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Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976438 08/22/06
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,173 S.E. Alaska MuskegMan OP Campfire Outfitter
OP MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,173 S.E. Alaska	. . . . bear loses!!! 600 lb bear bites a 5000 volt line @ Kincaid park on the Sisson Loop trail (near Los Anchorage) [just for the gals here] I figured the name of this bear should be "Homer" as only a male bear could do something this stupid. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Damn . . . something smells like it's burning!!! MM

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Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976439 08/22/06
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 747 Colorado 300wby Campfire Regular
300wby Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 747 Colorado	Ouch! That'll leave a mark....

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976440 08/22/06
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger
AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska	I'd say it already did!! Thats the kind of fence I need around my moose camp!! That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink. Steelhead

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976441 08/22/06
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,915 Time to be someplace else 2 284LUVR Campfire Ranger
284LUVR Campfire Ranger 2 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,915 Time to be someplace else	One of my pigs wound up like that after biting into a 120v AC extension cord.

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976442 08/23/06
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7 STW Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,630	Quote I'd say it already did!! Thats the kind of fence I need around my moose camp!! Agreed.Also could like that for my backyard.If it isn't nailed down around here it's gone.

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Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976443 08/23/06
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,738 MN, WI, IL, MI, KS, GA, AZ, IA B BrentD Campfire Outfitter
BrentD Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,738 MN, WI, IL, MI, KS, GA, AZ, IA	It wasn't the 5000 volts that got him. My horse fence is 10,000 volts. Its amperage that kills. Brent Save an elk, shoot a cow.

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976444 08/23/06
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,369 Likes: 2 Atlanta hatari Campfire Ranger
hatari Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,369 Likes: 2 Atlanta	volts = quantity amps = pressure "The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017 "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976445 08/23/06
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,173 S.E. Alaska MuskegMan OP Campfire Outfitter
OP MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,173 S.E. Alaska	Nope . . . other way around Volts = pressure Amps = flowrate [volume of electrons delivered] MM

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976446 08/23/06
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,738 MN, WI, IL, MI, KS, GA, AZ, IA B BrentD Campfire Outfitter
BrentD Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,738 MN, WI, IL, MI, KS, GA, AZ, IA	Quote volts = quantity amps = pressure I don't pretend to be an electrician, but I think you got that analogy backwards. Brent Save an elk, shoot a cow.

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976447 08/23/06
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Peppersmoke Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 27	Ouch I hate it when that happens. has anyone ever heard of a bear doing the electric chicken before?

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Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976448 08/23/06
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 7,262 The Cupboard Under the Stairs Elf Campfire Tracker
Elf Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 7,262 The Cupboard Under the Stairs	Quote [just for the gals here] I figured the name of this bear should be "Homer" as only a male bear could do something this stupid. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> http://elfinkennel.org

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976449 08/23/06
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,225 Likes: 24 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,225 Likes: 24 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Quote Nope . . . other way around Volts = pressure Amps = flowrate [volume of electrons delivered] MM Yup! Always heard it as Volts = pressure Amps = speed I don't know how many jolts my elec horse fence is, but it's rated half mile (IIRC). Not much for current though. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976450 08/23/06
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,891 P Powerguy Campfire Tracker
Powerguy Campfire Tracker P Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,891	It was the reference to ground that killed him. Without a path to ground electricity is harmless, birds, squirrells etc, sit and run on powerlines with thousands of volts and hundreds of amps running through them. But just let that bird become the path to ground for the electricity and it is all over. The reason you do not see birds on high voltage lines (over 69,000) is because of the inductive field is uncomfortable and that level of discomfort increases as the voltage rises.

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976451 08/23/06
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,738 MN, WI, IL, MI, KS, GA, AZ, IA B BrentD Campfire Outfitter
BrentD Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,738 MN, WI, IL, MI, KS, GA, AZ, IA	Enough volts make a lot of things better grounded. It's amperage that kills. Brent Save an elk, shoot a cow.

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976452 08/23/06
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 10,885 Likes: 3 West Kelowna, B.C. P Partsman Campfire Outfitter
Partsman Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 10,885 Likes: 3 West Kelowna, B.C.	Gives a new meaning to "bear wire" I guess he thought it was a "current" bush. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> "The 375HH is the greatest level of power you can get for the investment in recoil." (JJHack) 79s and losttrail, biggest waste of air.

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976453 08/23/06
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,891 P Powerguy Campfire Tracker
Powerguy Campfire Tracker P Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,891	Quote Enough volts make a lot of things better grounded. It's amperage that kills. Brent Without a path to ground volts nor amps do nothing

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976454 08/23/06
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,915 Time to be someplace else 2 284LUVR Campfire Ranger
284LUVR Campfire Ranger 2 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,915 Time to be someplace else	Used to work powerline constuction and the most respected(FEARED) was the 3140 volt line.Even it didn't burn the hell out of you or remove chunks of flesh it always caused fatal heart flibliration.I think I spelled that right.Under the right conditions half an amp can kill. I used to work in the Wash. DC area mostly around 19.9/34,500 volts and man that can get hairy at times.

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976455 08/23/06
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Powerguy Campfire Tracker P Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,891	As you probably figured out that I like yourself am a lineman, we glove 14.4/24.9 where I work and truth be told I would always pick a higher voltage to work versus a lower one. It seems that at 24.9 and above it is always buzzing and tingling just to let you know that it is still there. Worked 7.62/13.2 and 2400 for quite some time and it just sits there silently. I'll take 24.9 and above anytime. Did you enjoy the rapp off of the hardware on 115kv and up strucures. Gotta love that stuff.

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976456 08/23/06
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,110 Likes: 2 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana
las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,110 Likes: 2 Kenai Peninsula, AK	Bastids love to bite anything plastic, rubbery, or canned. I "cured" a persistent black bear oil can biter at my remote cabin by planting a couple aerosol bug juice cans with the oil. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: Bear vs. 5000 Volts #976457 08/24/06
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Powerguy Campfire Tracker P Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,891	Gave the fellar a nice taste I am sure <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Probably kept the bugs away for awhile, another benefit to the bear.

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