Sunday night i will be flying into Dallas and then heading to Lonestar (not sure how far of a drive that is??). Then Monday-Friday i will inspecting cranes at the US Steel mill down there. anyone familiar wit the area or live there? is there a track near by?

 

Ive never heard of Lonestar, Texas. Is Lonestar a plant or something? I googled it real quick and it didnt come up with a city result.

 

Lonestar Raceway????
its closed for awhile

 

well it used to be called Lonestar Steel i think, then US Steel bought them out from what i see, its a steel mill.
i also could find nothing on it hence the reason i started this thread, i was just curious as to how far away it is from the actual airport and what was around it. from what ive gathered is its a little town centered around this steel mill which alot of times is the case.

whats nice about this job is i have never done electrical crane inspection before LOL. this will be my first one and there will be no one there to help me so this is gonna blow as ive only been in the engineering business for like year 1/2 now. never had OSHA training, only reason i know how to use a harness and tie off is cause of tree removal.... should be interesting

i see. i was just curious as to if there was something to do close by for a night... maybe drag race my rental car LOL (probably the reason they wont rent to ppl under the age of 25)

 

whatcha need to know to look at?

also while your gone, ill see if i can get a 12 from your truck

 

ill so give you $500 if you can get me $12k for it lol

Here is my checklist, i know what some of this stuff is and some will be covered in my 2nd crane inspection class (hopefully) but id still like to have one of our designers wit me.

-Pushbutton Station
-Wiring complies with sub-part S
-Control circuit voltage < 600 V a.c. and 300 V d.c.
-Voltage at pendant must not exceed 150 VAC or 300 VDC
-Electrical conductors protected from strain
-Enclosure adequate to prevent electrical shock
-Functions must be identified clearly and legible
-Electrical Equipment
-Located so live parts will not be exposed to accidental contact under normal operations
-Protected from dirt, grease, oil and moisture
-Guard adequate to prevent contact with live parts.
-Controllers
-When not equipped with spring-return controllers or contact pushbuttons, shall be equipped with a low-voltage protection device
-When lever-operated, must be provided with a notch or latch in the OFF position to prevent accidental engagement
-Operating handles must be within convenient reach of operator
-Movement of each controller handle must be in same general direction as resultant movement of load(as far as practicable)
-Control for bridge and trolley travel must be located so that operator can face direction of travel
-Floor operated controllers must automatically return to "off position" when released by operator.
-Pushbuttons on pendant stations return to "off position" when released by operator
-Automatic cranes controls shall be fail safe and stop motions under loss of signal or malfunction
-Remote-operated cranes stop when signal is lost
-Resistors
-Enclosures provide adequate ventilation
-Enclosures prevent accumulation of combustionable matter near hot parts
-Resistors installed to minimize vibration
-Provisions made to prevent broken parts or molten metal from falling
-Switches
-Runway Disconnect on fixed structure
-Runway Disconnect accessible from floor
-Runway Disconnect lockable in the open position
-Crane Disconnect - Enclosed type
-Crane Disconnect located on bridge or footwalk
-Crane Disconnect lockable in the open position
-Crane Disc. opened within easy reach of operator
-Floor operated cranes - one type of disconnect nec.
-Nonconductive rope attached to main disconnect
-Undervoltage trip for main breaker on pendant
-Main line contactor switch on pendant
-Hoist Limit switch prevents over travel in hoist direction
-Magnet circuit Switch - enclosed type
-Magnet circuit Switch - lockable in open position
-Magnet circuit Switch - Means to discharge inductive load
-Runway Conductors
-Guarded to protect persons entering or leaving crane
-Receptacles
-If provide must be grounded 3-prong, permanent type

 

good bit of testing you got going on. i have a proper harness if you need one

 

Lonestar steel is right next to Daingerfield, TX. My grandpa use to work there a long time ago. That is in East Texas. Bout 130 miles from dallas down I-30

 

and yes, it is what you described. But, there are some very lonesome highways out there.

 

along with steers and queers