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Rich,
That story helps a lot. I can guarantee you there are few on this board who will be able to top that experience with power.
And yes, you are right, many can define a short with the context in view -- meaning the relationship between operating current and the unintended path -- sort of like your graphite and straight pin analogy. But the intermittent is generally a tough nut to crack. You actually measured it while it was shorted. Then it disappeared. You related that to what you were doing at the time, I'm sure, but catching it at both ends, so to speak, and knowing it was in the middle, is not a feat all of us can depend on attaining. It bears a few words of explanation.
Because we can't click on your resume, the rest of us have no clue how well qualified your assertions are. At first glance, I thought you dismissed Bud's question a little hastily. I can only go by other statements, such as the niggling discrepancies I noted, which sometimes are just typos, or misstatements, but other times can be clues to misunderstanding. For instance, you say you saw a shiner, but maybe you could warn us where to expect it. What action rubbed off the insulation? Which cable clamp, where? Root cause? Certainly it wasn't caused by an IBEW member, but I've very little experience with multiple PO's -- have been lucky to have mostly professionally maintained second hand cars and not too many zip ties.
I won't make the mistake again, Rich-- being curious about how you've arrived at an assertion. I can take you at your word. Shazzam!
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Art Benstein near Baltimore
REAL men don't need voltmeters.
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