Thread: Bad day at work???

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So what would make your day go from bad to worse???

How about watching your million dollar 24 cylinder diesel generator eat itself for lunch!! Some pics for you..

The spinning rod took out the block....
The lawsuits are already flying so don't ask technical questions 'cause now I don't know anything!!
A few more. I love the pic of all the little bits pulled from the basepan!

Nasty!!!!!

That's just plain ugly.

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whats the cruddy looking stuff on the outside of the sleeve??

What kinda Kilowatt are we talking about? We have a 1500 KW and its huge (a little smaller than a semi trailer), can't imagine a 24 cylinder!

Crikey!
Do you think you'll have it back together by next Friday?

Yikes! Did it make a lot of noise??



I could ask a bazillion questions, but since somebody is going to have to answer a bunch, I'll not.

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not as expensive but checking the fields at first light and finding the hogs have paid you a visit will really make you want to go back to bed

That's quite a sight! Was anything left of value?

Destruction level is always extreme on a generator that is running at speed---------the generator rotor(armature) is so heavy and rotating at high speed that the enertia will keep it turning long enough that maybe ( if your lucky) that you only can salvage some washers------

Hate it when that happens..............

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

whats the cruddy looking stuff on the outside of the sleeve??

i don't know nuthin'!!!


but I'd think it was a total loss... but that's just a guess!

I know I must be a mechanical ghoul, but it would have been interesting to have been witness to that. I've seen machines destroy themselves in many ways and for many reasons, and the investigation is always one of the best parts of the aftermath. It's funny how those lawsuit things queer everything and shut mouths. I was involved in an accident in a company truck (major electric power company), and before I even got back to my base, I was told by radio to find a pay phone and call a certain person collect - the days before cell phones were common; he was an attorney for the company, and he told me to absolutely not speak to anyone about the accident except him. He headed the investigation, and after my deposition, I never heard anything about the case again. That was in 1989, and I still wonder what the outcome was.

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I can (& will) say it was very quiet - except the final 10 - 15 seconds...
When the block split, the misting oil became quite scary.

I was less than 3 feet from it!