full_Otto_Bismarck Жыл бұрын
My blood pressure spiked seeing that, had to learn all about arc flashes years ago. Hope you weren't hurt man.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Yessir I'm good thanks!
@Full_Otto_Bismarck
@Full_Otto_Bismarck Жыл бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker glad to hear it!
@jwalster9412
@jwalster9412 Жыл бұрын
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
@xXYannuschXx
@xXYannuschXx Жыл бұрын
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.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Holy shit!
@Bobby_Uterus
@Bobby_Uterus Жыл бұрын
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.
@xXYannuschXx
@xXYannuschXx Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@xXYannuschXx
@xXYannuschXx Жыл бұрын
@@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...
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@xXYannuschXx oh wow even this old junk has a battery tender built in
@peetKa
@peetKa Жыл бұрын
Balls of steel handling the situation and immediately shutting it down
@boathemian7694
@boathemian7694 9 ай бұрын
I’m a generator tech and I approve of this message.
@kleetus92
@kleetus92 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
I'm really hoping that's the case. Gonna meg it out today
@-Clueless-
@-Clueless- Жыл бұрын
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.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
high voltage is no joke
@user-is7es
@user-is7es 8 ай бұрын
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. 🤫
@TugboatMatt
@TugboatMatt Жыл бұрын
Man that sucks! Glad your ok though. Hopefully there isn’t too much damage
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@santana261
@santana261 Жыл бұрын
Thanks God you're not injured.. But it was very scary full experience..
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Indeed!! Thanks!
@melvingibson4525
@melvingibson4525 Жыл бұрын
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
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
That was no load was just turning from manual to automatic voltage regulation
@melvingibson4525
@melvingibson4525 Жыл бұрын
@@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
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@melvingibson4525 it was pretty wild. Looks like we're going to be forced to update it
@Refertech101
@Refertech101 Жыл бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker never switch that or phase when running!, now you know why.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
@@Refertech101 I can't get my brain around why changing to auto voltage regulation would cause that?
@scottkibler8991
@scottkibler8991 Жыл бұрын
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...
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
We're for sure doing a postmortem on it.
@holdenbrougham7768
@holdenbrougham7768 Жыл бұрын
Take note of the far right gauges goes off the dial completely as it goes boom
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Voltage spiked. Meter stops at 300. Not sure how high it actually got
@Amerpatriot
@Amerpatriot Жыл бұрын
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
@Kaptain13Gonzo
@Kaptain13Gonzo Жыл бұрын
Not exactly sure what you were up to but that meter on the right was headed off scale in a hurry before you hit the T-lever. Any generator meter going sideways like that is a warning of badness coming. That's shut down time right away.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
That was voltage
@ernestdaigle8931
@ernestdaigle8931 Жыл бұрын
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
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
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
@Drew_379
@Drew_379 Жыл бұрын
That could've been a lot worse! Glad your ok bud
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Fo sho!
@boshi_coyo
@boshi_coyo Жыл бұрын
Hope you had your safety squints activated
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Totally!!
@Atmos_Glitch
@Atmos_Glitch 9 ай бұрын
The sound you year when you enter heaven...
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker 9 ай бұрын
🤣🤣
@eisenbahnertv
@eisenbahnertv 27 күн бұрын
Cameraman never dies 👍🏻
@HANKTHEDANKEST
@HANKTHEDANKEST Жыл бұрын
FUCKING SCARY. Quick thinking there, could've been worse for sure. Glad you're okay dude.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@CJ3000
@CJ3000 Жыл бұрын
That slowed down sound is the soundtrack to my nightmares.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Mine too
@21Walls
@21Walls 9 ай бұрын
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! 😂
@K5ALLEN
@K5ALLEN Жыл бұрын
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
@patrickradcliffe3837
@patrickradcliffe3837 Жыл бұрын
Those are some angry pixies for sure, and that looked like the expensive magic smoke.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
💯💯
@sampierce9128
@sampierce9128 Жыл бұрын
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!!!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Thanks man!!
@dave-8f02
@dave-8f02 Жыл бұрын
Sketchy as frig man, glad you're okay. Now get to putting all the sparks and smoke back into the gen head!! 🤘😆
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
We're gonna try like hell but I don't have high hopes
@BboyCorrosive
@BboyCorrosive 9 ай бұрын
"being a mother is the hardest job"
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker 9 ай бұрын
You could take this comment a couple of ways. All of them are funny. 🤣🤣
@DavidTrejo
@DavidTrejo 5 ай бұрын
Damn the 808s are risin’ up 🎹 😳
@mickenoss
@mickenoss Жыл бұрын
One of the first lessons I ever learned, was know how to switch something off before you know how to switch it on. lol
@DanEBoyd
@DanEBoyd Жыл бұрын
Aw, holy shit dude! That container of fuel in there... Hopefully you didn't have too much $$$$ wrapped up in it. Were you by chance connecting to the grid? If so, you have to be right at 60 Hertz per second, or when you flip that switch, the rest of the grid will regulate the generator to 60 Hertz so fast that it will break stuff in the generator itself. I'll bet you can find another generator head.
