BOW THRUSTER HIGH VOLTAGE TROUBLE | MARINE ELECTRICIAN 

I don't know much about ship equipment. But it is nice to know that the rule that you can fix 90% of the things with WD-40 and Duct tape also applies to ships! :)

Just FYI WD-40 is a terrible lubricant. It's mostly a solvent. It works well for freeing stuck things but needs to be followed up with a proper lubricant otherwise the problem is going to return.

Finally, found a real ship maintenance !!!! Thank you youtube recommendation!

You may want to look into the life cycle of these VCBs. That Bow Thruster VCB is sitting on around 5000 operations which is nearing on the limit of its mechanical life, that is probably why you are starting to find signs of wear internally.

As someone who grew up far from to ocean, the idea of 6600v equipment on a ship is a little mind boggling. I realize that heavy equipment needs high voltages, but the idea of multi-thousand volt equipment on a ship is something I never would have thought of. Thanks for the video!

Nice to know that WD-40 has its uses even on multi-million dollar ships.

I learned you followed safety proceedures and exercized the equipment and that is all it needed.

Thanks for the interesting video. WD40 is actually a poor lubricant. It is a water displacement fluid and tends to evaporate and disperse over time. A good quality synthetic oil or grease would be much better.

Mad skill, mad ability, mad knowledge.... awesome video, good sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are a living legend, thank you mate.....

I just found your channel and wanted to thank you. This information is extremely interesting.

This is so good to find!! I’m leaving soon for the navy as an electrician for the ships :)

Even im not electrician, i really enjoyed all your video. I always gain new knowledge from those videos

I always learn something in your every video, thank u lecky jake😁

FINALLY,someone talking about switchgear that I can UNDERSTAND!!

Great job and methodically carried out just as it should be.

Thank you sir... It's very helpful for Trainee ETO... 🙂👍

Good idea wearing the HEV suit. Never know when you're going to have a resonance cascade.

tanx a lot lecky for the very interesting leaning video you created.... hope to see more... gid bless you more

I love this video, so interesting to see the electrical system of a large ship, subbed and looking forward to more videos !

Compare this video with a video from a year ago, man, your English is improved! Good job!

We have more mechanical issues with our high vol switch gear than electrical! Lol. Back in the day, the buss rails and plugs were made of all high quality parts and with regular maintenance would never fail. Now they try to save money and use cheap stuff. Plastic instead of metal, pot metal instead of billet and so on.

With your knowledge on this issue, You are worth your weight in Gold.👍👍

Great man, you are professional thank you

Yea very useful video for people who don’t know how to change a lightbulb

thank you so much for sharing this video. got so much information

Finally ……… now I can fix my bow thruster. Ive had numerous hit an runs in my ship since the little bastard broke ….. thanks Bro !!!!!

most educative channel by a mariner ...nice work sir

Great Demo. Keep it up Good Luck

That's some job you have! Interesting video thank you. 👍

That was a good job my friend!

Interesting video, my Dad was an AB on ships in the 1950s - 1980s based in New Zealand. Mostly bulk carriers I think. 👍 I will sub!

Good Job Lucky Jake ! ! I am glad you are being extra careful & also that you have the necessary High Voltage Suit which confers the extra protection that you need while onboard & working with dangerous equipment. I would have the Captain always remind everyone during a all hands meeting ; that No One UnTags Any Valve or Switch or Breaker that has not been placed there by themselves & all safety tags must be known & approved by at least one supervisor ! There is no reason to lose the ship or anyone aboard it during these modern times. If all safety procedures are followed then everyone goes home with a smile & pocket full of money ! Good Luck , Lucky ! I had 2 electricians electrocuted while I was in The U.S. Navy & I can still smell the burning of their bodies in my mind when I recount the incidents. Keep yourself & your crew safe , keep them sober & get rid of anyone with a drug or alcohol problem.

I'm always excited watching your videos, it feels like having a preview on what i am going to experience once i become an ETO. And i think it will be a great opportunity to work with you sir.

Nice work. Very interesting engineering subject.

Well done! Never cut corners when it comes to safety. My job is similar but it's on land. The highest voltage I deal with is 480v 3 phase from the grid. A ship at sea is its own power plant! Fascinating.

