The Ins and Outs of a Voltage The Ins and Outs of a Voltage Problem Checking ManualProblem Checking Manual

By: Rodney VelschiweczBy: Rodney Velschiwecz

BackgroundBackground

Worked for the City of Austin Electric Worked for the City of Austin Electric Department!Department!

Worked 2 years as a Class C LinemanWorked 2 years as a Class C Lineman

I worked 2 years at Mid States I worked 2 years at Mid States EngineeringEngineering

Inspiration for the ManualInspiration for the Manual

To inspire the experienced and To inspire the experienced and inexperienced linemaninexperienced lineman

To be able to handle citywide power To be able to handle citywide power outages in the best way possibleoutages in the best way possible

By handling mistakes under pressureBy handling mistakes under pressure

Knowledge is PowerKnowledge is Power

It test your knowledge of overhead It test your knowledge of overhead distribution systemsdistribution systems

Give you scenarios and it will test your Give you scenarios and it will test your responseresponse

Remember “Time is Money”Remember “Time is Money”

Answers to your QuestionsAnswers to your Questions

ALL PROBLEMS in the manual will deal ALL PROBLEMS in the manual will deal with the distribution system of the City of with the distribution system of the City of AustinAustin

Provide answers to common Customer Provide answers to common Customer ComplaintsComplaints

Provide answers to common primary and Provide answers to common primary and secondary problemssecondary problems

Breaking It DownBreaking It Down

First section deals with primary circuits First section deals with primary circuits which have several thought processing which have several thought processing questions that you need to think about!!!questions that you need to think about!!!

Not thinking about the safety factors can Not thinking about the safety factors can increase the time spent fixing the circuitincrease the time spent fixing the circuit

Breaking It Down Pt 2Breaking It Down Pt 2

Secondly there will be a part dedicated to Secondly there will be a part dedicated to answering the common customer answering the common customer complaintcomplaint

Remember there is no way of answering Remember there is no way of answering every single customer complaint, but this every single customer complaint, but this helps!!!!helps!!!!

In The End…In The End…

I hope this come as a great advantage for I hope this come as a great advantage for you!you!

Most of the information will help you with Most of the information will help you with problems solved directly with the system problems solved directly with the system you will be working with everyday!you will be working with everyday!

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

“ “ Thank you Mr. Moore” Thank you Mr. Moore”

I loved talking a working with people of I loved talking a working with people of this occupation, but I will not miss those this occupation, but I will not miss those hot, summer days!hot, summer days!

Any questions/suggestion…forward it to Any questions/suggestion…forward it to Mr. Moore! Thank you to All!Mr. Moore! Thank you to All!