I almost tripped a reactor and would have lost the company $600,000 a day for three days of lost production. The plan was to make a "bump less" transfer of power from the equalize to float circuit of the Class One rectifier supply.After the annual cleaning of the rheostat windings. There was an awful "BOOM Thud" as the 600V 400Amp breaker tripped. Then even after I dialed the voltage to minimum, the breaker didn't want to reset. I spent some time on the phone to the 1st Operator who wanted to trip the unit immediately. Finally obtained five minutes grace to allow the breaker to cool. And try another closure. Lucky for me the breaker stayed closed on the next attempt. All this during PA system announcements calling field operators to the control room to prepare for a reactor trip. Then my supervisor showed up asking questions.He was so glad the unit didn't trip he didn't even give me a "blast of wrath".
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Today's Featured Article - Old Time Threshing - by Anthony West. A lovely harvest evening late September 1947, I was a school boy, like all school boys I loved harvest time. The golden corn ripens well and early, the stoking, stacking,.... the drawing in with the tractors and trailers and a few buck rakes thrown in, and possibly a heavy horse. It would be a great day for the collies and the terrier dogs, rats and mice would be at the bottom of the stacks so the dogs, would have a busy time hunting and killing, all the corn was gathered and ricked in what we c
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