Very Informative video I loved it ❤

Legendary ka talaga sir

It’s good to see the technical library right next to the control panels. Great for efficient fault finding!

Thank you lecky for sharing the experience. I hope we work some day together on a same ship. Cheers!

thank you again sir..Kip safe always!

Good day sir Lecky.... WD-40 lng katapat.. ingt palage sir lecky

You are the man !!

Fellow ETO here on OSV's in gulf of Mexico. My chief wouldn't let me touch that till we get in port if it's stuck closed. Since I would still have bow thruster operational for docking. Now if it was opposite, get er done now! Chiefs are a funny breed.

Nice switch bounce on the VCB. Good example why they have springs and dampers otherwise the switch can bounce back partially closed and arc weld itself closed.

Wow, never knew the switch gear could be fouled enough to over come the spring tension? We rack and rotate with spare , rebuild and test.

Hello, thanks a lot for the video provided. Could you please give a final conclusion about the reason for not opening the bow thruster breaker?

Nice one sir.thank you

Usefull information.

Danish people are excellent collegues ,i worked with them for 21 yrs in maersk oil Qatar

Good Job, and good Vlog as well.

Well done! 👏

Great video!

Well done Kuya 👏

Great video!!thanks

Wonderful vídeo

I don't work with HV but this was cool to see, subbed

Love from 🇮🇳 India ❤

SUBSCRIBED! love this stuff

Great Video!

Love from Malaysia sirr

Love from india sir ❤️

Amazing video. Next time my home light circuit breaker trips, I'll head straight to the 50 cal arc flash suit and ensure the VCB is open along with the MBT. 😂🤦🏽‍♂️

Galing talaga elecky

8:55 looks like you either have a control issue or relay/contact chatter. That looked like a double hit.

Try CorrosionX for lube, it's dielectric and is safe for these parts providing better lubrication.

Very nice master

Ayos... 👍👌

Just loved it when you fixed the breaker with WD40

thanks for sharing

Thank you sir.

The best talaga

amzing how wonky and persnickity electricity gets the higher the voltage stay safe

Wd40 not for lubricant. But to remove the hardened rust or corrosion. I think they use it for that. Then wipe it out. We don’t know if they used a grease specially for the contacts. But he did a good job on that lever

Great Thumbnail and title, you peaked my curiosity.

Great video. ! Great teacher. ! I would definitely want you aboard !

Mantap

It’s vacuum engaged ? Cool.

i had same issue on VCB, but in mycase we found broken parts( plastic part), we replaced with spares

I had to spray wd40 on a 135kv vcb. The trip relays opened but the mechanisms had dried out grease on them. Gave the mechanisms a couple squirts of wd40 and then BAM! They slammed opened.

so cool!

It was a great day when VCB's replaced OCB's in Power stations

Great!

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Is WD40 the correct lubricant for the application? I thought there would be a specific silicone grease required with low VOC.

Thank u ❤

TY RU-vid. I have no idea what i just watched. But it was fixed with WD-40 which blew my mind. I imagine this is temporary until they can get the part they need on board replaced.

Magandang video sir.. Salamat Po.. Talaga naman 6600 volts.. Amps? Greetings from Switzerland.. ✌️

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The part where he uses a stick is like when I wire a switch or socket up in my hose then use a wooden spoon to test switch it 😂

Velkommen til Chile.

WD-40...That's bloody awesome!

It must be a good feeling knowing you got such a serious arc flash suit on board. The danger of 6000volts is kinda impossible for people to understand until it blows up in your face.

It's good that you have the proper PPE for jobs like that. What is the minimum voltage on which you would use that suit?

I sure hope when you get to Chile, you attend to the contactor mechanism service and lubrication properly since it is already compromised. WD-40 will do for now, but not for the long run.

Your videos are really amazing and have learned so much. However I find the background music on every video is the same and very monotonous Can you please change it. Thanks for an amazing channel

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I’m surprised you don’t carry a spare VCB. It would have been easy to just swap it out and send it off for repair.

so funny that you suit up to disconnect what you show us with your unprotected finger first. still a informative video

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