@fullraph
@fullraph Жыл бұрын
I am guessing a dead short between two of the 3 phases, or between all of them? I think the stator exploded... That was gnarly!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
I was only testing to see if the auto voltage regulator worked. Its only a single phase unit and its not hooked to a building or anything. The voltage spike from the AVR melted the sense wires which arc flashed phase to phase. I think.
@1RdlekS
@1RdlekS 3 ай бұрын
bro did not see that smoke coming 0:01
@earag31415
@earag31415 Жыл бұрын
Oh my god bro you are alive!!! Neither the centrifugal metal, the fuel surrounded by sparks, nor even the arc killed you.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Totally. Invincible. Lol
@MrPhantomPC
@MrPhantomPC 9 ай бұрын
You literally saw deaths shadow pass over you. Glad you made it.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker 9 ай бұрын
I know it!!! Thanks!
@user-qr4jf4tv2x
@user-qr4jf4tv2x 7 ай бұрын
Gordon doesn't need to hear this he's a highly trained professional
@Lil_Nugget1203
@Lil_Nugget1203 4 ай бұрын
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.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker 4 ай бұрын
They had to explain it to me too. Easier to google, but i guess it's a big deal
@Lil_Nugget1203
@Lil_Nugget1203 4 ай бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker Wow, very dedicated! Still responding a year later! Within a couple hours no less! I am very impressed!
@lucyinthesky4682
@lucyinthesky4682 4 ай бұрын
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.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker 4 ай бұрын
@@lucyinthesky4682 yea it's pretty wild.
@1mikewalsh
@1mikewalsh Жыл бұрын
Glad I got to watch guys make this mistake and didn't have to make it myself. You need some PPE stuff.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
I had my safety squints on 🤣🤣
@EditGuy6610
@EditGuy6610 Жыл бұрын
Cat-like reflexes! Glad no one got hurt!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Me too, thanks!
@nbarrager
@nbarrager Жыл бұрын
You did a nice job on the paint tho (just started watching part 1)
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@Sbrabson04
@Sbrabson04 Жыл бұрын
Smart to have the camera in hand. The camera man never dies 😊
@MalaYLoca
@MalaYLoca Жыл бұрын
Wow!!!! My goodness, good job on remaining calm & shutting off the engine…..gee whiz!
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
thanks!
@Dargonhuman
@Dargonhuman 9 ай бұрын
*Almost dies* "Well, that's not going well..." Understatement of the damn millennium!
@MONK-7
@MONK-7 9 ай бұрын
I had an ark flash in my face once and burnt the eyes off me. I was the lighting engineer in a band in the 90s I was live wiring our equipment into a live 3 phase unfortunately when playing some clubs you just can't turn off the mains. The electric box was so small I had a roadie hold back the neutral with a pair of pliers and told him, pay attention and what ever you do don't touch anything with that wire while I was screwing in each phase 1 by 1 then boom right in my face! I'm very lucky to be able to tell the story. I couldn't open my eyes for a day.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker 9 ай бұрын
Holy shit!! That sounds terrifying
@MONK-7
@MONK-7 9 ай бұрын
Lol it was awful and to add to the story this electric box was in the wall half way up a steep staircase so when it went boom I then tumbled down the stairs holding my face.
@NitroDubzzz
@NitroDubzzz 9 ай бұрын
The explosion generator works perfectly 👍
@canigetyournumber4646
@canigetyournumber4646 Жыл бұрын
I like your reflex to turn it off n not run away . U the man
@wes5150.
@wes5150. 9 ай бұрын
Bet ya got a BANG out of it !
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker 9 ай бұрын
Lol something like that
@abnrmlmind
@abnrmlmind Жыл бұрын
Damn good job on keeping your ass together to keep it from becoming worse
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Thanks Charlie!
@gtm624
@gtm624 Жыл бұрын
On serious note. That is insane. I’m glad you got away with no injuries (presumably).
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
I did indeed thank you!
@gtm624
@gtm624 Жыл бұрын
@@Ol2Stroker 🙏🏻 what actually happened? It is known?
@datvik7187
@datvik7187 Жыл бұрын
Rare footage of interior view of a Sherman Tank taking an armor piercing round. (Colorized, and AI upscaled)
@brucehodges7889
@brucehodges7889 Жыл бұрын
Yikes!! I had to google arc flash…glad you’re ok, be safe out there please. We need you Wayno
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker Жыл бұрын
Don't worry brother I can't die, Jesus likes to watch me suffer too much 😂😂
@NoeticSystem
@NoeticSystem 9 ай бұрын
The calm response is excellent. My ass would have literally run screaming.
@Nolaman70
@Nolaman70 9 ай бұрын
Opened gas can just added to the excitement. Glad it wasn't alot worse, looks like you weren't hurt. Scarry situation for sure.
@Ol2Stroker
@Ol2Stroker 9 ай бұрын
Yea it's just diesel. Almost a fire extinguisher 🤣🤣
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