It must have been turned off otherwise you would probably not be here to report, that if still might cause some electromagnetic effects is possible I suppose - After all its a giant antenna cable - what frequency might it tune into? 8Hz? On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Dave wrote: > I suppose it must be said. NEVER TOUCH A DOWNED WIRE. If you aren't an > engineer 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 tryi= ng > to prevent them from touching those wires ( CERT team) and dealing with t= he > consequences (first responder). > > 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 > hand, > >> raise it, and thus push the bike beyond the obstacle. Then I tried to > start > >> the engine but, as said, it didn't run, so (as I wasn't alone and > everybody > >> was in a hurry) I quickly swapped the ECU with the original, and the > engine > >> restarted. > >> > > > >It likely was not a power cable, maybe it was a RF transmission line for > >something. High tension wires are generally not insulated, just bare > >wire because insulation isn't needed with the way the cables are routed > >and adding insulation would only add cost and make repairs more > >difficult. If it was an RF transmission line then it very well could > >have harmed the controller as that has a lot more interference than a > >power line at 60/50hz, some remote areas run cables to high points where > >an antenna can get the signal out. > > > >Mark > > > > > >-- > >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > >View/change your membership options at > >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 Tobias Gogolin Tel. Movistar (646) 124 32 82 Tel. Telcel (646) 160 58 99 skype: moontogo messenger: usertogo@hotmail.com First Bitcoin Account: 1LCupcVd8HhAGyVhd3xayPpnQHeis7rAiV Blog: http://zeitgeistensenada.blogspot.com/ You develop Sustainable Ranch Technology at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SURA-TECH an Open Source Electric Motor/Alternator at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Performance_Axial_Flux and an Open Source Motor Controller at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GoBox --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .