I suppose it must be said. NEVER TOUCH A DOWNED WIRE. If you aren't an e= ngineer for the company that owns it you have no idea whether or not it is = live. People get killed doing this. I have been in the position of trying= to prevent them from touching those wires ( CERT team) and dealing with th= e consequences (first responder). =20 Mark Hanchey wrote: >On 6/11/2012 2:14 PM, Electron wrote: >> >> I noticed it was a very high tension/current cable that fell down from a >> tower. Regardless of that, it felt natural for me to grab it with my han= d, >> raise it, and thus push the bike beyond the obstacle. Then I tried to st= art >> the engine but, as said, it didn't run, so (as I wasn't alone and everyb= ody >> was in a hurry) I quickly swapped the ECU with the original, and the eng= ine >> restarted. >> > >It likely was not a power cable, maybe it was a RF transmission line for=20 >something. High tension wires are generally not insulated, just bare=20 >wire because insulation isn't needed with the way the cables are routed=20 >and adding insulation would only add cost and make repairs more=20 >difficult. If it was an RF transmission line then it very well could=20 >have harmed the controller as that has a lot more interference than a=20 >power line at 60/50hz, some remote areas run cables to high points where=20 >an antenna can get the signal out. > >Mark > > >--=20 >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .